Herenow(free)

显示其他手机上远程谷歌地图的位置。

[Overview]

The app view the location of other phones or tablets.

For example, if your child has a phone, it can display the location of your child on your phone.

It is FREE except communication fee.

[Prepare]

Prepare the parent device and child device.

　Child device : Phone or tablet with GPS function, send the location to parent device.（*1）

　Parent device : Phone or tablet, display the location of child device.（*1）

The child device notifies the parent device on a regular basis the own location, and the parent device will display the received location on the Google map.

Therefore, need to register to each other the parent and the child before using the app.

The registration is performed via bluetooth, so such as authentication and acquisition of account is not required at all.

[Install]

Install the app to both the parent and the child devices.

There is no difference between the parent app and the child app. Install the same one.

You have successfully installed and icons of "Herenow (parent)" and "Herenow (child)" will appear on the screen.

[Register]

Close as possible the parent and the child device.（*2）

　・Child setup steps

　1.Tap Herenow(child) icon on the screen.

　2.Push the button at the bottom right.

　3.Enter the name of the child in the name input screen.

　　It is the character that is displayed on the map of the parent device.

　4.Push the button at the bottom right After you enter the name.

　5.Permit bluetooth device visualization in the dialog that appears next.

　6.The child device will be ready to accept connections from the parent device. Setup the parent side.

　7.That's all.

　8.Turn on gps if gps is turned off.

　It can register only one parent.

　Cancel the registration once if you want to change the parent.

　・Parent setup steps

　1.Tap Herenow(parent) icon on the screen.

　2.Push the button at the bottom right.

　3.Select the child device you want to register after near devices will be searched.

　4.That's all.

　It can register more than one child devices.

[Usage]

Turn on the gps function of the child device.（*3）

The location of the child device currently selected is displayed on the map when you tap Herenow(parent) icon on the parent device.

If you watch the location of the another child device, push the settings button in the upper right corner of the map screen, select the child device on the setting screen.

[Note]

If it can not get the location of the child device in communication error, etc., the marker on the map will be semi-transparent.

It will automatically retry If left untreated for a while.

If you want to let retry immediately, re-display the map by, for example, switch to the home screen.

While a map on the parent is displayed, the child may be to return from the sleep mode.

If devices go to sleep in the mobile network state, Android stop the location service.

If it does not detect a predetermined time notifications from the child, the parent let restart the locating.

Some errors may be observed on general Android devices.

*1.This app is supported by Android.

*2.Radio waves reach of bluetooth is about 10m.

*3.Since gps function consume a lot of power, charge the child device frequently.