iPhone: Share location - the 3 best apps

With iPhone and special apps, you can share your location with friends or family. This practical tip shows you which applications are particularly well suited for this.

1. Glympse for the iPhone: temporarily release your location

• With "Glympse" you share your location with individuals or entire groups. You decide how long your position should be visible. The time span ranges from 15 minutes to 4 hours.
• "Glympse" shows your location very precisely and also sends the speed at which you are moving.
• Special feature: If you have an appointment with a person at a certain place, you can enter the destination. The addressee will then see how far you are from the meeting point and how long it will probably take you to get there.
• "Glympse" is currently available for free and works on both iPhone and Android.

2. Life360 Family Locator: The locations of the whole family at a glance

• In the "Life360 Family Locator" you create groups to whom you want to permanently share your location - for example "Family" or "Friends".
• The app shows the locations of all family members on a map and optionally notifies via push notification as soon as a person leaves the house or returns home.
• Special feature: "Life360" offers additional services. Family members can alert others via the emergency button and exchange messages with one another in the integrated messenger.
• You can currently download the "Family Locator" free of charge for iOS and Android. Some features like different locations with notifications can only be used with the paid premium account for $ 5 a month.

3. Share your location with the Google+ app

• You can also share your location in the current version of the Google Plus app for iPhone. To do this, select either specific circles or individual contacts.
• You can decide whether you want to give your exact location or just one at city level.
• The map view is similar to that of Life360. Apart from the location display, there are no additional features.
• You can get Google+ for free in the iTunes and Google Play Store.

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