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Choose the place
Search or tap the map to put the meeting pin on the exact entrance or landmark.
Nearby help centre
A little help.
A smoother meetup.
Nearby user guides for every step: start a meetup, invite your people, read the live map, and choose what you share. Follow along with screens from the app.
From scattered to together in three steps.
Nearby keeps each meetup temporary. Saved friends and private groups make invitations faster, but location sharing still happens only inside an active event.
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Invite your people
Send a link, QR code, or six-digit code - or invite Nearby friends and private groups directly.
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Meet on the map
See the pin, shared live positions, ETAs, arrival indicators, and meetup chat.
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Getting started
Learn the core meetup flow, choose a destination, and personalize Nearby.
How Nearby works
Follow the complete Nearby flow: choose a destination, invite people, and watch everyone come together on one temporary live map.
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How to start a meetup
Start a Nearby meetup on Android and choose the place everyone should reach.
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How to set the meeting point
Search for a place and position the shared destination pin where everyone should actually meet.
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Using Nearby without signing in
Start or join a meetup without creating an account, and understand what optional Google sign-in adds.
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How to edit your Nearby profile
Change the name and avatar that people see in Nearby meetups, chat, and friend requests.
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Inviting and joining
Share a link, QR code, or six-digit code and let people join from the app or browser.
How to share a meetup
Invite people with a link, copyable code, QR code, Messenger, WhatsApp, or direct Nearby invitation.
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How to join with an invite link
Open a Nearby meetup invitation in the installed Android app or continue through a mobile browser.
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How to join with a six-digit code
Enter the six-digit meetup code when the host shares it aloud or without the full link.
Read the guideHow to join Nearby from a browser
Join a meetup from an iPhone or Android browser without installing Nearby or creating an account.
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Friends and groups
Add trusted friends, organize private groups, set a status, and invite people faster.
How to add a friend to Nearby
Share your 24-hour friend code or scan another person’s code to send a friend request.
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How to manage friend requests
Review incoming requests in your Nearby inbox and choose whether to accept, decline, or block the sender.
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How to create a group in Nearby
Create a private group for friends you often invite together, such as family or a weekend crew.
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How to manage your groups
Review, rename, update, or delete the private friend groups saved in Nearby.
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How to invite friends and groups
Invite an existing friend, several people, or a whole private group directly into an active meetup.
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How to set your status
Tell Nearby friends whether you are free, busy, or at a particular place for a limited time.
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During a meetup
Use the live map, ETAs, group chat, privacy controls, appearance, and language settings.
How to use the live map
Read the meeting pin, friend avatars, arrival indicators, and controls while your meetup is active.
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How to check a friend’s ETA
See a friend’s estimated time, remaining distance, arrival time, and position on the map.
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How to chat with your group
Send meetup-wide updates about entrances, delays, landmarks, or changes without leaving Nearby.
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How to control location sharing
Turn live sharing on or off and understand when other meetup members can see your position.
Read the guideHow to change Nearby settings
Manage your profile, friends, optional Google sign-in, notifications, privacy, map, language, and appearance.
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How to use dark mode and Arabic
Switch Nearby to a darker interface or use its fully right-to-left Arabic layout.
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How privacy works in Nearby
Understand optional accounts, temporary location sharing, friend features, and the controls available inside the app.
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Finishing and help
Leave a meetup, delete your data, or solve common joining and location problems.
How to leave a Nearby meetup
Leave when you have met your group and stop participating in the active event.
Read the guideHow to delete your Nearby data
Use Delete My Data to remove the information associated with your Nearby identity.
Read the guideTroubleshooting Nearby
Fix common problems with invitations, codes, browser joining, map movement, location sharing, or notifications.
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Need help beyond the guides?
Tell us what happened, which device you used, and whether you joined through the app or browser.