Family of 4. iPhone 6s, iPhone 5s, Galaxy S6, Moto X
I would like to use a single service/app so anyone in the family can do a on-demand lookup of where everyone else is and avoid the "where are you"? messages to co-ordinate pickups.
The 2 iPhones can use Apple's Find My iPhone app so that's great but the other 2 Android folks are left out. I know each platform/device manufacturer have their own device locator apps (e.g. Android Device Manager, Samsung Dive, Moto X Locate, etc) but I would prefer a single consistent app/service that works across all the devices.
There are a slew of cross-platform family locator type apps out there e.g. Life 360 but all of them need Location access=Always and Background Refresh=On. I am not comfortable allowing this sort of access.
Aren't there any 3rd party iPhone & Android apps that use the same techniue that Apple's built-in Find My Phone app uses to inspect and report the device location only when requested?
Any ideas appreciated. Thanks
I would like to use a single service/app so anyone in the family can do a on-demand lookup of where everyone else is and avoid the "where are you"? messages to co-ordinate pickups.
The 2 iPhones can use Apple's Find My iPhone app so that's great but the other 2 Android folks are left out. I know each platform/device manufacturer have their own device locator apps (e.g. Android Device Manager, Samsung Dive, Moto X Locate, etc) but I would prefer a single consistent app/service that works across all the devices.
There are a slew of cross-platform family locator type apps out there e.g. Life 360 but all of them need Location access=Always and Background Refresh=On. I am not comfortable allowing this sort of access.
Aren't there any 3rd party iPhone & Android apps that use the same techniue that Apple's built-in Find My Phone app uses to inspect and report the device location only when requested?
Any ideas appreciated. Thanks