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.

  • NoneYa@lemm.ee
    113·
    3 months ago

    Edit: disregard this comment. Learned more about AirTags and this will NOT work if you are on Android. AirTags rely on other iOS devices (iPhone/iPad) and only work with Android in notifying you if one is following you to protect you against being stalked. But they do not have GPS and are incompatible with Android’s Bluetooth, so yeah, sorry. Thought this would be a good idea but apparently I didn’t fully understand how these worked so disregard below.

    Since he’s on iPhone, what about you carrying an Apple AirTag that is connected to his account?

    To be fair, I don’t know the specifics on battery and the like, but seems like a possible hardware solution given that he’s on iPhone.

    There are also other devices that are similar and work with Apple’s Find My network too.

    • pacoboyd@lemm.ee
      3·
      3 months ago

      Doesn’t that require other IPhones for it to ping off of and report? What if she’s in the middle of nowhere. I’m not sure why this is getting upvotes but it seems like a terrible idea and unreliable.

      • jemikwa@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        3·
        3 months ago

        It does need other iPhones nearby that have internet connection. We got a handful to test for family during our trips last November even though we both use Android. They didn’t report in when we were away from other people, but kept location decently when in crowded places like the airport. Android has ways to detect when they are following you, but don’t participate in reporting metrics to the source (maybe that’ll change with upcoming Find My Device features in Android 15)