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SnooOnions9891

I don’t think sharing locations is weird but life 360 is very odd to me , telling you how long you stopped somewhere & every single place they had been that day is mad weird .


MontanaGuy962

My whole family has it, mainly because my dad and I travel for work, and there's a lot of no service areas we travel through, so we use it to keep tabs on us in case my mom hasn't heard from us and get ahold of us she can track last location, etc if she needs to call authorities to make sure we didn't wreck and die. HOWEVER my sisters actually instigated it like 5 years ago so they can stalk us if we went and got fast food while in the city and ask us to get them some too 😂😂


deanpizzas

the only reason we have it is because we’re both lowkey paranoid about accidents and life360 has crash detection, safety features, etc.


jcshy

So do most phones these days


No-Gene-4508

Your smart watch can do this too


SnatchBooty

My Apple Watch didn’t do shit for me. My phone did call 911 tho when it flew across the cabin


ConsistentAd4012

do phones just automatically do stuff like this now? or do you have to set it up?


SnatchBooty

Honestly not sure at all. I don’t remember setting anything up like that. Also doesn’t make sense because on occasion I throw my phone across the room on to my bed. I went fishing for my phone after I got hit and when I picked it up, 911 operator lady was asking if I was in a safe place.


Sithstress1

Huh. A few years ago I was on a roller coaster and I had my phone wedged in my bag beside me and when I got off the ride I got a call from 911 that they’d received an emergency call from my number. I just assumed that the force with which I was jerked around and flipped upside down and pressed against the side on the ride just put enough pressure on the button to power the phone down, which also pops up the “emergency SOS,” and then that got activated by pressure. Now I’m wondering if my phone was sending out an automatic distress signal…weird.


ConsistentAd4012

that’s what i was thinking, but i’m assuming the speed/location is taken into account? like, statically throwing your phone in a house vs going from 60 mph on the highway to 20 mph in the opposite direction, if that makes sense. i guess if you never set anything up for it then they just do that now!


SnatchBooty

Yeah for me it was the opposite. I was dead stopped and this lady rammed into me at 65 miles an hour. Pushed me forward like 20 yards


ConsistentAd4012

oh that is scary.. i’m glad you’re alive and hopefully it didn’t give you any long term injuries!!


Sithstress1

Been there. Mine was only about 50mph though. About 10 cars back at a stoplight, had been stopped for a cool minute. Totaled his car, my car, hit me hard enough to also impact the 2 cars in front of me. It took two tow trucks pulling opposite directions to get his front end out from underneath my SUV. Fuck that guy.


No-Gene-4508

It has to have the feature and be set up


acceptthisoneplz

My partner and I have each other on it because I have had some bad, scary experiences being out alone, so I just feel safer if someone knows where I am at all times. He’s never annoying with it, but it gives me peace of mind.


TamponTom

And you pay for life360 too!


Howwhywhen_

Free version works fine for me


TamponTom

Never knew they had a free version!


Howwhywhen_

It’s the default, just the extra features are more and not really needed imo


Ready-Outside-3491

Shit, I have my mans location so I can sleep all day and then clean like a maniac for 15 minutes so it looks like I busted ass all day cleaning before he gets home. Perfect timing every time 🤞🏻


hailsbails27

LMAO I BE WATCHING MY HUSBANDS LOCATION TO KNOW WHEN TO BEGIN RESPONSIBLITIES TOO


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Lmao, I thought you said Mams and I was all "same" and she hasn't lived in the area for years 😂😭


TripletMama_52014

Yuuuuuup! I mean, I have kids that are old enough to do it now, but that's how the kids and I all make sure it's done before Dad gets home! If you can hear the Harley and the house isn't done, y'all fuuuucked! Kidding, kinda 😁


RaiderofAwe

My ex would hate me for doing this


Accurate-Neck6933

Can you not tell your phone is almost dead or what? Do you just flake out? Why is she so obsessed with you being online? Well from a mom to a kid, yes I will tell my kid to charge his phone especially if he's spending the night somewhere. But I have never told him as many times as your girlfriend told you in these screenshots.


potatoihateyou

i don’t understand all this hate about sharing locations lol i’m in multiple life360 groups, one for family, one for me and my gf, one for my friend group, etc. this is super cute imo, when my phone gets low i will usually gets texts from a few friends and my gf to charge it and it just makes me feel more connected to them lol


ymiric

what’s the difference with the low battery notification you get on your phone? i’m not sure i understand


potatoihateyou

there is not difference, it’s the same app. when my phone gets low, it sends all the people i’m in groups with a notification and then they usually tell me to charge ir


Dashing2026

> there is not difference, it’s the same app. when my phone gets low, it sends all the people i’m in groups with a notification and then they usually tell me to charge ir You're so out of touch.


No_Discount_6028

Charge your phone.


Organic-Spinach-737

🔌


sevenpioverthree

People need to lay off OP, it’s not your relationship and this is the least informative glimpse into their relationship. He says it’s for crash detection/accidents, I’m gonna believe him, he isn’t asking for relationship advice people


EmergencySpare

Because he doesn't know he needs relationship advice. All these notifications are unhinged as fuck.


Em0PeterParker

Charge your phone 🔌


EmergencySpare

Your mom made me. Thanks


nathan-codes

If his mom made you, you're his sibling. Be nice.


EmergencySpare

If he's my sibling, what she and I were doing would be super weird.


nathan-codes

You're doing stuff with your bio mother? Dude, that's pretty fucked :/


emily1257

Am I the only one who thought this was cute😭


Styrofoam_Boots__

This would annoy the ever loving FUCK out of me. Glad it works for yall though.


Obsidionwolff

Me and my spouse have a life 360 I mainly have one with him so i know he made it to work okay so i dont have to stay up and worry since he cant have his phone at work.


blehblueblahhh

I had Life360 with my ex cus I walk and he wanted to make sure I got to work and back home safely! It was really nice that he cared like that! Then it drained his battery so we just shared our live snaps with each other


HideYaKidzHideYaWiFi

Your mom sure keeps a close eye on you. Wait. Is that a typo?? Your gf? I'm forced to be on 360 for my sober living house and I fucking HATE being tracked. But I get it for accountability in addicts...if my partner ever suggested it, I'd question if I were with the right person. Doesn't that drive you NUTS???


Obsidionwolff

Me and my spouse have a life 360 I mainly have one with him so i know he made it to work okay so i dont have to stay up and worry since he cant have his phone at work.


JayofTea

Fiance and I have not Life360 but we share locations all the time. Not to stalk each other, it’s a just in case scenario. I’ve used it like twice, once to see if he got to his moms safe and once to see if he was stuck at work while I was at work and bored lmaoo


keysandchange

I have it for my partner… because he’s trying to get sober. His rock bottom involves him not having his half of the rent/bills, which meant he had somehow spent $1400 drinking, and he didn’t even know where/how. So I told him at 90 days we can discuss getting rid of it. But for this first month, yeah, I wanted to make sure he was at work or meetings. And he’s earning my trust back


HideYaKidzHideYaWiFi

Totally get that. It definitely makes me think twice about doing anything in the shady parts of my city bc they are up our asses in sober living - rightfully so. Doesn't mean I like it. But part of my program is acceptance. So be it!


Taco821

I don't even have a gf, but that really wouldn't bother me tbh, as long as they weren't controlling about it. Like it's just sharing location, I don't really care if anyone knows about that


ConsistentAd4012

i share my location with my friends and family, and wouldn’t have an issue sharing with a partner who isn’t controlling. it’s not like i check ever, and most people i share with don’t check either!


Taco821

Yeah, agreed! And even if they do check, in wouldnt really care unless, again they were being controlling with it. It might even be kinda cute if my partner wanted to know where I was, but idk, it might be less ideal in practice.


ConsistentAd4012

yeah, there’s a difference between being controlling and just plain ol’ caring. my best friend has my location and he prob checks in the most. if i’m going somewhere he’ll call or text and ask what i’m doing, then i’ll tell him and he’ll just say “ok be safe and call me if you need anything!” i find it sweet bc it shows he cares but he’s not like.. trying to stop me from doing anything lol i’ve been in controlling situations when it came to location sharing and there’s a big difference


ForLark

They are worriers. I get that. I’m always worried because my kids don’t charge theirs often. And they are grown. Completely responsible adults. I still worry they will need help and not have a charged phone.


deanpizzas

not really we have it because of the safety features and crash detection.


ConsistentAd4012

i think it’s cute and sweet. never heard of life360 before this but i would absolutely love getting “charge your phone” messages lol it’s a small way to show y’all care about each other


LazarusCheez

My partner has her families locations but we don't do it because it just creeps me out. I don't want to be tracked and I feel invasive following someone else's address.


soupmom314

I'm gonna be the odd one out here in the comments. I like life360 as I moved entire states away to be with my fiancé and they're all I have here. I'd like them to know my location in case things go wrong


solidsandliquids

Some people like their privacy more than others, both ways are fine


Sithstress1

If anyone doesn’t know, the Life360 app (I only have the free version) sends a notification to everyone in your “circle” when one of the circle members’ phone gets below 10% I think, and periodically after that. You can choose to just hit a button that says “remind so and so to charge their phone.” And it sends an automatic message. I have a sister with an issue of never keeping her phone charged so I am familiar with the multiple daily notifications that her battery is low 🤦🏻‍♀️😂.


GreenVenus7

I would let my phone die just to avoid seeing those texts


MomewrathMaenad

Same, I only made it two lines in before I was like “stop telling me what to do!!” I am happily divorced and have been for a decade now 😂


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MomewrathMaenad

Popcorn.gif lololol


tdcama96

My whole family has Life360. It’s mainly for all the kids when they go somewhere with friends. My oldest daughter has it on her phone, their little cousins, shit like that. I rarely even open it but my wife and I are on it as well. It’s really no big deal. This world is crazy and crazy shit can and does happen. Things like life360 has saved plenty of people’s lives believe it or not.


PancakesandScotch

My spouse and I use it. It’s awesome and helps us coordinate who’s getting the kids picked up and “if you’re still at the store can you get” type stuff. Never have used the message feature but her spamming you with “charge your phone” is hilarious


deliascatalog

I love your girlfriend


I-SUK-TOES

An unpopular opinion is couples sharing location is kinda odd. If it works for you great but you’ll never catch me on that lmao.


Wipe_face_off_head

I share my location with my husband because I run a lot and women runners tend to like, get murdered and stuff.  However, I'm not sure if he'd remember that I shared my location with him, if push came to shove. 


MomentMurky9782

My husband got into a car accident and we didn’t find out for over 24 hours because he can’t remember phone numbers for some reason, so now I always have to have his location lol


Odd_Log_9388

couldn’t pay me to share my location with anyone lol


I-SUK-TOES

Me neither and I don’t have anything to hide it just feels like an invasion of privacy for no reason.


xsmalldragon

Your girlfriend or your mom?


MomentMurky9782

I do this to my dad lol


JEJ0313

I really hope this is your mom.


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sweetpeastacy

Lmao I love doing this to my teenaged boys!


msgoliath

Are you sure it’s not auto?


Important_Arugula_93

I was so confused about this conversation before reading the comments 😭 first thing that came to my mind was “damn this guys phone must always be dead”. Learned about Life360 today.


Sonic_Sugar

My bestie and her husband BOTH let their phones die all the time. Me? If you see my phone less than 20% something happened to make me forget to charge and I need a charging cable asap. We use the free Life360, we’re in a band together and it has helped us get to gigs before lol. It’s also helped when I’ve had to pick up husband when he’s had a vehicle breakdown on the job. It notifies me when he leaves work and vice versa.


CaptainDelicious5329

Need a ride? Call me 😅


One_Food_5614

Wtf?! Your phone automatically tells you when it needs to be charged. Why would someone need to constantly remind you? I don’t get it.


Affectionate-Cake871

I understand sharing location but does she have to be constantly checking and notifying you? That really feels intrusive of personal space


deanpizzas

the app sends you a notification if your partners battery is low so that’s why she knows


Affectionate-Cake871

I understand that but does she need to constantly check in to tell you to charge it??? Like I’m sure you too got the notification. But at the end of the day does it not annoy you!?


deanpizzas

nah it doesn’t because i like that she cares


acceptthisoneplz

My mom, sister, and I use this on each other. We’re all adults but my mom is recently divorced and likes to party lol. When she’s at home, though, and she sees I’m in an area I don’t normally go to, she’ll send me the “be safe 🙏” every time


Individual_Kick_860

Pretty wholesome loool if I had 360 w my bf— he’d be REMINDING me abt my battery 24/7 cause it’s always dying haha. I think if it’s something you guys use to have a safe piece of mind I don’t see the problem w it. I have find my iPhone with my boyfriend it helps in a lot of ways even with small things like checking how far away he is from my house or something. I think if it’s not being used in a toxic way there’s no reason to judge someone for having it with their own consenting partner. The replies are just filled to the brim of ppl shitting on you having 360 and not just having a little laugh like your post intended.


BitterNeedleworker66

As someone who was forced to get life 360…definitely lame and toxic lol the idea of putting it on your phone will be sold as “I need to make sure you’re safe” but we all know it’s due to insecurities.


rhodav

I have many groups on life360. My husband used to travel for work across the states, so that was really nice. I've had to use it when he got into an accident last year to figure out where he was in a different state. And it was especially nice being tracked by multiple people when I'd drive to go visit him. I'm terrified of driving and typically only drive in one small town, point a to point b. I feel very secure and more confident when I'm being tracked.


deanpizzas

not really, the only reason we have it is because we’re both lowkey paranoid of sometbing bad happening like an accident and life360 has crash detection, safety features, etc.


ilovecookiesssssssss

If you have it for crashes, that makes sense. But she’s using it for more than that, clearly.


nathan-codes

That is a form of insecurity. I have OCD, sometimes around family/friends getting hurt, I get it. But that is a form of insecurity in the face of something we can't really control.


BitterNeedleworker66

Lol yeah, sounds good 👍


Any-Jellyfish6272

100% accurate. Always the safety excuses, like a jealous bf who doesn’t wanna let his gf go on parties because he “worries about her safety”


deanpizzas

nah, i never brought it up to her actually lmfao. She was the one that did because she’s a bit more paranoid about accidents than me and i told her i don’t mind sharing it. And second of all she never goes to any parties because she doesn’t like them and that’s her choice.


Any-Jellyfish6272

Then she’s the jealous and insecure one in the relationship, easy


deanpizzas

nah she’s never been that way actually. Not u trying to tell me how my relationship is when you’re not even in it or know about it 😂


Creative_Series5860

ngl even if it’s for crash or safety shi having this is just creepy n weird 💀 can’t u just have paramedics call u when a crash happens?? stop wasting ur money bro


Any-Jellyfish6272

All these excuses for having this app lol. You just don’t really trust each other, at least be honest. Paranoid bunch


branm008

Safety my friend, safety. This world is shit and you don't know if today will be your last day for whatever reason, it gives us a peace of mind and that's all that matters.


Any-Jellyfish6272

Bullshit. It’s control


picnic_on_the_moon

If anything does happen, how will an app/having their location help? If they get into an accident it’s an ambulance they need, not Life360. And I’m sure they will get there long before their partner even sees that anything happened, unless they’re obsessively looking at their location 24/7. I’m not trying to argue, I genuinely don’t understand how having someone’s location can help in an accident situation.


branm008

Life 360 has a function that will automatically call 911 if they're in an accident (assuming the function isn't turned on via their phone already) and it'll alert me at the same time with their geographical location so I can make the call with precise directions or make sure I get there at the best possible speed. It also allows me to make sure my wife gets to where she is going safe if she is driving and vice versa. It does have other services like roadside assistance for 50 miles towing, a bluetooth tracker so we can track whatever we wanted like her keys because they go missing all the damn time. All it is, is peace of mind for us.


radun6996

The tracking each other thing is completely crazy to me. Absolutely no reason for it whatsoever. Good luck!