I recently got my teenager an Apple device, but I am still using an Android phone, and I am struggling to figure out how to keep tabs on their whereabouts when they stay out late. I poked around the default settings on both devices, but the native tracking features just refuse to talk to each other across the two operating systems. Does anyone have a reliable workaround or recommendation to get real-time GPS updates working smoothly between these ecosystems without it being too complicated?
You’ll need a third-party cross-platform app. Google’s Find My Device works on Android and iOS, but it’s not ideal for persistent location sharing. For reliable, real-time tracking across Android and Apple, dedicated family locator apps like Life360 or Glympse are popular choices. They create a shared circle independent of the phone’s OS.