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Google Hangouts solves this problem in a much more sane way -- Whenever my girlfriend sends me "where are you?" on hangouts, the application prompts me to send
by hug 11y ago
Google Hangouts solves this problem in a much more sane way -- Whenever my girlfriend sends me "where are you?" on hangouts, the application prompts me to send a map pin.
This solution probably isn't particularly novel, but it's probably better than carte blanche location access, in the opinion of most people.
- JeremyNT 11y agoGoogle also provides opt-in location tracking via Google+ [0]. You specify who can view your location, and whether it is fine (GPS coordinates) or course (city-level). My wife and I use this service and find it quite useful - it seems like a much more sane way to handle location sharing than to simply attach your exact location to every message you send by default. Sadly, since it's buried in Google+, most people are probably unaware of it. [0] https://support.google.com/plus/answer/2998354?hl=en https://support.google.com/plus/answer/2998354?hl=en
- jgroszko 11y agoYeah, this was supposed to be the replacement for Latitude right? You have to know exactly where it is in the app though to find it, it's really not very discoverable