How to share your estimated arrival time on iPhone and Android

Sharing your estimated clip of presence (ETA) lets others cognize erstwhile to expect you without changeless check-ins. Apple Maps and Google Maps some see built-in devices that nonstop unrecorded presence updates while you drive. Once turned on, nan updates tally automatically. That intends less distractions and safer trips.

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Apple Maps and Google Maps fto drivers stock unrecorded ETAs, truthful contacts tin way presence times without changeless texts aliases calls. (Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Why this characteristic makes mundane recreation easier

Sharing your ETA is speedy and practical. It lets contacts cognize you are connected your measurement and spot your updated presence clip successful existent time. It besides adds bid of mind during precocious nights, agelong routes aliases unfamiliar areas. Most importantly, you enactment focused connected moving safely alternatively of responding to messages.

We tested these steps utilizing an iPhone 15 Pro Max moving iOS 26.2 and a Samsung Galaxy Android telephone moving Android 16. Make judge Apple Maps aliases Google Maps is installed and updated to nan latest version.

Enable Share ETA Permissions connected iPhone

Before starting navigation, corroborate that Apple Maps has nan correct permissions. Without these settings enabled, ETA sharing whitethorn ne'er appear.

• Open Settings.
• Tap Privacy & Security.
• Tap Location Services and make judge it is turned on.
• In Location Services, tap Maps.
• Set location entree to While Using nan App or Always.
• Turn on Precise Location.
• Return to Settings.
• Scroll down and tap Apps
• Click Maps.
• Scroll down, and adjacent to Share ETA, alteration it.

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Sharing your ETA updates automatically arsenic postulation changes, helping drivers enactment focused connected nan road. (Photo by Sebastian Kahnert/picture confederation via Getty Images)

How to Share ETA connected iPhone Using Apple Maps

Follow these steps to stock your unrecorded ETA pinch a interaction utilizing Apple Maps. Note: ETA sharing only useful aft navigation begins. You besides request Location Services enabled for Maps and Contacts.

• Open Apple Maps connected your iPhone.
• Search for your destination and tap it.
• Select your travel mode, past tap Go to commencement navigation.

Once navigation starts, tap nan way paper astatine nan bottom of nan surface to grow it.

• Scroll down and tap Share ETA.
• Choose a recent contact aliases tap Contacts to hunt for someone.
• Your interaction will get a notification and tin spot your unrecorded ETA until you get aliases extremity sharing.

How to stock ETA connected Android utilizing Google Maps

Android users tin stock their ETA conscionable arsenic easy pinch Google Maps. You tin stock your unrecorded presence clip connected immoderate Android telephone utilizing Google Maps. The characteristic is built into nan Google Maps app.

Menu wording aliases placement whitethorn alteration somewhat depending connected your instrumentality and Android version.

• Open the Google Maps app connected your Android phone.
• Search for your destination and tap Directions.
• Tap Start to statesman navigation.
• While navigation is active, swipe up from nan bottommost of nan surface to unfastened nan travel menu.
• Tap Share travel progress (on immoderate devices, this whitethorn look as Share your trip).
• Choose a interaction aliases stock a nexus utilizing matter connection aliases different app.

Your interaction tin travel your unrecorded location and spot updated presence times until you scope your destination aliases extremity sharing.

Pro tip: If you don't spot "Share travel progress," make judge navigation has already started.

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iPhone and Android users tin nonstop real-time presence updates straight from Apple Maps aliases Google Maps. (Photo by Sebastian Kahnert/picture confederation via Getty Images)

What happens aft you stock your ETA

Once sharing is active, some apps grip updates automatically.

• Arrival times set pinch traffic
• Delays look without manual messages
• Sharing ends erstwhile you arrive

You tin extremity sharing astatine immoderate clip from nan navigation screen. 

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Kurt's cardinal takeaways

Sharing your ETA connected iPhone aliases Android removes nan unit of keeping others informed while driving. Apple Maps and Google Maps do nan activity for you. It is simply a elemental wont that improves information of connection and bid of mind.

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