{"id":495448,"date":"2026-02-24T03:31:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/495448\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T03:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:31:12","slug":"google-messages-preps-find-hub-location-sharing-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/495448\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Messages preps Find Hub location sharing integration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Messages-4.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Real-time Find Hub location sharing is coming to Google Messages for a more integrated experience on Android.<\/p>\n<p>About APK Insight: In this \u201cAPK Insight\u201d post, we\u2019ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we\u2019re able to see various lines of code within that hint at possible future features. Keep in mind that Google may or may not ever ship these features, and our interpretation of what they are may be imperfect. We\u2019ll try to enable those that are closer to being finished, however, to show you how they\u2019ll look in case that they do ship. With that in mind, read on.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, opening the \u2018plus\u2019 menu in a conversation for \u201cLocation\u201d just sends your current position as a static Google Maps link.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"1290\" data-id=\"705427\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/?attachment_id=705427\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/Google-Messages-location-sharing-old-1.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=857\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Messages-location-sharing-old-1.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"2424\" data-id=\"705426\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/?attachment_id=705426\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/Google-Messages-location-sharing-old-2.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=456\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Messages-location-sharing-old-2.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Google Messages will soon offer real-time location sharing powered by Find Hub.<\/p>\n<p>\tAdvertisement &#8211; scroll for more content<\/p>\n<p>Make it easy for friends to find where you are without leaving Google Messages<\/p>\n<p>This shortcut looks to bring the experience offered by the Find Hub app to Messages and might include a map view. Durations \u2014 For 1 hour, Today only, and Until you turn this off \u2014 are unchanged, with link-based sharing also available.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These strings appear in the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/apps\/testing\/com.google.android.apps.messaging\/join\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">latest beta<\/a> (version 20260220_01_RC00), with the functionality not yet live.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, an update (<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.apps.adm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">version 3.1.532-3<\/a>) to the Find Hub app, which widely rolled out today, suggests that the full experience available in Google Maps is coming to the standalone application. Namely, Find Hub today lacks the location alerts that notify you when someone has arrived or left a place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Google looks to be centering location sharing functionality around Find Hub going forward.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5google.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764374954_669_google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764374954_276_google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/benqurl.biz\/3WZyqpL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-704145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771903872_592_native-banner_750_150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"140\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Real-time Find Hub location sharing is coming to Google Messages for a more integrated experience on Android. 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