The first thought is, okay, let’s use this to track each other. So you make a map with friends on it and where they are. This has been tried over and over and it’s still a pretty terrible idea.
I want to point out that something like this feature does exist, called Google Location Sharing on Android and Family Sharing on iOS. It’s just marketed to family, not friends, and probably more useful (and less creepy) for the former.
It used to be called Find Friends on iOS, but they rebranded it, presumably because family was a better market fit.
There are others like that too, like Life360, and they’re quite popular. They solve the problem of parents wanting to know where their kids are. It’s perhaps overly zealous on the parents part, but it’s a real desire that the apps are solving.
I want to point out that something like this feature does exist, called Google Location Sharing on Android and Family Sharing on iOS. It’s just marketed to family, not friends, and probably more useful (and less creepy) for the former.
It used to be called Find Friends on iOS, but they rebranded it, presumably because family was a better market fit.
There are others like that too, like Life360, and they’re quite popular. They solve the problem of parents wanting to know where their kids are. It’s perhaps overly zealous on the parents part, but it’s a real desire that the apps are solving.