Modern technology provides us awesome solutions for every problem. A lot of smartphone users find it difficult to remember addresses or place them on a map. Here is where Google Maps comes in. Apart from directions and support in finding new places, the software allows us to track our contacts easier.
This is possible thanks to the Map My Contact feature. We are talking about an open-source web app which can be used for tracking our Google contacts by using their locations from the world map.
Map My Contacts is operated by a Google script that can spot your contacts’ locations based on their addresses. Besides, if they have their location ON while traveling, you can see which their itinerary is.
It’s easy to Map your contact through Google Maps
The process of locating a Google Contact on the map is fast and easy. All you have to do is follow some simple steps:
- First, all your Contacts have to be saved in a Google account;
- Secondly, you’ll have to open the Maps Web App. Here you need to Authorize the Script, but the process also requires permission to use Google Drive;
- Once the mentioned script is authorized, the app will start processing your Contacts list;
- Finally, you’ll see a Google Map with you Contacts generated as HTML file.
You don’t have to worry about safety and security when you are using Map My Contacts. The information obtained through the app will only be available to every particular person. In our case, you will be the one who has access to the data.
Map My Contacts is a fun and versatile app which can be used even when Google Contacts are not primary. Also, people can export the information for locating their friends from all over the world.
Henry Lares is still early into his career as tech reporter but has already had his work published in many major publications including Tech Crunch and the Huffington Post. In regards to academics, Henry earned an engineering degree from Apex Technical School. Henry has a passion for emerging technology and covers upcoming products and breakthroughs in science and tech.