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I'm curious - what about the persistent sharing option here doesn't fit your needs? (For instance, is it that you're concerned about battery usage? Do you want
by aiiane 10y ago
I'm curious - what about the persistent sharing option here doesn't fit your needs? (For instance, is it that you're concerned about battery usage? Do you want a more active notification to the other person at the time of a triggered pull? Et cetera.)
- Jedd 10y agoAs Ingress players, we're painfully aware of the cost of GPS to battery life. But, yeah, this feature looks to be a 'I want to share with person x', rather than 'Person x can request my location without me needing to grant / deny each request' feature. Even reading the original google blog post about it - it sounds like it's not a passive operation. ( https://blog.google/products/maps/share-your-trips-and-real-time-location-google-maps/ https://blog.google/products/maps/share-your-trips-and-real-... ) As chrisfosterelli noted, Trusted Contacts may provide the functionality I'm looking for.
- aiiane 10y agoTrusted Contacts, Location Sharing, Location History, etc are all powered by the background location service which is significantly more conservative about battery life than something like Ingress :) But yes, if you're looking for a triggered request then Trusted Contacts may work.
- Jedd 10y agoAs per my other comment -- after some experimentation, Trusted Contacts is a bit rubbish. It insists on asking user permission at the b-end each time, with a display-on request, and waiting a full 5 minutes (non-configurable) for a response.