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App to share real time location with boyfriend?
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this post was submitted on 16 Apr 2024
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So I know everyone will hate this suggestion, but the most battery efficient and privacy-oriented option is to use Google maps location sharing. Google already has your location through Google Play services, and uses that to update it. It is essentially real time, and you don't need to give your info over to a random new company.
Unless you have fully de-googled, this is probably the best and easiest option.
I agree. When your safety is of concern, lending a bit of privacy to google is the best bet for an android user. Lending being the operative word.
Was going to recommend this too. Sometimes Google integration just works. Wish they kept the "don't be evil" ethos.
Yup, just switched to this. It's not quite as live as I was used to with life360, but it works for what we need.
Dude life360 is terrible. They just got caught selling location data to 3rd parties too I think? That on top of the battery drain of your phone constantly polling gps. It's all bad.
Drain wasn't terrible for me, and live location is miles better than maps. But yeah, ditched because of thier bad rep.
I use this with my family since none of us are de googled yet. Works fine.