Google’s replace to the Discover My System app, which provides a “Folks” tab displaying contacts who’ve shared their location with you (and vice versa), is now obtainable for Android customers. The corporate introduced the function at first 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 accepted contacts’ real-time places on the map, above a listing that shows the addresses of their present positions, their distance from you and the time since that data was final refreshed.
Whereas Google Maps already let customers handle location sharing and preserve monitor of trusted contacts, the Discover My System replace makes all this data simpler to search 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. It’s also possible to swap Google accounts and alter your Location Sharing settings at any time from inside the app utilizing the tab on the high proper. The replace comes nearly a yr after Google first launched Discover My System, and brings the service extra according to Apple’s Discover My app.
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