Ways to share your exact location with family, using Android
Peace of mind these days is the most precious state of being for most parents. Given the current situation where people are instantaneously killed, well, several thousands of them, at the height of this current administration's war on drugs, it is paramount for parents to keep track of their children whenever possible.
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There are actually Android applications downloadble at Playstore, which can can be used as child-tracking system. But let me point out that installing these applications on your child's phone must have prior permission, especially if he or she is at her/his legal age.
Generally, these apps have the capacity of keeping an eye on your family members' whereabouts.
These are locator apps which can actually pinpoint a love one's location using GPS technology.
These are locator apps which can actually pinpoint a love one's location using GPS technology.
So let's start rounding them off;
Writer's note:
While we are interested with your peace of mind at this point, we believe that privacy of your child is also a paramount consideration.
Glympse
Glympse work around the "notion of at-a-glance-tracking system".
This app lets the user decide on who we want to see his/her GPS location, sort of now-you-see-now-you-dont style. Adding to this feature is the option to assign a particular number of hours or days that you wanted to track a speficic person.
A classic example here is you wanted your children and wife aware of location, say, after an anti-EJK meeting, you would your love ones to have a realtime location feed on your whereabouts. The only lapside of the app however is that it cannot trace the name of the policeman, should you be picked up for a "napagkamalan" sort of police apprehension.
It can however provide the user with data on your time of arrival thru email, text or social network. Definitely, if you are working in something against the percieved wrongdoings of the State, this app is a must have!
Life360 Family Locator
One of the best features of this app is it lets family members know a child's expected arrival at a pre-defined place, say a school or meeting place.
The app also includes a full location history, which is nice for an overview of recent activity. The built-in "panic" option sends out an emergency beacon to designated emails, text and phones with your exact location of your GPS coordinates. The app can also be used to message family members.
Find My Friends
This app may be considered a realtime bulletim-board for a group of friends sharing location information plus a component of real-time messaging system.
Headed for a rally for a few days in Liwasang Binifacio? Plan and coordinate with your comrades with this app before getting in to your respective vehicles. No worries, this app can broadcast your location should authorities intercepted your course and plan to pull you down for several counts of drug peddling or any other out of this world warrants.
Like other apps of its kind, this one uses Google Maps at its heart, so it's a breeze to learn and understand. Along these lines, the map automatically lists places such as police stations......NO! not the police stations!, fire departments and hospitals, among other.
Again, let me state that during these unusual times of fervor. we need to innovate to protect ourselves and our love ones.
The Philippine Congress just recently set a P1000.00 budget for the Commission on Human Rights.
The figures on EJK victims is rising, and it seems that it will progress in the next five years!
The Marcoses are still clinging in to their powers and seemingly being cuddled by the present administration.
So, what is left to do when the State structures seemed to turn their backs from us, citizens?
Find ways to be safe. Innovate tactics to resist! ....the Android way.
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