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How It Works

The mechanics behind Signal states, background location and battery use.

Why Famloop never shows an old location as live

Most family locators show you a dot and let you assume it is current. Here is how Famloop calculates location freshness instead of storing it, and what that changes when a phone goes quiet.

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