This leaked Google Messages location-sharing upgrade might actually make it worth using over WhatsApp
- A new location-sharing upgrade for Google Messages has been spotted
- You'll be able to add different map layers, including live traffic
- It's not clear how long it will be before the feature is enabled for everyone
While Google has added plenty of new features and refinements to its Google Messages app in recent months and years, it still lags behind competitors such as WhatsApp when it comes to certain facets of the app — like sharing your location with other people.
This is something that's essential for social meet-ups, keeping tabs on the kids, planning journey times, and more besides, and hidden code spotted by Android Authority suggests that location sharing in Google Messages is about to get a significant upgrade.
This is code that's present but not yet enabled in the latest beta version of Google Messages for Android, but the Android Authority team was able to get it...
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