Is it possible to find the location of another android phone?

Question

I'm new to development for Android and I am curious if it is even possible to request and accurate location of another android device? For example, If I wanted to find where a friend is located and show it on my device in google maps.

Answer 1

This is possible, but the remote device has to be actively pushing its location somewhere. For example, you could open a socket connection to the remote device, and have it stream its location to you, or both devices could communicate with a central server. It is not possible to get the location of an arbitrary other device. (This would be a pretty clear security nightmare.)