Google is working on integrating the Google Maps location sharing features into the Settings app of Android devices.

Google is working to consolidate location sharing controls within Android's Settings menu through a future Play Services update. As it stands, some of the controls for the feature are only available in Google Maps, but this updated Settings menu would make it possible to fully manage location sharing from directly within Android.

Android OS Settings menu to offer ‘location sharing’ without opening Google Maps. Mobile Android devices such as smartphones allow users to share their location. Currently, th

Google is rolling out a new feature to allow Android users to share their live location directly from system settings, simplifying the previously cumbersome process. Users can now manage location sharing under 'Location Services' in settings,

Google is working on a feature that would let users share their live location right from the Android OS, with no need to rely on apps like Google Maps.

Google is integrating a new live location-sharing feature by default on Android devices that allows users to share their live location directly from system settings. This feature aims to simplify how users share their live locations without any external app.

Being born in 1997 puts me in an interesting position for planning road trips. As I barely made the Gen-Z cutoff, I’m young enough to have never listened to the radio in any of the cars I’ve owned but old enough to meticulously plan any long-haul road trip just as my mom and dad did when I was growing up.

Google is once again enhancing the Android system by introducing a new feature that is familiar to Google Maps users. This will make location sharing even easier and more versatile, all thanks to an integrated tool in Google Play Services.

Google is once again enhancing the Android system by introducing a feature that is familiar to Google Maps users. Thanks to an integrated tool in Google Play Services, this feature will make location sharing easier and more versatile.