With Google Maps, finding direction and location has become much easier. You can locate yourself, places you want to go, get directions, and so on. Making it much easier to get from one place to another and identifying locations. The application uses GPS location to locate you on the map. Here is how you can locate yourself on Google Maps.
1. Open Google Maps on a web browser or the application on your mobile devices.
To edit the info that you use on Google services, like your name and photo, sign in to your account. You can also choose what personal info to show when you interact with others on Google services. As we all access our Google Assistant by the 'Ok Google' command, but now Google has revamped up the things and changes into the 'Hey Google' command. Yes, Now you can access your personal Google Assistant by saying 'Hey Google.' It's like Siri, that's why we say it's not different but it is easy to learn and implement.
2. Once it has loaded, you will notice a blue dot, shaped like a compass, and should say ‘My Location'. Click on it.
The 'Where Am I' app shows your current geograph location, including latitude & longitude, on Google Maps. The geolocation service is available on both desktop computers and mobile phones. The location finder service uses the Google Maps Geolocation API to determine the place. It returns the location based on your IP address, cellular service towers location and WiFi nodes that your mobile phone can. Issa Rae is bringing her voice to Google Assistant. You can hear Issa Rae answer your questions, tell you about the weather, offer words of inspiration and more, while the regular Google Assistant voice handles the rest. Just say 'Hey Google, talk like Issa' to get started.
3. The Map should automatically zoom in to your location and show you the address and coordination codes of it.
If you are looking for directions to a place but having trouble locating yourself on the map then when entering the locations, in the starting point tab you can enter, current location. Google will automatically set your current location as the starting point and tell you directions to your end direction.
There are times that the GPS or location may not be exactly correct or take much longer to detect. In those cases, you may need to play around with the settings. Here are some ways location accuracy can be improved.
If you have problems with location detection you can try the following:
- Refresh the website or application.
- Make sure you have an internet connection.
- Make sure that Google has permission to detect your location. Different browsers have different ways to allow for this.
You even have the option to share your location with others. You can check your location history and do many other things with the help of Google Maps.
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Question: What is my exact Google+ URL? I keep reading about the benefits of Google Authorship and that I need to get my Google+ profile out there, but I want to know what is the proper Google+ URL. When I hover over my name it gives me subdirectories like 'https://plus.google.com/u/0/ XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'. So, what is the proper format for the Google+ URL? -Nancy, Dallas, TXYour Google+ Address URL: The Many Different Formats
Nancy, you're not alone in this question. It has bedeviled many and is very important when learning how to implement Google authorship and mastering Google Plus for Business.
Fortunately, whatever method that you have chosen thus far will probably work. However, there is a one way that Google prefers which we will share below. But, before going there, let's take a look at the most common way the may people express their Google+ profile URL.
Your Google+ Address URL: The Most Common Way To Get It
Initially, the way that most people get their Google+ URL is by simply going to their Google+ Profile, hovering over their name, and then copying the URL which they will then paste in various locations. I will use my Google+ URL (follow me!) as an example. That copied URL looks like this:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/109574328854768879927
Alternatively, if you copy from the URL bar at the top of your browser, the URL will look like this:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/109574328854768879927/posts
Though each of these URLs work to access your Google profile (and they work with http as well as https), they are not the preferred Google method.
The Preferred Google+ URL
When figuring out the best way to do something with Google, it is best to avoid the speculation of the masses and go straight to the source for the answer–Google.
On every occasion, when Google is talking about referencing your Google+ profile (here for example), they list the URL as follows:
https://plus.google.com/109574328854768879927
So, Nancy, in conclusion, that is the preferred format of your Google+ URL.
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