Technolatief - As technology develops, now almost anything can be done only with a smart phone like the iPhone XS.
Yes, smartphone users are facilitated by various kinds of technology embedded in various smart phones. Sending messages using the best chat application feels very fun.
There is one fact that may not be known to many people, namely tracking someone's location only through cellphones. This method is proven effective if you are curious about the whereabouts of your friends, family, or your couple.
Want to know how to track someone's location via cellphone? Here we provide a review that you can try easily. Curious? Let's check these out!
1. Using Whatsapp Web
There are several ways you can do if you want to find someone's location easily with only a smart cellphone.
The first way that we will review and recommend is to use Whatsapp.
Who doesn't know Whatsapp? Whatsapp is one of the most popular messenger or chat applications in the world. This can be seen in the number of downloads from the application that has now been acquired by Facebook.
Actually it is a chat application, in fact there is a hidden feature in Whatsapp that allows you to find out someone's location.
However, you need additional devices to enjoy these features. Yes, please prepare a PC or laptop to find out someone's location via the Whatsapp application.
Below we will provide steps to track someone's location via cellphone.
- The first step you have to do is to prepare a PC or laptop with the web version of Whatsapp installed on it.
- Open the Whatsapp application, then open the last message from the person you want to track the location to. If your chat with that person has passed for days, you can send a message and wait for a reply. This step is useful so that later you can get the IP address of that person.
- After you get the reply message, press Ctrl + Alt + Del on your PC or laptop keyboard.
- If so, then you will be directed to the Task Manager page on the PC or laptop.
- Press the Windows + R combination when the Task Manager page appears.
- After that type cmd then press Enter.
- Next, you will be directed to the command prompt page. Click netstat then press Enter.
- If successful, you will receive an IP address. Write down the IP address listed in the command prompt.
- Got an IP address? The next step you have to do is open a browser, then open the website https://www.ip-adress.com/ip_tracer/.
- Enter the IP address earlier on the website if it is open.
- See the results, now you can find out the location of the person you want to track.
2. Using Google Maps
Who doesn't know Google? This biggest search engine company has lots of useful applications for Android and IOS users such as Xiaomi and Samsung.
Google Maps is one of them. This application, which is useful for finding a location, and as a directional navigation, has become a mainstay of millions of smartphone users around the world.
Besides being very useful for showing directions, it turns out there is one hidden feature that you can enjoy from Google Maps. Namely, a feature to track someone's location.
How to track someone's location via cellphone is fairly easy. You don't need additional devices like the previous method.
Here we present the steps to track someone's location via cellphone using Google Maps which is certainly easy to try.
- Make sure you have installed Google Maps on your android phone like the Samsung Galaxy A51 or your iPhone like the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T. If not, please install it via the Google Play Store.
- After Google Maps is installed on your cellphone, open the application.
- Run the Google Maps application. This time we will take advantage of the Google Earth features that Google Maps has. Therefore, it is mandatory for you to have an internet connection.
- Our advice is to use an internet connection via Wi-Fi to save more quota and battery because using Google Maps is quite a drain on battery life.
- If you are connected to an internet connection, please explore your Google Maps application then go to the Options menu.
- In this menu, you will find various options on Google Maps. Please select the Friend List option.
- In this option you will find several lists of people who are stored in your contacts.
- After that, please select the option Add Friend or Add Friends.
- At this stage, you can enter the contact of the person you want to track the location to. Can be friends, family, or lovers.
- Furthermore, if the contact has been selected, make sure the owner of the contact has accepted the invitation that you sent. To make the process faster, please send a message to the contact owner.
- If so, click on the contact in the Google Maps application. See the results, Google Maps will immediately direct where the owner of the contact is. Easy right?
3. Via the Location Sharing features on Google Maps
There is one more way to track someone's whereabouts with only a cellphone. However, this step requires the target cellphone. Here are the steps:
- Open and run the Google Maps application on the target cellphone. Make sure you are allowed to use it.
- Go to the menu. It's in the upper left corner.
- After the menu has been successfully accessed, please go to the Location menu. At this stage, you will find several options related to location. One of them shares the location.
- Select the option to share the location then click Start.
- Google Maps would then work automatically, track the location of the cellphone that is being used and then share it.
- The next step, determine the time period until how long the location is shared. You can select 1 until it is not disabled.
- Enter your email address, then send the location to that email address to get information about the location that was shared earlier.
That's 3 ways to track someone's location via cellphone that we have reviewed, and presented to you complete with easy steps. Interested in trying it?