location sharing
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The Best Alternatives to Google’s Dead ‘Trusted Contacts’ App
Android’s Trusted Contacts app is no more. Google says it’s shutting down the app in December and has pulled it from the Google Play Store. That’s OK, though: There are alternatives you can try.
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How Apps Use Your Photos To Track Your Location
iOS/Android: If you’re worried about apps tracking your location, it’s not enough to limit your location sharing. You need to limit camera-roll sharing too. If you’ve ever given an app access to your camera roll – to take photos, or store screenshots, or any given reason – you’ve also let it see where all those…
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Swarm’s New Update Works Great Without Friends
Android/iOS: Foursquare’s Swarm 5.0, released earlier this week on iOS and Android, has a cleaner look and better venue categorisation. Most importantly, it downplays most of the social check-in app’s social elements and strengthens its solo benefits. That’s great news, because Swarm might be more useful if you use it alone.