Using Location Apps on Vacation

Perhaps you aren’t yet convinced of the power and convenience of location sharing applications for your phone. It’s okay, many people believe that sharing their location via an app is an intrusion into privacy, or that it isn’t going to work as well as it should. Fortunately, it’s possible to find a location app that is both simple to use, works reliably, and doesn’t invade your privacy or share information with the rest of the world, and it could be one of the best things to take along with you when you are going on.

How Does a Location App

You can find plenty of examples of how a location sharing app can help you when you are on vacation. For example, if you are heading out to do some shopping, and your spouse wants to go fishing or golfing, then you can decide that you will meet up later for dinner. In the days before cell phones, this often led to people being lost or late. Even with cell phones, finding directions without a map can be difficult. However, with a location app, not only will you be able to contact the person you are trying to find, you will see each of your locations on a map display on your phone. You will even have directions on how to reach one another, so getting lost is no longer an issue. 
If you are in a city that is unfamiliar to you, then you can be sure that a location app is going to help you, even more than a standard map, in most cases. The display will be available for you to look at as long as you are on the phone call with the other person, who is also using the application. Even when you do not know where you are, this application can help friends and family reunite.

Consider a Location App an Important Part of Travel

You can find quite a few different types of apps that can help you when you are going on vacation, and a quality location app such as Mapfia is certainly a good choice. The app is free, and it will work with Android phones and the iPhone. It is a good idea to have everyone in the group download the application before heading off on vacation. This way, everyone will have the application already on the phone. Take some time to learn to use the application as well, so you know exactly what to expect when you use it further down the line.

Outside of the Country

When you are looking for an application that can help you while you are on vacation, you should certainly consider where it is that you are going to be going on your vacation. If you are in the United States, then you will find that most of the apps, including Mapfia, are going to have you covered just about anywhere you go. Leaving the country is another matter. With Mapfia, users in the UK, China, India, Brazil, Japan, and Taiwan can now use the application. No matter which app you choose, make sure you know where it is going to work, and if it is worth it to take along with you when you are on your next trip.
Quality location sharing applications that you can use solely between family and friends, and not have to worry about privacy loss, are great tools, and far more beneficial than simple check-in applications. On vacation, these applications can help you save time, so that you and the group can enjoy more of the vacation and worry less about finding everyone and getting them together!

Author Bio:
David Chen is a writer for Mapfia. Mapfia is a location app that allows you to make "map calls" and see the other Mapfia user's location in real time on a map anywhere in the world.