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Find Hub for Wear OS adds basic "Find people" app, lacking map view
Key points
- Find Hub for Wear OS now includes a "Find people" app.
- The app lists contacts who can view the user's location.
- It does not display a map; users must view locations on their phone.
- Version 1.0.429.0 is rolling out via the Play Store.
New "Find people" Feature on Wear OS
Google has released an update for Find Hub on Wear OS, introducing a new "Find people" application. This expands the functionality of Find Hub, which previously only allowed users to locate their devices, to now include people who share their location.
Limited Functionality and User Experience
The "Find people" app displays a list of contacts who have access to the user's location and for how long. However, the current implementation does not include a map view directly on the watch. To see a contact's location, users are directed to their phone, which limits the utility of the feature on Wear OS.
The app's settings menu also contains a bug, as tapping it launches Google Play services in full instead of displaying specific settings for the "Find people" feature.
Availability
The update, version 1.0.429.0 of Find Hub, is being distributed through the Play Store. This rollout brings the new, albeit basic, people-finding capability to Wear OS users.
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Reporting from
Google has updated Find Hub on Wear OS to include a "Find people" app, which lists contacts who can see the user's location. The new feature currently lacks a map view, requiring users to switch to their phone to see locations, and contains a bug in its settings menu.