Live Location Sharing Thatyou turn on, and turn off, on purpose.
ProtectSmartly makes it simple to share exactly where you are in real time — for a walk, a drive, an entire trip — with only the people you choose. When you're done, sharing stops. That's how it should work.
Live location without the always-on creep factor.
Big platforms turn live sharing into a permanent broadcast. ProtectSmartly is the opposite. You choose the moment (this walk, this trip, this shift), you choose the audience (up to five trusted contacts), and you choose the end (a time or when you arrive somewhere). Nothing more.
Accurate enough to actually trust it in a real situation.
GPS updates every 5-15 seconds when live sharing is active, drawing on satellite, network and Wi-Fi signals. That means your family can watch you approach the driveway, not a rough dot on a map with a five-minute lag.
What You Get Out of the Box
Real-time GPS updates
Position refreshes every few seconds while sharing is on, so watchers see genuine movement, not stale pins.
Time-bound sharing
Share for 15 minutes, an hour or 'until I arrive.' The app ends sharing automatically when the timer or destination is reached.
Contact-by-contact control
Share with one friend, three family members or all five — different people for different moments. Full granularity.
Pause any time
Long tap the sharing badge to pause instantly. Contacts see the last-shared point and a clear 'paused' label.
Real Moments It Helps
Walking home from the station
Share the 12-minute walk with a partner. They watch you arrive; sharing stops on its own.
Road trip with family checking in
Share the drive with your parents so they can watch you get there. Sharing ends when the car parks.
First day at a new job
Share the morning commute with a friend so someone knows you got there — no anxious texts.
Questions People Ask
Do the people I share with need the app?
For the best experience yes — they see you on a live map. If they don't have the app, they can still open a shared link in any browser.
How much battery does live sharing use?
Roughly 3-6% per hour while sharing is active, less when the phone is still. Off-sharing, the app uses almost nothing.
Is my location stored forever?
No. Free plans keep 2 days of location history. Premium keeps 30 days. Older data is deleted automatically.
Can I share indefinitely?
You can, but the app will remind you every few hours to confirm you still want sharing on. That's intentional — it protects you from forgetting.
Related Safety Guides
Explore how ProtectSmartly protects other people and moments in your life.
SOS App →
One-tap emergency alert with your live location.
Family Safety App →
The shared map your whole family will actually use.
Travel Safety App →
Share trips abroad without extra apps.
Have a question first? See our frequently asked questions.