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Google Maps now allows users to share location, trips in realtime

You can now share your location in real-time with your contacts, friends, family, or to a closed group. Google Maps is rolling out the feature worldwide on its app, available on iOS and Android. Users can swipe left on the app and select “Share location”. This generates a shareable link which can be sent to other users using text messages. The link can be viewed on any device—smartphones, PCs, desktops—although the original user can control who can view the link. Note that Google Maps already has locations sharing: On PC, users can share GPS coordinates using a shareable link (here is an example), or even embed it on another website. On the mobile app, there is a “share” option, but this only shows up for individual locations on the map and not on the current user location. The new “Share Location” is built to work differently, here is how: Real-time sharing and controls: Users can additionally control how long the shareable link can work—for 1 hour, a day, or until it's turned off manually. Google says that when a user shares his/her locations, the app will place an icon next to the compass icon on the top left corner, indicating that location-sharing is on. Recode points out that Google Map users will receive email reminders in case users don’t turn off real-time sharing for a long period of time. Besides, the links generated will be automatically destroyed in 3 days.                    …

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