From 6d55e1c5a9d4793b577a8d80d9f6458d9da0c41e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Emmett <jeffemmett@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:45:09 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Reduce maxAge to 5 seconds for fresher location updates

---
 src/hooks/useLocationSharing.ts | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/hooks/useLocationSharing.ts b/src/hooks/useLocationSharing.ts
index 193a3d7..1202927 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useLocationSharing.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useLocationSharing.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ interface UseLocationSharingOptions {
   updateInterval?: number;
   /** Enable high accuracy mode (uses more battery) */
   highAccuracy?: boolean;
-  /** Maximum age of cached position in ms (default: 30000) */
+  /** Maximum age of cached position in ms (default: 5000) - lower = fresher positions */
   maxAge?: number;
   /** Timeout for position request in ms (default: 30000) */
   timeout?: number;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export function useLocationSharing(
     onLocationUpdate,
     updateInterval = 5000,
     highAccuracy = true,
-    maxAge = 30000,
+    maxAge = 5000,  // Allow cached position up to 5 seconds old
     timeout = 30000,
   } = options;