You can set up trusted places to quickly and easily access certain functions on your Android device when you're in or near a saved location.
When you're at or near a trusted place, you can:
- Keep your phone unlocked. Learn how to choose when your Android phone can stay unlocked.
- Use biometrics and PIN as further authentication when 'Identity Check' is on. Learn how to protect your data against theft.
What you need
To get the full benefits of trusted places, you'll need:
- A device with Android 10 and up.
- Some of these steps only work on Android 10 or up. Learn how to check your Android version.
- A touch screen device. Some of these steps require you to touch the screen.
- To have Wi-Fi turned on.
- To turn on Location Accuracy. Learn how to improve location accuracy.
Add trusted places
Important:
- The location of your trusted place is an estimate.
- The boundaries of a trusted place can go out beyond the walls of your home or custom place. The accuracy of trusted places is about 100 metres.
- Location signals can be copied or manipulated.
You can add trusted places from suggestions, manually enter them or choose a place from maps.
If you have other devices, set up trusted places on those devices separately.
Tip: You can also access trusted places through Extend Unlock and Identity Check.
Make your home or work address a trusted placeImportant: If an address in your Google Account changes, it gets removed from your trusted places.
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Location
Location Services
- Enter your biometrics or PIN.
- Tap + Add trusted place.
- To make your home or work a trusted place, tap Home or Work.
Location Services Tip: If you haven't designated a 'Home' or 'Work' address, you can set them. Learn how to manage your addresses in your Google Account.
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Location
- Enter your biometrics or PIN.
- Tap + Add trusted place.
- Enter an address.
- After you find the address that you want to add, tap Add.
Tip: Before you tap 'Add', you can also edit the name of the trusted place in the confirmation dialogue.
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Location
- Enter your biometrics or PIN.
- Tap + Add trusted place
- You can:
- Drag the pin to the location that you want.
- Add an address to the search bar.
- You can:
- After you find the location that you want to add, tap Use this place.
- On the confirmation dialogue, tap Add.
Tip: Before you tap 'Add', you can also edit the name of the trusted place in the confirmation dialogue.
Remove trusted places
Important: Some settings require at least one trusted place to work. When you remove trusted places, it affects all settings that use trusted places.
You can remove trusted places from your device's settings.
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Location
- Enter your biometrics or PIN.
- From your list, next to the place that you want to remove as a trusted place, tap Delete
.
- To confirm your decision, in the warning notification, tap Delete anyway.
.Check and edit settings that use trusted places
Important: All settings use the same set of trusted places that you've saved. You can't customise the trusted places differently for each setting.
Here are some common settings that use trusted places:
- Extend Unlock: This setting can use trusted places to keep your device unlocked for longer when you're in a trusted place. In the 'Extend Unlock' settings, turn Trusted places for Extend Unlock on or off.
- Identity Check: This setting can use trusted places to help protect your device when outside trusted places.
Tip: To check or edit settings that use trusted places, you need biometrics or a PIN.
About trusted places
How trusted places worksTo let your device know when you're in or near those locations, you can set up trusted places. If your device is in a trusted place, the settings that use trusted places can know whether your device is in or near trusted places. Your device's precise location won't be shared with the settings that use trusted places.
To determine when more security is needed, some settings use trusted places. For example, if your device is away from a trusted place, some settings might require an extra step to verify your identity.
Your trusted places are saved on your device and aren't shared with Google.
When location is available, settings that use trusted places can know if your device is at or near a trusted location. Your device's precise location won't be shared with those settings.
Bear in mind that:
- Location isn't 100% accurate and may not always be available. This can happen if signals are blocked or your device's location is turned off.
- The boundaries of a trusted place can go out beyond the walls of your home or custom place. The accuracy of trusted places is approximately 100 metres.
- Location signals can be copied or manipulated.
- To minimise the impact on your device's battery, location doesn't always refresh instantly.
Tip: If trusted places don't work properly, you can open a map app and check if your location is available.