Phone tracker app

[BellaBaby]

I thought I saw a mention of a phone tracker app on this thread awhile back. It would be for tracking the phones within our family,,,teenagers!

Anyone know of any good ones?

TIA!!

 

[Albort]

iOS, android, or Microsoft?

 

[Praying Colonel]

For iPhone we use the Find Friends app that comes with it.

 

[diser_fam]

We use Life360. I have an android and DW, DD, and DS have iphones. Works well on all our devices. Highly recommended it.

My son was playing golf about a month ago and lost his phone somewhere on the front 9. He borrowed a friend's phone and called my wife who was able to pull up Life360 and zoom in on his phone. She was able to tell him which hole his phone was on and in a very specific area. He found it in no time.

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

We use Life360. I have an android and DW, DD, and DS have iphones. Works well on all our devices. Highly recommended it.

My son was playing golf about a month ago and lost his phone somewhere on the front 9. He borrowed a friend's phone and called my wife who was able to pull up Life360 and zoom in on his phone. She was able to tell him which hole his phone was on and in a very specific area. He found it in no time.

Does it work if the phone is off

 

[wilkeliza]

Does it work if the phone is off

No. The phone has to be on and GPS turned on for any of these apps to work.

 

[rramsr]

On Life 360 is there a way to combine so everyone is on the map at the same time? I can't figure it out

 

[diser_fam]

No, the phone must be on for the app to work. Another feature I like is that is shows the battery life of all phones. So it will have my Wife and show 80%, DD and show 35%, etc. If anyone disables the app, it sends me a push notification.

rramsr - Click on the little three line menu tab in the upper left corner and it will open up all your options. Click on Create Circle. When I created a circle, I named it Family. Then you put in a phone number of who you want to add to that circle. When you do, it sends that person a text with instructions on how to download the app and a code to enter to join my "Family". From that point on, when you open the app, it shows your Family Circle and has little icons of where everyone is at on the map. Not sure if there is a limitation on the number of invites you can have to a circle. Mine is just the 4 members of my immediate family.

 

[rramsr]

rramsr - Click on the little three line menu tab in the upper left corner and it will open up all your options. Click on Create Circle. When I created a circle, I named it Family. Then you put in a phone number of who you want to add to that circle. When you do, it sends that person a text with instructions on how to download the app and a code to enter to join my "Family". From that point on, when you open the app, it shows your Family Circle and has little icons of where everyone is at on the map. Not sure if there is a limitation on the number of invites you can have to a circle. Mine is just the 4 members of my immediate family.

Thank you. I was playing around with it and figured it out. I love it and I love that it shows the battery percentage also since my kids never charge their phones

 

[HeatherC]

Find my IPhone app works great. Also great if a phone goes missing. Can lock it, locate it and even erase it.

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

I wish technology would advance so even when my phone is off my mom knows I am safe they just needed me at work longer

 

[kdonnel]

Does it work if the phone is off

If you have the Send Last Location option turned on in the Find My iPhone settings the iPhone will make sure to send its location prior to the battery dying. That way you at least know where the phone was just before losing power.

 

[wilkeliza]

I wish technology would advance so even when my phone is off my mom knows I am safe they just needed me at work longer

GPS needs battery so unless you are okay with your phone always draining batter all the time even when off that would never be possible. Even emergency GPS devices that hikers and boaters use need some battery pack or they are useless.

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

GPS needs battery so unless you are okay with your phone always draining batter all the time even when off that would never be possible. Even emergency GPS devices that hikers and boaters use need some battery pack or they are useless.

One major reason I started turning my phone off is because I was getting calls and text at the worst possible time

I guess if I switch on don't disturb even if she calls from a non iPhone 3times the call well come through right?

 

[BellaBaby]

Thanks so much! DH and I have iPhones but DD has a Samsung so Life 360 sounds perfect!

 

[Albort]

Find my IPhone app works great. Also great if a phone goes missing. Can lock it, locate it and even erase it.

your not really finding a phone... i would suggest find my friend instead if the device is on iOS.

 

[wilkeliza]

One major reason I started turning my phone off is because I was getting calls and text at the worst possible time

I guess if I switch on don't disturb even if she calls from a non iPhone 3times the call well come through right?

Yes if you don't want to get a phone call or text use do not disturb. You can set an emergency list that those should always go through or that if say they call with in 3 times in a certain span to let them through. It is all calls and text messages/imessages not just those on or not on an iPhone. I actually use it at night so that I can sleep undisturbed but if it is an emergency I know someone will call multiple times.

 

[BellaBaby]

DH was reading about it and said it looks like Life360 eats up battery life. Anyone with experience with this?

 

[wenrob]

your not really finding a phone... i would suggest find my friend instead if the device is on iOS.

Eh, they're essentially the same thing if you are in a family group. The biggest difference is that you can shut things down and lock them up with Find My Phone. What I like about Find My Friends over Find My Phone is that I can label locations like my kids friend's houses, DH work etc.

 

[diser_fam]

DH was reading about it and said it looks like Life360 eats up battery life. Anyone with experience with this?

Never had a problem with it eating up battery life. I was concerned about that when I first installed it, but never noticed a difference.