How to Find GPS Coordinates on Android

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Determine precise locations using the Google Maps app on Android
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This wikiHow teaches you how to see the GPS coordinates for your current location or any other selected location on a map, using the Google Maps app on Android.

Things You Should Know

  • You can enable GPS services on your Android within the Quick Settings section of your notifications panel.
  • Tap the crosshair icon in the lower-right corner of your screen to mark your current location with a blue dot. Tap and hold the dot to pull up your current coordinates.
  • Enter another location and tap and hold the red marker to see that location's GPS coordinates.
Method 1
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Finding Your Own Coordinates

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    Your GPS significantly improves the accuracy of your coordinates, and helps you easily find your current location on a map.
    • You can check your GPS from your Quick Settings panel by swiping down from the top of your screen, and tapping the cog-and-box icon in top-right.
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    The Maps icon looks like a red location pin on a tiny map. You will find it on your Apps menu.
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    It's located on a white button in the lower-right corner of your screen. This button will mark your current location on the map with a blue dot, and automatically move you to it.
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    This will drop a red pin on your location on the map. Your current GPS coordinates will come up in the search field at the top of your screen.
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    Your current GPS coordinates can be found in the search bar at the top of your screen.
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Finding Any Location's Coordinates

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    It will drop a red pin on this location, and bring up its GPS coordinates at the top of your screen.
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    The GPS coordinates of the red location pin on your map can be found in the search bar at the top of your screen.
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      1. Turn your GPS on from the Quick Settings panel.
      2. Open the Google Maps app.
      3. Tap the crosshair icon in bottom-right.
      4. See your coordinates at the top.

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