Any app so one phone can track another in real time?

**Kelemvor33** · 07-07-2012, 02:26 PM

So I'm participating in a Triathlon tomorrow. I generally use CardioTrainer while I do the bike and run. I also have Google Latitude on my phone as well.

I'm looking for an app that my wife can use on her phone so she can see where I am in as close to real-time as possible. If we both need to install something, we can definitely do that.

Any suggestions?

**Gekko** · 07-07-2012, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by Kelemvor

I'm looking for an app that my wife can use on her phone so she can see where I am in as close to real-time as possible.

be careful what you wish for.

**Kelemvor33** · 07-07-2012, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by Gekko

be careful what you wish for.

Well, I'd take it off when I'm done with the race...

But thanks for the warning.

**Mellimel22** · 07-07-2012, 04:14 PM

Google it lol ull find out real quick

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**EvilMonkey** · 07-07-2012, 08:06 PM

Is Latitude not real time? I thought it was.

**Kelemvor33** · 07-07-2012, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by EvilMonkey

Is Latitude not real time? I thought it was.

When I view Latitude on my PC to see where my wife is, it will say "27 minutes ago" or whatever. There is an option to Ping for a check in but that sends a notification to the phone asking if you want to check in, so that won't work...

Glympse seems to work pretty cool so I'll try that for tomorrow.

**Kelemvor33** · 07-08-2012, 10:45 AM

Someone mentioned Glympse to me. It's really cool. You can let others track your position but you specify how long they can see you for. Pretty cool.

**pcguys** · 07-14-2012, 07:47 AM

Stalker much?

But seriously, backitude lets u control loc update intervals for latitude

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**icebike** · 07-14-2012, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by Angela7F

Ok, dont tell this info to my sister in law... She will start using it on her kids.

One month free, just be sure you cancel if you decide its too creepy.

**pcguys** · 07-15-2012, 12:29 AM

Actually life 360 is better. I just uninstalled backitude because google latitude has a mind of its own.

Make sure to log out of latitude to save battery.

With life 360 I signed up both phones as Part of the same family. You can set the auto update interval from 15 minutes to 12 hours, but either party can manually request a fresh locate of the other. M

It works great, even an iPhone client!!!

This is exactly the solution to being able to locate family members without a continuous battery drain.

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**icebike** · 07-15-2012, 03:24 PM

I agreed, Life 360 looks like a winner.

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**backitude** · 07-31-2012, 07:36 AM

Backitude was created to help alleviate the short-comings of Google Latitude because you're right- it definitely has a mind of its own in that regard. I recommend to all my users that you set Latitude location reporting to manual ("set my location") with an arbitrary location, and let Backitude do all the updating. It allows you to completely control accuracy, intervals, and battery drain that occurs from location reporting, rather than waste it on Latitude's processing. Backitude also provides a means for automatic/seamless behind-the-scenes ping capability which is nice for that "real-time" location without constantly polling locations.

Another advantage of this solution is the Google Location history keeping, for those interested in keeping or reviewing such data. However, Glympse and 360 are good alternatives too for the main function at hand.