Google Maps Now Lets You Share Live Location of Your Train and Bus Rides

We have all been in an unexpected traffic jam or stoppage which might get in the way of our plans of meeting people, and causing unavoidable delays in arrival. This is where the Share Location feature in Google Maps comes handy, which lets you broadcast your live location – even during an ongoing journey – with anyone who might be expecting to see you or wanting to be assured of your safety.

Now, a new server-side update hasextended the feature beyond the driving mode. Following the update, the new feature lets youshare your live location even when you’re taking public transport. To make use of this feature, we recommend you to update Google Maps on your phone to the latest version, even though the change appears to be made at Google’s end.

To find out the fastest route usingpublic transportinGoogle Maps, including buses and metro train andoptions for cabs, key in your desired destination and then tap on the icon which resembles the front of a train. You may choose from among any of the options that might be available to you to start step-by-step navigation with alerts.

Once you choose the desired route, you cantap on the Share Trip buttonat the bottom right corner.

Besides being able to share your live location with your Google contacts, you can alsoshare a live tracking link over popular messaging or communications appslike WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Gmail and also over the SMS app.

The feature isworking on most Android devices, going back to Android Nougat. While an update forGoogle Maps on iOShas not arrived yet, we might see it soon.

We believe that it should help make daily commute less stressful, for you and anyone who wants to be assured of your wellness. However, do keep in mind that theinformation might be incomplete or delayedwhen you’re riding underground metro trains or in similar situations of poor GPS and internet connectivity.

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