Like many ride - sharing apps , Google Maps now also lets youshare your real - clip locationwith your contacts . So , now you could share revise your ally with your real - time emplacement without suffer to text or call them when you leave from home .
Before we get started , ensure to update Google Maps from thePlay StoreorApp Store .
Here is how it works .
Your contact will get a notification on their earphone , with Google maps link , tap on which will open up Google maps and will show you real - time location . Now they will see your real - fourth dimension location until you arrived . However , if you make up one’s mind to strike down location communion midway , you’re able to do so by going to previous ‘ share slip onward motion ’ option by following the same step and this time you ’ll see a unexampled alternative tocancel sharing .
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Where it fell short?
The option to share real - time location is not something unexampled . Apps like WhatsApp , Glympse , and Uber , have “ share a drive ’s forward motion ” feature for years now . So , when Google introduced it , I was expecting some new changes likefactoring in the traffic and other conditionswhile showing the ETA to the contact . Unfortunately , Google map do n’t do that yet . It ’s just the like material - sentence emplacement tracker like any other apps .
It ’s also available in Android auto , just tip on the pointer that shows extra routes , and there ’s an pick to share your placement . However , if you ca n’t see that alternative , you might have to share once on roving maps and take the TOS .
Fun fact : To add a speedometer to Google map , you could use theVelociraptorapp .
