Follow a link
View a live location
Got a live-location link from someone? Paste it in and watch their dot travel across the map, refreshing itself every few seconds. No app and no account — it simply opens in any browser. The dot slips to offline on its own once they stop broadcasting or the link expires.
How to watch a shared live location
- Open the link someone sent you, or paste it into the box above and tap Watch location. A link looks like livelocation.app/view-live-location/?id=… — the id is a private, unguessable key, so only people who hold the link can follow along.
- You’ll see their dot on a map. It refreshes by itself every few seconds — nothing to reload, and no account or app on your end.
- If the link is password-protected, pop in the password the sender gave you. When they stop sharing or the timer ends, the dot goes offline. Ready to be the one sharing? Open share my live location.
Why a location shows “offline” or stops updating
A live link only shows a position while the other person is actively sharing. If you see “offline” or no dot, they’ve paused, stopped, lost GPS signal, or their timer has ended. This page keeps polling, so the dot reappears automatically if they resume — you don’t have to refresh. If the link reports that it doesn’t exist, it has expired or was torn down; ask the sender for a fresh live link. Live links are capability-based and auto-expiring by design, and nothing keeps updating once the sharer stops.
What the map shows you
| On screen | What it means |
|---|---|
| Pulsing live dot | A fresh position arrived recently and sharing is active. |
| Updated Ns ago | Seconds since the last position update. A growing number means the feed has paused. |
| Accuracy ±N m | The GPS uncertainty radius reported by the sharer’s device, in metres. |
| Coordinates | The latest latitude and longitude on the WGS84 datum — the same datum used across our coordinate converter. |
| Offline / grey dot | No current position — the sharer paused, stopped, or the link expired. |
Watch privately, then share your own
Watching is read-only and anonymous: this page never publishes your location, and nothing is tied to your identity. When it’s your turn to be watched, share your live location from this browser in one tap, or start a longer session with a chosen duration and optional password on the live location page. Sharing stops the instant you tap stop or the timer runs out.