How do I get Google Maps location sharing notifications on my second device
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**TL;DR:** With two Android phones, how do I get arrival & departure location sharing notifications on my backup device, instead of the primary device?
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I have a primary and a backup Android phone. Recently, the primary one developed an issue with the display, rendering it mostly unusable, except with screen projection utilities (e.g. AirDroid and scrcpy). As a result, I switched to using the backup phone.
Over the last couple of days, I noticed that Google Maps was still sending notifications of arrival & departure (notification channel: *Google location sharing (friends)*) to my now unusable primary device. After searching the internet, I found [this answer](https://support.google.com/maps/thread/286527280?hl=en&msgid=286627449) , which essentially requires me to sign out of my Google account on the primary phone. This solution is untenable for me, as I intend to repair and return to using the primary device in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, however, I still want to receive notifications on the backup device. How do I achieve this?
Here are the things I've tried which didn't yield the expected result:
* Fully disabled location sharing on the primary phone
* Disabled all Google Maps notifications on the primary phone
* Cleared data and disabled Google maps on the primary phone
* Disabled & re-enabled location sharing on the backup phone
Asked by Alex Essilfie
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Jul 6, 2025, 07:48 AM
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