Google’s replace to the Discover My Gadget app, which provides a “Folks” tab exhibiting contacts who’ve shared their location with you (and vice versa), is now accessible for Android customers. The corporate announced the feature at the start of the month with the March Pixel Drop, and it began rolling out this week, as noticed by 9to5Google. With the replace, now you can see your accredited contacts’ real-time areas on the map, above a listing that shows the addresses of their present positions, their distance from you and the time since that info was final refreshed.
Whereas Google Maps already let customers handle location sharing and preserve observe of trusted contacts, the Discover My Gadget replace makes all this info simpler to seek out, with a extra simple presentation. Within the Folks tab, you possibly can select to see the contacts who’ve shared their location with you, and people you’ve shared your location with. You can too swap Google accounts and alter your Location Sharing settings at any time from inside the app utilizing the tab on the prime proper. The replace comes nearly a yr after Google first launched Find My Device, and brings the service extra in keeping with Apple’s Find My app.
This text initially appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/googles-find-my-device-app-can-now-show-your-contacts-real-time-locations-154857019.html?src=rss
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