Built into iOS. It’s called “Find my Friends”. You can (temporarily) share your location with other iOS users. For example, if you’re going to a festival with friends you can set it to share locations for the duration of the event so you can always see where they are. You an also choose to permanently share your location with family members.
iphones let people share location with other iphones. I know some of friends that do. Google maps and Apple maps, and Whatsapp also have live location sharing (occasionally useful).
WA location sharing (at least on Android) sucks ass though. They haven’t properly implemented the notification Android requires apps to give for background location access, so it exclusively works if WA is running in the foreground. It just stops updating if the person sharing locks their phone or closes WhatsApp.
Google Maps sharing is much better it also allows you to select any time limit in 1 hour steps, or permanently (until it’s turned off again), instead of the WA presets of ¼, 1 or 8 hours.
Those are two different things. Tracking the location via cell network just gives an approximate location, anywhere within the cell towers reception area. GPS data doesn’t get shared with anyone unless you choose to share it.
If companies want your GPS data then you have to share it with them.
Nah the new protocols like 5g use super sensitive time based encoding, the protocols wouldn’t work if the towers didn’t know your distance very accurately.
Way back in the day with actual cellular phones, yeah you could only be placed really accurately when you were in a cell overlap area.
“your location” ? how does she know his location ? is there an app to track people in realtime ?
Me and my gf keep location sharing on in Google maps
is it like for safety ?
trust issues
You can live location share with google maps, you can do it for a set amount of time or until you turn it off again.
Wouldn’t be the weirdest thing for spouses to have it permanently turned on for each other.
Built into iOS. It’s called “Find my Friends”. You can (temporarily) share your location with other iOS users. For example, if you’re going to a festival with friends you can set it to share locations for the duration of the event so you can always see where they are. You an also choose to permanently share your location with family members.
I know tons of couples that use apps that let them look up each other’s location.
cheers okay, why not
iphones let people share location with other iphones. I know some of friends that do. Google maps and Apple maps, and Whatsapp also have live location sharing (occasionally useful).
WA location sharing (at least on Android) sucks ass though. They haven’t properly implemented the notification Android requires apps to give for background location access, so it exclusively works if WA is running in the foreground. It just stops updating if the person sharing locks their phone or closes WhatsApp.
Google Maps sharing is much better it also allows you to select any time limit in 1 hour steps, or permanently (until it’s turned off again), instead of the WA presets of ¼, 1 or 8 hours.
alright cheers
Yes, multiple in fact.
Just super quick search for “app to track phone location” popped up 3 big ones.
Yes, the thing tracking and reporting your location at all times is called the wireless telephone network.
Some apps let you share what you’re already sharing with Palantir and ICE with your friends.
Those are two different things. Tracking the location via cell network just gives an approximate location, anywhere within the cell towers reception area. GPS data doesn’t get shared with anyone unless you choose to share it.
If companies want your GPS data then you have to share it with them.
Nah the new protocols like 5g use super sensitive time based encoding, the protocols wouldn’t work if the towers didn’t know your distance very accurately.
Way back in the day with actual cellular phones, yeah you could only be placed really accurately when you were in a cell overlap area.
Sure they do.
Don’t worry I’m not going to explain why that makes zero sense, you can keep wearing your fetching tin foil hat.
Thanks for noticing! I made it myself.