Life360 Inc. is a San Mateo, California–based American information technology company that provides location-based services, including sharing and notifications, to consumers globally.
[9] In 2016, Life360 added a feature that enables smartphones to detect when people are in a car crash and automatically contacts emergency response.
[10] In February 2016, Life360 acquired the private messaging application and Y Combinator grad "Couple" based in Mountain View, California.
[16] In November 2019, the company acquired ZenScreen, a San Jose, California-based app that guides users and their families to track and attain screen time habits for a more balanced digital diet, for an undisclosed sum.
Circles allows users to create separate groups within the app, e.g. "caregivers", "extended family", and "John's baseball team."
[9] These extra features include: stolen phone insurance, access to a live advisor 24/7, unlimited creation of "Places", and emergency roadside assistance (known as 'Driver Protect').
[26][27] An article by The Washington Post claims that parents are using the location sharing feature to track their teenage and adult children "in ways that resemble emotional abuse.
[30] While tracking devices like Life360's Tile and Apple's AirTag were intended to help users find missing or stolen property, they have also been used maliciously, such as stalking people.
[35] Life360 has received multiple awards including funding as winner of both Google Android Developer Challenge[6] and Facebook fbFund.