Locationsharing Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Glympse for iOS gets a major update for easier location sharing

by Mel Martin (Oct 16th, 2012)

Glympse has been a favorite app for me since it came out a couple of years ago. Whenever I'm meeting someone, Glympse sends out my exact location and time of arrival to as many people as I want. Friends or associates can see my progress in the Glympse app if they have it, or on any browser ...

Glympse partners with Mercedes to bring built-in location sharing

by Mel Martin (Jun 6th, 2012)

I've been a frequent user and a big fan of Glympse ever since I first reviewed it. If you're on a trip, meeting someone for lunch and so on, you can share your location in real time, along with your ETA and your route. It's a clever marriage of iOS and GPS. The Glympse app is free, and has had ...

Apple's Find My Friends app now available

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 12th, 2011)

In advance of iOS 5, Apple has released Find My Friends, a location sharing app similar to Glympse. As the name implies, Find My Friends will let you locate your friends on a map. It'll also let you share your location so your friends can find you. For those concerned about privacy, the ...