Ask where they are. Get consent. Receive one location.
Send a location request through SMS or any messaging app. The other person approves it in their browser—no app required, no automatic updates, no background tracking.
A clear request. A deliberate yes. One useful answer.
WhereAreYou is designed for moments when you need to know where someone is now—without turning that moment into ongoing tracking.
Send a request link
Choose someone and share a fresh request through SMS or another messaging app that supports links.
They choose to approve
The recipient opens the link and decides whether to share their current location. They do not need the app.
Receive one map position
You get the approved location once. It does not refresh or continue running in the background.
Built for consent, not surveillance.
WhereAreYou cannot silently follow someone. Every location request is separate, every share needs fresh approval, and the location never updates automatically.
- No continuous or background location updates
- A separate approval for every request
- Useful for coordination, not passive monitoring
Works through the messaging apps people already use.
Send the request link through SMS, WhatsApp, LINE, Telegram, Signal, Messenger, or another service that can send links. The recipient only needs a modern phone with internet access.
Share once. Know now.
Download WhereAreYou and send a consent-based location request in the messaging app you already use.
Straight answers about private location sharing.
- Does the other person need the WhereAreYou app?
- No. They receive a link and can approve the request in a modern mobile browser.
- Does WhereAreYou track someone continuously?
- No. A shared location does not update automatically, and every new request needs a new approval.
- Which messaging apps can send a request?
- Any service that can send a web link, including SMS, WhatsApp, LINE, Telegram, Signal, and Messenger.
- When is one-off location sharing useful?
- It is useful for simple coordination—for example, when you are waiting for someone who is late and need their current position.