Life360
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| Developer(s) | Life360 |
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iOS Android Windows Phone |
| Type | Location-based service |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
Life360 is a family networking app launched in 2008. It is a location-based service that allows family members to share their location with each other, and easily communicate throughout the day. The app has more than 50 million registered families and has received numerous awards.
Life360 was founded by Chris Hulls and Alex Haro and has received a total of $20 million in funding since its launch, including funding from both Facebook and Google. The app was initially released in 2008 in the Android marketplace. The first funding for Life360 came in the form of a $275,000 grant as a winner of Google's 2008 Android Developer Challenge. Additional funding included $5.5 million in a Series A round and $10 million in a Series B round.
Life360 entered into an agreement with BMW in 2013 to integrate the location services of Life360 with the navigation in BMW automobiles. The same year, Life360 surpassed Foursquare in the number of registered users with 34 million and reached more than 40 million registered users the same year. Life360 also saw an increase in user registration following the announcement from Google that they would be shutting down their Google Latitude platform in August 2013.
It was announced in 2013 that Life360 would be adding global support for its app which would include support in languages other than English and international SMS. The announcement came after downloads of the Life360 app increased internationally, even though the app was only available in English.
In 2016, Life360 added a feature that enables smartphones to detect when people are in a car crash and automatically contacts emergency response.
Life360 is both a web and mobile application and was referred to as a "family-oriented private social network" by Bloomberg Businessweek. The app is a social network for families and differentiates itself in this way as it is not based around peer groups or professional networks such as Find My Friends and LinkedIn. It allows users to share locations, group message, and call for roadside assistance. It has four main features which include location sharing, circles, places, and premium.
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