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oldguy44
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phone tracking

Sat Oct 31, 2020 3:46 pm

I need to be able to track my wifes cell phone (samsung s8). She is slipping into dementia and did get lost about a year ago. No new incidents but need to be ready just in case. I dont need to know anything but the phones location. Any advice on the best solution.
I am not a computer guy so need the simplest of all options to operate it.

Thanks.
 
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Re: phone tracking

Sun Nov 01, 2020 8:11 am

Sprint used to have some sort of app for this (intended use was to put it on your kids' phones). Maybe your carrier has something similar?

IIRC there's also a way to share your location (Google timeline) with family members on Andriod. (I've never used that feature though.)
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Re: phone tracking

Sun Nov 01, 2020 10:09 am

Android has Lookout.
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Re: phone tracking

Sun Nov 01, 2020 10:17 am

Google Maps - Share your real-time location with others

https://support.google.com/maps/answer/7326816
 
oldguy44
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Re: phone tracking

Sun Nov 01, 2020 4:22 pm

Thanks to all for the responses, I will look into them.
 
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Re: phone tracking

Wed Nov 04, 2020 4:18 pm

Another one to consider is https://famisafe.wondershare.com/ - one nifty feature it has is geofencing, basically you setup a boundary (your neighborhood for example) and it'll alert you if the tracked phone goes outside of that area.

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