Tile trackers are getting extra deeply built-in with the Life360 app. In a weblog publish printed this week, Life360 introduced that you just’ll now be capable to arrange and handle the helpful Bluetooth location trackers with out utilizing the Tile app in any respect.
Life360, a household security and site app, bought Tile’s Bluetooth device-tracking enterprise for $205 million in 2022. Since then, Tiles have been a part of the Life360 app, permitting you to trace the placement of each individuals and gadgets in a single app, however you continue to wanted to make use of the Tile app to arrange the monitoring units. As a part of the transition, the Life360 app will get among the Tile app’s options, together with sending an automated push notification if you happen to depart an merchandise behind and the power to see location historical past for Tile-tracked gadgets.
As a part of the replace, Life360 can be reorganizing its paid plans, including the SOS Alerts characteristic that allows you to name 911 by triple-tapping on a suitable Tile to its $7.99 a month Silver membership, together with seven days of location historical past. SOS Alerts have been beforehand solely accessible with the $14.99 a month Gold plan, which additionally permits for 30 days of location historical past. You can use Life360 totally free to trace each individuals and gadgets, however you solely see 2 days of location historical past.
Life360 is a location app designed for households. Similar to Apple’s Find My app, it permits approved members of a “Circle” to see one another’s real-time places within the app. Each member has management over whether or not the app shares their location, in addition to how exact a view of their location different members have at any time. The service can ship alerts to members of your circle whenever you arrive someplace, depart someplace, and when your flight lands. It basically does away with all these “textual content me whenever you get there” requests from dad and mom and relations.
Life360 gives extra than simply location providers. It types itself as an total household security app and has options akin to crash detection and roadside help. Its paid plans additionally embody driver stories, which present telephone utilization, high velocity, and exhausting braking knowledge. Families with teenagers who’re tempted by this service could wish to contemplate precisely how that knowledge is shared earlier than signing up for it.
