Checking in just got easier , and the whole app feels calmer. • One-tap check-ins: Tap "Send a check-in" from anywhere on your home screen to let your family know you're safe, "I'm safe," "Heading home," "Made it," or your own. • Make it yours: Create personal quick check-ins with your own emoji and label, like "At practice" or "Movie night." • Changed your mind? A quick Undo appears right after you send. • A cleaner home screen: We redesigned Pulse to answer one question at a glance , "Is everyone okay?" with a calmer, less cluttered layout. • Switch circles from anywhere: Jump between your family, friends, or roommates groups right from the top of both Home and Map. • Stronger SOS: call emergency services, text contacts a live map link, and auto-retry if you're offline Your location stays private , shared only with the people you choose, and never sold.

• Set up your way: choose what your group is (Family, Friends, Team, or School) right from the start, and switch anytime for free. • A clearer first screen when it's just you, with a quick look at what you'll get once your people join. • During an SOS, call emergency services and text your trusted contacts a live map link in one tap. • Walk With Me is more reliable: journey check-ins and the alert to your trusted contact now stay in sync across everyone's devices. • The Location Sharing switch now takes you to Settings if location is off, instead of doing nothing. • Major sync reliability improvements: smoother recovery when you go offline and back online, and cleaner switching between iCloud accounts. Core safety (SOS and check-ins) is always free, and your location stays private in your family's iCloud.

• Follow a walk live : when someone starts Walk With Me, the people they choose can watch the journey on a map with a live ETA and directions, until they arrive. • Groups for friends, roommates, or a team , each separate, with its own members and privacy. Create and manage them in Settings. • Get Started flow makes first-time setup a breeze, and new members now appear right away. • Edit or delete your Places directly from the place screen. • Start FamBeacon+ with a free week. • Reliability and sync improvements. Core safety (SOS + check-ins) is always free, and your location stays private in iCloud.

• Fixed family invite links so joining a family works reliably. • More dependable syncing across devices. • Reliability and performance improvements.

Big reliability + safety update: • More reliable sync: your family sees each other's location, check-ins, and updates faster and more dependably, with automatic recovery after you've been offline. • Crash Detection (Beta): while driving, FamBeacon can detect a likely crash and, after a 30-second cancelable countdown, alert your family with your location. Entirely on-device. • Ask a family member to check in send a gentle "can you check in?" nudge from your iPhone or Apple Watch; they reply with one tap. • Low-battery alerts : a heads-up when a family member's phone is running low. • Edit family members : rename anyone, and (as the owner) change roles, from their profile. • Subscription screen fixes and other polish. No ads, no trackers, no servers of ours , your family's location lives only in your iCloud.