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Verizon’s updated family-tracking app adds SOS alerts

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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Verizon has relaunched its family-tracking app with a Safe Walk SOS feature, allowing users to share their real-time location with emergency contacts and send notifications when they arrive safely. Users can also access a silent SOS button that will alert contacts if they need help.

The new Verizon Family app replaces the Smart Family service that the carrier launched in 2019. It comes with many of the same features, including ways to track the locations of family members, view how much time a child is spending on their phone, and set limits on screen time.

The Verizon Family app also lets parents view their child’s call and text activity (without actually viewing their messages), monitor their teen’s driving activity, and set location…

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