I see the new iOS app has some more location sharing features. <br><br>It&#39...

Julian Bond - 2014-03-08 08:37:34+0000 - Updated: 2014-03-08 08:37:34+0000

I see the new iOS app has some more location sharing features.

It's now 7 months since Latitude was retired and G+ still doesn't have location sharing features from desktop web. The location sharing from mobile web is still flaky. There still doesn't seem to be any method of setting profile current location outside of the Android and iOS apps.

Note here that Chromebooks use the desktop web interface to G+ so they are also excluded from providing location data either for your profile and location history or for Checkin or Posts with a location.

If you go to the "Nearby" filter, hardly anyone is posting to G+ with location information attached. With the result that Nearby for someone in London, UK seems to cover an area with radius about 50-100 miles.

Does Google just not care very much about location data?

Kibes Ln, Ware

KEITH ANDERSON - 2014-03-08 09:31:55+0000

I switched to Life 360 when Latitude was retired. It works well, not great. I wish G+ would replicate the functionality that Latitude once provided.

Cliff Bramlett - 2014-03-09 13:38:24+0000

+Wally Dury, [Citation Needed].
+Google+, is there a detailed writeup somewhere of how you use our location data?

Julian Bond - 2014-04-09 07:07:41+0000

bump

Cliff Bramlett - 2014-04-09 07:28:01+0000

+Google, considering the month-long silence, I'm guessing "No" is the answer to the question "Is there a detailed write-up of how you use your location data?"