Google Maps, Find My Friends and Life360: Which Tracking App Works Best? | WSJ

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  • Location-tracking services from Apple, Google and others let you keep tabs on the whereabouts of your friends and family members. Creepy? Sure, but they also have real benefits. WSJ's Joanna Stern went searching for the best app... and for a real-life actor named Aldo.
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  • @SuperWishaniggawoods
    @SuperWishaniggawoods 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is creepy but if you’re in situations where your loved ones are in a different state and they’re having a mental breakdown/episode. It helps a lot to see and make sure they’re ok and not in harms way

  • @troyjusthutz
    @troyjusthutz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    That was so good to watch ☺️ well done guys.

  • @bjs2022
    @bjs2022 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I love Joanna and the production quality of the Wall Street Journal’s videography crew.

  • @Ks-zz9lh
    @Ks-zz9lh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Is this a re-upload!? Or was this just only viewable on the WSJ??

  • @bowmosexual
    @bowmosexual 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yah life360 uses Google mapping service, which recently naused up and bricked the app. There was little support from L360 and uses had to generate their own work around, which wasn't complicated but required a certain idea regarding clearing cache and data.

  • @ntnwwnet
    @ntnwwnet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You can/should zoom out to see the accuracy radius of the location. When Aldo was in the building the background was slightly orange, meaning he could’ve been anywhere within that bubble. Zooming out would’ve shown the radius, Apple just puts the user icon in the center of the bubble.

  • @madaug5101
    @madaug5101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I absolutely loved this

  • @AOsman1
    @AOsman1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    The best tracking app is the one thr NSA uses.

  • @user-ei7ed6zy9k
    @user-ei7ed6zy9k 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Google tracks everywhere I go. Sounds creepy but it's super convenient. When I'm looking for a nearby restaurant it knows what I'd be interested in by giving a restaurant a score out of 100%. Also tells me the last time I visited somewhere and how often.
    Deleting it all is like deleting my TH-cam account history and seeing a bunch of pop music videos and late night talk shows all over my homepage. I live off recommended rather than subscriptions because TH-cam knows exactly what I want

  • @lionelkohyaosheng
    @lionelkohyaosheng 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been using Life360 for about a year now, it's great if the app is running continuously in the phone. But if u completely close the app for about 3hrs or more, it will just stack somewhere n says (phone does not have network or WiFi) and the location will be at around the last seen place forever till u open back the app.

  • @logangarcia
    @logangarcia 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Find My just added the new bluetooth feature in iOS 13 and it works much better. I know exactly where my friends are now but Life360 actually gives me a history of that now.

  • @mikewilson0
    @mikewilson0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How did test 2 not include Google and not explain why it was excluded? Did I miss something?

  • @springbok4015
    @springbok4015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Apple does show battery levels on iOS 13. It’s under “devices” rather than “people”

  • @gsreedharreddy2420
    @gsreedharreddy2420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When I was a kid, lying to parents about where you was easy. Back then would say, was going for combined studies with friends and end up in playgrounds. This generation kids will face hard time doing this.

    • @michwashington
      @michwashington 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      G Sreedhar Reddy they will have to not have any kind of smart device period! Nothing connected to the internet or Bluetooth.

    • @ohwow3063
      @ohwow3063 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's really not that hard. We have our ways, and the older generation not understanding technology only makes it better

  • @mharwell1050
    @mharwell1050 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    @1:14-I see what you did there!

  • @weisswurstfruhstuck8523
    @weisswurstfruhstuck8523 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I search for a tracking app when I go hiking. As I don’t know sometimes where I will stay or go but my family should know in case of I am having an emergency. But only when I go hiking! Not all the time!!! All these apps are all the time tracking me and not when I want to use it only.
    Does something like this exist ? Would be glad about any ideas. Thanks a lot.

  • @SpecSwamp
    @SpecSwamp 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    was this filmed near W 72nd st?

  • @paulkelly7896
    @paulkelly7896 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your clips are great

  • @AsmirEmrovic
    @AsmirEmrovic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It would have been exciting to see which of them draws the most on the battery?

    • @reamsel
      @reamsel ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Google already upload you location constantly anyway, so no extra battery usage. Same with find my.
      Life360 definetly use more battery because it send location every second

  • @AK-wn5ri
    @AK-wn5ri 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I knew that military have been working on apps that can track person inside a building via gps . Difficult part here is that gps alone won't be sufficient to track people inside a building. Maybe with data analysis company can get an approximate guess of the location based on previous visits, but whoever solves this problem I am sure Google and Facebook will make them a millionaire.

  • @cometome8194
    @cometome8194 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great review~!

  • @MicRose
    @MicRose 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video!

  • @nicaxis1984
    @nicaxis1984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Interestingly, I’ve been using life360 before this video is published 😁

  • @MikeTazz
    @MikeTazz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you - as a person with some medical issues and doing more walking around my neighborhood for exercise I am looking for something to share with my husband as I go for walks. This helped. Thank you!!

    • @sherifffceesay9198
      @sherifffceesay9198 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi

    • @slaveNo-4028
      @slaveNo-4028 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know this comment is 2 years old, but I'm looking for the exact same thing!! Something that shares your location automatically but for a given time schedule. Like every Mo-Fr from 5-7pm, for half a year. That should be a given imo, e.g. most would gladly share location for to their sketchy walk home from school/work or their daily walk, but not for every second of their private life. And having to manually turn it on every single time would be quickly forgotten and become impractical.. Did you ever find an app that meets this need?

  • @Sarangsarangoh
    @Sarangsarangoh 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Helpful !!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @mc88dx
    @mc88dx 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great review

  • @michwashington
    @michwashington 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love this feature ! It helps me find my family/friends faster and I know that my family/friends are safe!

    • @Nightskee
      @Nightskee 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey i got a question.. can you set personnal pictures for someone? Or do you set your own picture

  • @kenyup5424
    @kenyup5424 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like this host,her vibe is humourous

  • @tiny79793
    @tiny79793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What's app live location

  • @zurvey
    @zurvey 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another well done video. Man I love this channel.

  • @keilachiullomiranda4988
    @keilachiullomiranda4988 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bom dia! Esse app rastreia somente iOS? Obrigada

  • @housepianist
    @housepianist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Life360 is great. With the wife and kids on it, I can always make sure they’re safe. And vice versa.

  • @UnkleRiceYo
    @UnkleRiceYo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've seen this before... re-upload?

  • @timothyfebrian5209
    @timothyfebrian5209 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do you track people's location using Google Maps?

  • @slaveNo-4028
    @slaveNo-4028 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:54 the two types of ice-cream-eaters

  • @limzikoh4683
    @limzikoh4683 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Google know where I’ve been 7 years ago

  • @starship_01
    @starship_01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I like her style. More of her please.

  • @MrMrMuhummad
    @MrMrMuhummad 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aldo Issa snack 😘❣️

  • @vagabondwastrel2361
    @vagabondwastrel2361 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The better question is what tracking apps DON'T store data about you.

  • @surfie007
    @surfie007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Outside the US Waldo is called Wally

  • @mechkitten
    @mechkitten ปีที่แล้ว

    If I had a kid with epilepsy or severe allergic reactions, this would be a great safety net to find out if and which hospital they ended up at.

  • @SupperUpper
    @SupperUpper 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This seems to be filmed a while ago. Wait, was it in summer, before iOS 13? Hahaha.

    • @matty6878
      @matty6878 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      they were probably using 13 when apple released it under 'beta'

    • @baiinternational9642
      @baiinternational9642 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@matty6878 i Have new version of windows os. There's buds in it. I will explain it vi messenger.

  • @johnconstable8512
    @johnconstable8512 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Joanna, what about the what3words app?

  • @MoArif-fr7ob
    @MoArif-fr7ob หลายเดือนก่อน

    A lot of yardmai love.
    Amazing

  • @shahbaz__bilal
    @shahbaz__bilal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    She makes best videos ❤️

  • @user-qm9fd7ih9j
    @user-qm9fd7ih9j 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    what about whatsapp/telegram location sharing features?

  • @asaikw
    @asaikw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    More content like this pls.. 🤩

  • @chefsarojkumarjha8649
    @chefsarojkumarjha8649 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What app

  • @ishananand2135
    @ishananand2135 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does anyone use life360 in India?

  • @logangarcia
    @logangarcia 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Reason 3. is trust. I have 30 people who have my location and do not care.

  • @ivorjohn3016
    @ivorjohn3016 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    interesting if a little basic. beware that when Life360 has an update it is often far from accurate. like this past week it has shown my children having left school and that it is up to date at that point they walk through the door of home 3 kilometres away from where it says they are. very frustrating and totally unhelpful

    • @jasmineh.3002
      @jasmineh.3002 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I've "teleported" from one place to back home so many times on life360 lolol. It'll say I'm in one location for 2 seconds before I'm transported back to where I was originally staying the whole time.

  • @sagar.film.production.mith442
    @sagar.film.production.mith442 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    plz send me all link

  • @mamtajagesha1998
    @mamtajagesha1998 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic it works like Cid👍🍫

  • @inky.
    @inky. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wait what about snapchat maps?

  • @QianLi-hg5pk
    @QianLi-hg5pk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    you forgot to mention the fact that Find My and Google's tracking can work in the background on iPhones and Androids respectively, without the other person to open any apps. Doesn't the Life360 requires you to have the app open?

    • @Mari-gk5vk
      @Mari-gk5vk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      nope! I’ve used find my friends and life 360 and life 360 simply has more features and refreshes automatically. It also shows how fast a person is driving lol

    • @michwashington
      @michwashington 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Charlie which is great 👍🏻

    • @jamieosario5806
      @jamieosario5806 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      wow Amazing,how this is on my phone,and yet I didn't do this!

    • @kariannakaay5466
      @kariannakaay5466 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What if they aren’t connected to wifi or don’t have data? Will it update the location

    • @jasmineh.3002
      @jasmineh.3002 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, if you don't open the app for a while, it won't find people or say sharing location is off for some reason

  • @auro1986
    @auro1986 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    you will hack the app, accept request for them then you will know their location

  • @tonybloodsaw795
    @tonybloodsaw795 ปีที่แล้ว

    How can I find my friend

  • @42BigNate
    @42BigNate 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very funny and informative. Thank you.

  • @Chrinsj
    @Chrinsj 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    When is the living with Apple Watch series 5

  • @karansaxena1244
    @karansaxena1244 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love you joanna

  • @communicate.anshul
    @communicate.anshul ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the biggest commercial of a mobile app I have seen in the guise of journalism 🤔

  • @gpfunny7473
    @gpfunny7473 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    U totally forgot about zenly

  • @richiegrey5377
    @richiegrey5377 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh JoAnn : thank God you trust me so well I can get the location. Halloween candy, and a lot of fun😉😉🗽🇺🇸👍👏👊👩🏻👩🏻‍💻🧛‍♀️🧙‍♀️🧟‍♀️👩‍🎤(it’s only A little humor) 👋

  • @Shahyan008
    @Shahyan008 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I use Google maps, DONT NEED EXTRA app to take space on my 1Tb Samsung Galaxy s10

    • @jasmineh.3002
      @jasmineh.3002 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same. Especially if they're making you buy features google has for free

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    @aayat6965 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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  • @bowmosexual
    @bowmosexual 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never in a month of Sundays will GPS work inside a building.

  • @meowmeow7478
    @meowmeow7478 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is life 360 data consuming? Or not that much?

    • @jasmineh.3002
      @jasmineh.3002 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's drains battery a lot

  • @RumpWax
    @RumpWax 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    not enough information, like.. if the person turns the app off.. can i know? also apple only works with other apples, it would be nice to be more inclusive at least google allows apple to android use. also which ones continue to update location when the app isn't open? basic questions im having trouble answered.

  • @joewatkins9886
    @joewatkins9886 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @phredbookley183
    @phredbookley183 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yo, man. If you stop wearing that red and white shirt...people might stop adding the "W"...
    Kidding of course. Haha.

  • @amatalovesx7311
    @amatalovesx7311 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    it's something, guy 🍰

  • @beaulieuc8910
    @beaulieuc8910 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have find my friends for women';s safety. My trusted boyfriend makes sure I get home ok. It also gives me piece of mind knowing he is ok too.

  • @rajekulsk4874
    @rajekulsk4874 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Video location

  • @agent9184
    @agent9184 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is the one video I wouldn't want my parents to find

  • @daestract
    @daestract 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    use zenly!

  • @bummy5106
    @bummy5106 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Its not find my friends... the app is find my

    • @springbok4015
      @springbok4015 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      This may have been recorded some time ago. You are correct though.

  • @LovelyCoconut-zn8kb
    @LovelyCoconut-zn8kb 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where is my friend

  • @davidgemmell3944
    @davidgemmell3944 ปีที่แล้ว

    Help me find a friend

  • @someguy4003
    @someguy4003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The amount of bots and people signing into new accounts to give itself goodreviews shows how much this sucks

  • @user-hr9hy9it7q
    @user-hr9hy9it7q 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Or just use whats app live location

  • @terrilouden8902
    @terrilouden8902 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Donald's Loudon

  • @rahultherash
    @rahultherash 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Aldo's glasses are 😂🤣

  • @Gilotopia
    @Gilotopia 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think most of the world just uses whatsapp and it's live location feature.

  • @siddharthchowdaryvunnam525
    @siddharthchowdaryvunnam525 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are they gonna take this video away? 🤔

  • @kfckentuckyfriedchicken4112
    @kfckentuckyfriedchicken4112 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    UAV inbound

  • @ronkumar2847
    @ronkumar2847 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    *Mom.exe Wants to know your location*

  • @TENETELOS1986
    @TENETELOS1986 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    BOM QUE FOSSE EM PORTUGUÊS.

  • @sherifffceesay9198
    @sherifffceesay9198 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi

  • @oscarrealt.9696
    @oscarrealt.9696 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    ¶Sounds funny☻

  • @shawoo
    @shawoo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    No more helmet cam?!

  • @sagar.film.production.mith442
    @sagar.film.production.mith442 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    not install my phone app.

  • @loicmeijer6894
    @loicmeijer6894 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why didn’t they include WhatsApp?

  • @MoArif-fr7ob
    @MoArif-fr7ob หลายเดือนก่อน

    Jakir khan

  • @XmostlyharmlessX
    @XmostlyharmlessX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Waldo theme was highly distracting. Maybe I'm getting old, but im tired of being "entertained" when I just want to get informed.

  • @kumarinimali140
    @kumarinimali140 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gayan tuk tuk

  • @fredrikriefenstahl6833
    @fredrikriefenstahl6833 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Me and my friends just have snapmap enabled...

  • @baiinternational9642
    @baiinternational9642 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Home Ca

  • @illuminatikilla9722
    @illuminatikilla9722 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Die Tracking App ist der neue gelbe Judenstern!

  • @teresalynnturner781
    @teresalynnturner781 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Life 360 sux! Half the time it doesnt work, even when it has just been updated.

  • @vatchesolakian6361
    @vatchesolakian6361 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Advertising stalking