Google is rolling out a number of new health and safety features for its apps, including the ability to share your location with friends and family in case of an emergency, and get alerts about natural disasters and other emergencies..
The new features are part of Google’s Safety Center, which was launched last year to provide users with a central place to manage their safety and privacy settings..
One of the most notable new features is the ability to share your location with friends and family in case of an emergency. This feature, called Trusted Contacts, allows you to designate up to five people who you can share your location with in case of an emergency. If you activate Trusted Contacts, your designated contacts will be able to see your location on a map, and you will be able to see their locations as well..
Trusted Contacts is available in the Google Maps app for Android and iOS. To set up Trusted Contacts, open the Google Maps app and tap on the menu icon in the top-left corner. Then, tap on .
