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App to share real time location with boyfriend? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm taking a long biking trip soon and want to share my live location with my boyfriend in case something happens. Any recommendations for privacy-focused apps that can accomplish this? I'm on Android, he's on iOS.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 7 months ago (9 children)

I started out with Owntracks. I found it to be unreasonably complex. I swapped to Traccar. It was much easier to get functional.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (5 children)

The nice thing about Apple's Find My is that it runs in the background but only checks and sends your location when someone is actively looking at your location. Do these do that as well? I've tried Telegram's location sharing before and it drains battery like crazy because it keeps the GPS receiver always on.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Did you already look into osmand and telegram?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Did you respond to the right comment? I mentioned Telegram specifically and I'm fairly certain OsmAnd can't do live location sharing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

That's why I responded to you. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.osmand.telegram

I wouldn't suggest a solution using telegram to anyone not already using it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Oh, that's a separate app, I wasn't aware of that, no. Interesting, thanks! I don't use Telegram anymore though.

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