Do any of you track your partner's phone?

Mamie, they didn’t dare turn off the trackers because they were frightened of the reaction from their husband/father. Obviously, the trackers were just a part of the picture of abuse but it shows that it’s not always benign. I am happy to say that all of these women managed to get out of their toxic situations - they were so courageous.

Me and my daughter use life 360.

Good that they got out SueDonim. Abusive people will always try and find a way.

DH & I use Find my Friends, but it does need each phone to have a signal - I often lose track of him when he’s out walking/camping overnight. He also carries a PLB just in case of emergencies.

No, it’s sat right here on the coffee table most of the time!

It is also useful for everyone to have "what3words" app on their phone. It gives your position immediately and all you have to do is give the three random words it generates for your exact position. It might say apple orange tomato - and the emergency services would know where you are within a few feet.

It's useful while out in the countryside, but also when in a strange town etc.

I'm surprised to find how many men seem to control their wives in this way,wanting to know where they are going, who is on the phone, who you spoke to. I know some wives do it too.My friends husband trackers her phone and they are both 80. I don't know what he thinks she might be up to.Another friend can only meet up if her husband is busy.

What 3 words is good if you were worried out in the sticks [or trying to desribe to emergency services on a non descript road that you don't know the name of
Yes, trackers as a means of abuse are dreadful, abusers do so much harm with them
But for the purpose OP describes they are excellent. People do have accidents. My son and I use google maps, it is useful if he is coming to be able to see whereabouts he is, so I know how much time I have before he arrives [and when he sets off home I can see when he has got home, so he doesn't need to ring me to say he got home safely, or if he is going on holiday it is reassuring to know he got there ok. I very rarely look at where he is apart from those instances.

My husband has never tracked me, but I’m forever tracking him. He’s a keen cyclist and windsurfer so he texts me when he sets off and sends me a beacon so that I can follow his progress and be alerted to any mishaps. That way I know where he is and whether he’s moving - if he stops he texts me to let me know that all is well. Often he’s cycling in fairly remote places, so I find being able to track him is very reassuring.

My family used FMF when we used to go skiing. It was very useful and we switched it off when we returned home. Job done and no further tracking. ?‍♀️ I do appreciate that tracking apps can have a downside but I don’t think that’s what the OP had that in mind.
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I haven't. There are times when it could be useful or save a life, but yes, it could be used to manipulate and control as well.

What3words has been recommended, and I have it installed. Hopefully will never have to use it!

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I haven't. There are times when it could be useful or save a life, but yes, it could be used to manipulate and control as well.

What3words has been recommended, and I have it installed. Hopefully will never have to use it!

This is the point of using the 'share my location' function on WhatsApp. It is the person who is being tracked who initiates it and it times out after a maximum of 8 hours.

I think I mentioned this before but my new phone has tracked my movements over the last years even before I got it.Google must be monitoring me. It got a few places wrong,one across the lough where I have never been, perhaps satellite didn't realise it would be a 40 mile trip away by road although close on the map.

Thanks to all for your contributions and ideas. I agree that tracking can sometimes be abused, but the situation I am envisioning is similar to OakDryad's with the person perhaps unconcious and unable to use his phone to get help. I am going to look into Life360, as that sounds as though it would work, even if the person could not phone out. And, as a PP said, there is often no signal in these rural/remote areas, so my scheme might not work anyway!

Oosh, the arguments I've heard from using these apps!
"You're not where you said you are, so where are you?"
"I'm exactly where I said I was!" Takes photo to prove it etc.
They only ping off the nearest tower, so they're not exact. Meaning you could be near where it says you are, but near is far enough away so that people who may be looking for you wouldn't be able to find you!

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Shheesh- I have enough trouble tracking my own phone, never mind anyone else’s.

There’s a wristwatch that is being advertised on daytime TV which is for reassurance in case someone is lost or falls. Don’t know the name but it’s shown quite often.

My DH and I track each other on FMF also our teenage grandson. My DH was in a car accident quite near home recently - we were able to get to him quickly using the app.

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My oh doesn't have a phone....doesn't want one .doesn't know how to use one...

No.

God No!
But I would if it was a matter of personal safety.
He doesn't go hiking in the mountains or anything like that.
We both keep our phones turned on to be available for emergency texts or calls.