my teen keeps disappearing after school and i’m worried about where they’re actually going. i’ve tried the usual location settings but they always seem to get turned off. is there a way to see their phone activity without them realizing it?
Real talk: tracking just a phone number won’t give you live GPS or app history—that’s mostly carrier hype or sketchy software. You’ll need a few minutes of hands-on access to install a legit parental control app, but both iOS and Android will still drop a small location-sharing indicator, so true stealth mode just doesn’t exist anymore. Honestly, adding a persistent shared-location widget to their home screen and doing a casual “text me when you land” routine saves you a ton of drama without turning into a cat-and-mouse game over toggles.