#trusted contacts

Google has recently announced that it will discontinue its emergency location sharing mobile app, Trusted Contacts, starting December 1, 2020. According to the advisory posted by Google on its Trusted Contacts website, the company will stop its support on the said app from December  1.  However, those who installed the app on their mobile devices may still continue using it. According to the report of The Verge, Trusted Contacts are now out of the App Store and Google Play Store. The advisory warns users that they won't be able to access created trusted contacts on the app after the mentioned time period above, encouraging users to download contacts before December 1, 2020. Google has just announced a new safety app called Trusted Contacts. The app works by first enlisting your trusted contacts -- your parents, siblings, or a really close friend. It shows your location to these contacts once you allowed them and, in turn, you can also see where they are if they chose to share their location with you. Trusted Contacts also works even without internet connection. Trusted Contacts is only available on Play Store as of the time of writing, with the iOS version coming soon. Read more in our articles including "Google to discontinue Trusted Contacts starting December 1" and "Google launches Trusted Contacts, a personal safety app".