How to know where your family is from your mobile
Current technology has a good number of features for security, from knowing the current position until you send all kinds of alert messages Something that can help calm the anxiety of more overprotective parents and family members In fact, this class of users has an application specially developed for them. It is called Life360 and allows you to know the current location of the different members of the family throughout moment.
This is a good utility for families that travel the most whose members are always on the go. In addition, it is also useful to be in direct contact and maintain a communication channel with real-time alerts in case there is any hazard And the way to use this tool depends on the user. All this through a simple and practical application with maps to locate the different members and with a suitable operation for any type of user. We explain how it works below.
The first thing to do to start using Life360 is to create a user account. A hassle-free step that only requires entering a name, email and password, accepting the creation of said account by email.After that, the main screen of the application is presented with a map showing the current location of the user. A detailed map with street names, places of interest, roads, etc. Everything you need to know where you are and with the possibility of moving around it as in any map tool, using the pinch gesture and sliding your finger
However, the most important thing about this application is being able to add new family members to place them on the map. For this it is necessary that they use this same application in addition to adding them using the button + located in the bottom of the screen. Here it is enough to select a name, indicate the telephone number and email address and wait for the process to update to find, again on themap, your location.
In addition, from this initial screen it is possible to access three buttons at the top with the most curious and practical utilities. The exclamation is used to alert risk situations, making an emergency call to relatives in case the alarm is not removed after 10 seconds The snack, for its part , Broadcast a message to all added family members. Finally, there is the check-in, a way to confirm the passage of the user through any specific placeto let other contacts know.
And they are not the only options. Through the menu in the upper left corner it is possible to find other functions of interest such as find all members, read messages , establish common places and other payment options how to locate users with terminals no smartphones , use tools anti-theft and a real-time assistance service.
In short, a tool for those users who do not trust or want to always have all the members of the family in the spotlight. The good thing is that Life360 is completely downloadable free for both Android as for iPhone and BlackBerry via from Google Play, App Store and BlackBerry World.