Google is making it easier for your family and friends to keep track of you with its new Trusted Contacts app. Simply assign some contacts as “trusted” and they’ll be able to request your current activity status and location. If you don’t respond to a location request within five minutes, it will be shared with other trusted contacts. Another neat feature is to follow their location as they travel, to virtually ‘walk’ someone home. The overall idea is to make sure loved ones are safe. You can download now in the Play Store with no word on an iOS version yet.

via Instagram Google is making it easier for your family and friends to keep track of you with its new Trusted Contacts app. Simply assign some contacts as “trusted” and they’ll be able to request your current activity status and location. If you don’t respond to a location request within five minutes, it will be shared with other trusted contacts. Another neat feature is to follow their location as they travel, to virtually ‘walk’ someone home. The overall idea is to make sure loved ones are safe. You can download now in the Play Store with no word on an iOS version yet. //