Google Maps now tells your friends if your battery's dying
Google Maps' location sharing feature was always a useful one for tracking kin, friends, and kids, and now, it's set to get even better. A new feature on Google Maps has started rolling out on both Android and iOS devices that tells you how much battery a person has when they share their location with you. Here's all about it.
The feature had been in the works for a while
Apparently, the feature had been in the works for a while. Android Police, earlier this year, had found hints of the feature in a beta version of Google Maps for Android. Since then, the features have been increasingly making their way into people's devices, and now it seems that the feature has started being rolled out widely.
No more panic or anxiety if someone becomes unreachable
When someone now shares a location with you on Google Maps, you'll not only see their live location, but also the exact amount of battery life they have. This ensures that people on the receiving end of locations don't have to suffer moments of anxiety or panic when a friend/kin's location stops updating, or he/she isn't available on the phone.
