IoT & Data · Consumer Apps
Family Location Sharing
Live location sharing for a small circle, with control resting with the person being shared.
- Modules
- 14
- System addresses
- Available on Play Store and App Store
Screenshots
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The problem it solves
Location-sharing apps are generally built to watch: whoever holds the link can look whenever they like, for as long as they like. Lokyu puts the privacy control with the person being shared. They decide for how long, within which area, and with whom.
System flow
- 01
Sign-in
Registration by phone number and one-time code
- 02
Circle
Users add close friends or family
- 03
Sharing
Location is shared within chosen time and scope limits
- 04
Updates
Position updates use location anchoring to save battery
- 05
Map
Circle members see positions live on a map
- 06
History
Route history is retained per privacy settings
Modules
Modules are grouped the way the system actually works, each with its function spelled out.
Location6 modules
- Map
- Live view of circle member positions
- Location Tracking
- Battery-efficient background position updates
- Anchoring
- Detects stationary points to conserve battery
- Route History
- Route history with limited retention
- Places
- Marks significant places such as home and school
- Geocoding
- Turns coordinates into place names
Social & Privacy4 modules
- Circle
- Manages the circle of close contacts
- Privacy Controls
- Who may see, when, and how much
- Filtering
- Limits sharing by area or time
- Discovery
- Finds places near circle members
Account & System4 modules
- Authentication
- Phone number sign-in with OTP verification
- Onboarding
- Feature introduction and location permissions on first use
- Diagnostics
- Self-check when location accuracy degrades
- Activity
- Archive of user activity
Technology, in plain words
- Flutter
- Builds the Android and iOS apps from one codebase
- Go
- A programming language for lean, fast server services
- PostGIS
- Lets the database store and measure points on a map
- MapLibre
- The engine that draws the map on screen
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