- Google’s Find Hub combines resources for tracking devices and sharing location with friends and family.
- Users need to positively consent first before their location is shared with anyone.
- The app is working to build an easy way for you to request your friends grant that access.
Smartphones are picking up new features and abilities all the time, and while some of those are pushed out to us enabled by default, others are going to require us to make the intentional choice to opt in. And while there’s usually a good reason why companies might want to be asking us for that kind of approval, it’s nonetheless a frustrating situation when you’ve decided to take advantage of some shared feature, but your friends have yet to join you.
A couple months back we looked at a new tool Google was developing to help gently nudge those people towards getting their act together, with Messages working on a system to beg your friends to enable RCS chat, and today we’ve uncovered something with similar vibes for the Find Hub.