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TL;DR Google is rolling out location notifications in the Find Hub app for Android.
You can get alerts when someone sharing their location arrives at or leaves a chosen place.
The feature already exists in Google Maps, but it fixes a notable gap in Find Hub.
Google’s Find Hub has been steadily growing beyond the basic phone-finding brief, but it has still felt a bit odd that one of Google Maps’ more useful people-tracking features was missing. That gap appears to be closing as Google is rolling out location notifications in the Find Hub app for Android.
What needs urgent fixing with Google's Find Hub network and/or trackers? 276 votes Offline Bluetooth-only finding for nearby trackers 25 % More UWB options, or proper Bluetooth 6.0 support 37 % Left-behind alerts 13 % Better way to track a moving tracker 12 % Reverse phone finding 4 % Location history 8 %
We spotted the feature working in the latest version of Find Hub on Android. When someone is already sharing their location with you, Find Hub can now notify you when they arrive at or leave a specific place, such as home or work.
The option appears from the People tab after you tap on a person who is sharing their location with you. A new Get location notifications button shows up near the bottom of the screen, and tapping it lets you choose whether you want alerts when that person arrives, leaves, or both. You can then set the location based on their current location, your location, or a new place you add manually.
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