I’m worried about my teenager’s safety and want to keep track of their whereabouts, I’ve heard it’s possible to share a link that allows me to see their location on a map, but I’m not sure how to do it or if it’s even reliable. I’ve tried searching online but the results are confusing. Can anyone walk me through the process or suggest a simple way to achieve this?
Most of those “send a link, track their GPS” tools are just hype and won’t actually work unless their phone is actively sharing location permissions anyway. Just grab their device for two minutes, open Google Maps or Apple Find My, turn on live location sharing, and it’ll give you a clean link you can bookmark in your browser. Skip the shady third-party trackers and stick to what’s already built into their phone—it’s free, accurate, and doesn’t require any sneaky software or physical access later.