Location-sharing Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Glympse app gets integrated with Ford SYNC

by Mel Martin (Jan 7th, 2013)

Ford car owners with SYNC AppLink can now enable voice-controlled location sharing through the Glympse app on their iPhones. To use Glympse, drivers must have the app installed on an iOS or Android-based smartphone. The car automatically recognizes the app when the phone is Bluetooth-paired or ...

Twist for iPhone is an interesting 'twist' on location sharing

by Mel Martin (Jul 18th, 2012)

I've been a big fan of Glympse as a way to share my location with friends, so they know where I am and when I might arrive. In fact, it's a favorite app of mine. So I was interested to try Twist, an iOS app that has similar features but accomplishes things quite differently, and in many ways does ...