Live group location sharing for meetups and family tracking
Shares live locations on a map via group "sharing rooms," moving member icons, and Place Alerts that notify arrivals or departures. LINE HERE, from LINE, combined temporary timers, URL invitations, and social logins to create private tracking sessions. The app targeted families, friends at events, and travel groups by offering large-capacity rooms and timed privacy controls for short-term or ongoing coordination.
What the app actually let groups do
The app displayed real-time positions of room members on a map with live icon movement, so friends could follow one another’s progress during meetups. Rooms accepted up to 200 participants via a unique URL, and the service supported multiple concurrent rooms, which made it possible to run separate trackers for different gatherings or travel groups.
How privacy and temporary sharing were handled
Privacy controls included an adjustable Timer that automatically ended location sharing after a set duration, and Place Alerts that pushed notifications when someone arrived or left a named location. Account verification could use either LINE or Facebook credentials, and the timer feature provided an automated stop to tracking rather than relying on manual removal.
How notifications and alerts supported coordination
Place Alerts automated arrival and departure notices for locations such as home, school, or work, which reduced the need for manual check-ins. Push notifications informed members about those events, and the URL-based invitations simplified onboarding for guests who did not already share contacts with members.
How it fit into other services and device use
The app integrated with LINE and Facebook for inviting contacts and linking identities, and it was available on Android as a standalone tool before features were merged into LINE’s main ecosystem. That integration let groups use existing social credentials to join rooms without creating a separate account for the app.
Clear fit for group coordination, limited by discontinuation
The app suited families, event-goers, and travel groups that need visible, short-term location sharing and automated alerts; its high-capacity rooms and timer made it practical for large meetups. The service was retired and consolidated into LINE’s ecosystem, so users cannot run the standalone app anymore and must rely on LINE’s current location features instead.
