You can share your real-time location via Google Messages now - here's how

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Google Messages now lets you share your location in real time.
• You can choose how long you want to share where you are.
• The old location-sharing option was only for a static point. 

Finding someone in a busy airport, a crowded arena, or a downtown street is about to get a lot easier for Android users. Google Messages has added a real-time location-sharing feature that lets you share your current location in a text message.

The feature was first spotted by 9to5Google earlier this week, but it appears to be rolling out on a larger scale.

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Google Messages already has a location-sharing feature, but it's more for dropping a static pin on a map. That's fine ...