Google is starting to introduce a slightly revised workflow for getting new group chats started in Messages on Android.

Last year, Google Messages received several crucial updates that helped bring its messaging app, which has become the default on most Android phones, closer to competitors like WhatsApp and iMessage.

Once real-time location sharing is active in Google Messages, a persistent banner appears at the top of the chat, clearly indicating that live location sharing is on and showing how much time is left.

At the moment, opening the ‘plus’ menu in a conversation for “Location” just sends your current position as a static Google Maps link. Google Messages will soon offer real-time location sharing ...