My daughter is 13 and has been going out with friends more often lately, and honestly I just want to make sure she’s safe without making her feel like I don’t trust her. I’ve looked into a few apps but most of them send a notification to the phone when they’re installed. Is there a way to quietly keep an eye on her location that she wouldn’t notice, or is that just not really possible on most phones?
Real talk: on most phones you can’t quietly track location without either a notification or physical access to her phone—iOS and Android both flag location sharing, and hidden apps usually need you to install them manually and turn off protections. My go-to is just using Find My or Google Family Link with the “safety, not spying” talk, or a shared family locator app she knows about; it’s way less hassle and actually works after updates.