Hints of the location-sharing tool were found in the strings of code on the latest
Google Maps beta. It’s unknown exactly how it’ll work.
The report doesn’t go into detail. They do, however, say people “will be able to update their location” in the app every 15 minutes to maintain accuracy. But there’s a catch – you can only refresh your whereabouts “up to five times a day.” It makes sense why Google would implement some sort of restrictions.
This is supposed to be an emergency, potentially life-saving feature akin to
Emergency SOS on the iPhone and Google may not want people messing around with it.