Life360; Share and track location with family and friends

The Life360 app is a popular app to find out where your family and friends live and share your location with them. 

You may also want to know where your family members are or to have the opportunity to ask for help at specific times. In this part of Zoom , we introduce the Life360 app that does this for you.

Life360 is available for both Android and iOS compare to Apple’s Find My Friends, and unlike Google’s Trusted Contacts, Iranian users can also enjoy it. These features, along with functionality, make Life360 a good choice. Another positive feature of the program is its availability through the life360.com website.

After installing the app , you will be prompt to log in or create a new account. After this step, access to your location will be requested to let others know. If you are an iOS user and want to share your live situation with others, you should select the Always Allow option to stop sharing after you leave the app.

In this program, a concept is defining as Circle. In this way, people within the circle can view shared information. By selecting the name of the current circle at the top of the page, you will see your circles and you can create a new circle or join another. By selecting each circle, the relevant information is displayed on the map . At the bottom of the map, you can also see where others are, their arrival times, and how much their device is charging. In addition, selecting each user will display their past two days’ history.

Life360
Life360

On the Places page,

you can add your favorite locations and get notifications when other people enter or exit these places. The Safety page shows your driving information , most of which are Life360 monies. Also on this page, you can send a request for help or set up your Emergency Contacts.

Life360
Life360
Life360

The Settings page contains various settings such as smart notifications, circles management, and more. The most important parts of this section are the Location Sharing section. Enabling this option will share your live status with others, and if you turn it off, people will only see places where you check in. In addition, the FAQs section has many questions and answers and is a good guide.

Life360
Life360
Life360

By selecting the “+” button at the bottom bar,

you have access to various features including Check In and Help Alert. You can also chat with others from within the app by selecting the message icon at the top right of the screen.

Life360
Life360

All of the features listed were free of charge . This program has two types of paid subscriptions: 1.With a $ 4.9 monthly subscription that includes features such as viewing a history of the past 7 days (instead of two days) and receiving unlimited notifications for specific locations (instead of just two places); With a $ 4.9 monthly subscription fee for driving and, in addition to all the features of the previous subscription, it provides more accurate driving information, such as various reports and crash diagnostics, and most of the features of this subscription are solely applicable in the US .

Life360
Life360

Last but not least, the Life360 has a full range of features and free features that make it a powerful app for family and friends. The app is also popular with users, with over 1.2 users rated it as excellent at 3.2. It should be mentioned that this app has been installed more than 5 million times in Google Play and got a good score of 1.2.

Already familiar with Life360? What apps do you use to find out about acquaintances and share your location?

positive points 

  •  User-friendly interface
  •  Ability to see the live situation of others
  •  Ability to build different circles
  •  Show how much others charge and declare it low
  •  Ability to add specific places and announce their commute
  •  Ability to add emergency alerts and send alerts

cons 

  •  Availability of some driving facilities in Iran

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