Location Requests, Explained
Every guide here starts from the same limit: a phone number does not carry a location. A request asks the person holding the phone to share one, and the answer arrives only if they agree.
The three guides cover both sides of that exchange: what the sender and the recipient see, how the link opens without an app, and what a request can and cannot do when a phone has been lost.
What comes back is a snapshot of one moment, not a live feed. A second answer needs a second request, and the other person decides again.
What this topic covers
- What the other person sees when the request lands on their phone.
- What the link carries, and why it is not the location itself.
- What comes back after the tap, including the accuracy range.
- What to do when the person declines or never opens the link.
Guides in this topic
How Does a Location Request Work?
Start here: the request, step by step, and the tap it depends on.
September 1, 20267 min readShare Location by Link, No App
The no-install case: how the link opens and what the person approves.
September 1, 20267 min readFind a Lost Phone by Number
One case where a request helps, and where its limits show.
September 2, 2026Related topics
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