On Android, there are a large number of security applications that allow you to track the location of your children or elderly parents in an emergency, but thanks to the automation that we are going to show you today, you will see that there are easier methods to do this, such as with Macrodroid.
The Macrodroid automation application, which we have already told you about more than once, will take care of receive the location of a loved one’s mobile in case of emergency and in an extremely simple way.
And that’s it, you just have to text that person’s phone, and the automations will take care of the rest
How to receive the position of other people on your mobile with Macrodroid
Macrodroid is one of the most powerful automation apps on Android right now, and it’s able to do an infinite number of things automatically and simply by configuring them in the app.
To be able to automatically receive the location of a loved one in the event of an emergency, simply install macrodroid app on your loved one’s mobile and configure the macro as follows:
- Triggers: SMS from any number with the text “”.
- Actions: Force position update
- Actions: Share location / SMS / Send to (select your contact)
This setup will ensure that whenever you send a message with the word GPS –or whatever–, the person’s mobile will send you a message with its location.
That way, if you got a message from that person asking for help or something similar, you can locate it in a short time thanks to its own mobile.
Logically, it is an automation for which You must have the authorization of the owner of said mobile, because not only will you have to install this application, but it is also illegal to do so without their consent.
When you receive this message, you will be able to see precisely where this person is at the present moment and so on. pick him up or call for help, and all this simply by sending an SMS.