Google to ditch Trusted Contacts location sharing app this year-end

Search engine giant Google is taking down the Trusted Contacts location sharing app from Google Play Store and Apple App Store on December 1.

Google cited that the location sharing is already in use on Google Maps, so the company thought that there is no need for a dedicated app, Trusted Contacts, and also users can save the storage space.

In December 2016, Google announced the novel safety app Trusted Contacts, which allowed friends and family to share the location.

This offered peace of mind particularly to parents by knowing their teenage children are safe and know exactly where they were all time even when their phones went offline.