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Google Maps has today announced a new feature to allow you to share your location with others. While that might seem creepy, it's not the first to add this type of functionality. Facebook tells you when a friend is nearby — it even lets you "wave" at them and gives you the option to send a message if they holler back. Foursquare's Swarm lets you check in wherever you are and both Lyft and Uber give you the option of seeing where your friend is if they share their ride location with you.
Now Google Maps will let you tell your friends where you are and give them directions to your location. It will also let you pick a special friend (like a family member, spouse or love interest, for example) to share your location with long-term.
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Google Maps Will Now Let You Share Your Location With Friends and Family
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(Score: 2) by Chromium_One on Sunday March 26 2017, @05:21PM (1 child)
Uh, google did have location sharing via nav/maps for a while. it was a bit of hunting to find the options to set it up, but I used it once for a cross-country road trip so others could track my progress... making that a bit easier than it was then could be useful to a few people, but constant on (by default) is probably not a good idea.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 26 2017, @06:08PM
Yeah I used it for awhile too. Then they took it away. Guess it is back again.