Some people choose a few of their closest friends and family to share their locations with, and many will choose to do that for safety reasons. If you've been on a night out with pals, rather than waiting up to check your mate got home safe, you can quickly check their little pin on the map, and voila, you know they're more than likely tucked up in bed next to a kebab.
But some people feel uncomfortable with the thought of sharing where they are with anybody and would find it bizarre if someone asked them to turn on location services.
A woman took to Mumsnet to ask whether she and her husband were being unreasonable for sharing their location with each other, as one of her friends noticed her checking when her husband would be home on the map, and she reacted as though she'd done something 'awful'.
She wrote: "This should really be are we being unreasonable because it's the same for both of us. We've had location sharing on between us 24/7 for a couple of years now.
"I can always see where my husband is and vice versa. It's hugely helpful and we turned it on for very practical reasons. No more messaging each other where are you, having to explain that we're stuck in traffic, worrying about each other if we're running late etc.
"It's certainly not to 'check up on each other', there has never been a hint of suspicion of infidelity in the relationship and we both trust each other fully. Days go by without me checking his location, but it's very handy to have it there when we need it.
"We're both happy with the arrangement, but I said to a friend the other day that I'd just quickly check whether my husband was home yet and looked at my phone, and she reacted like what I was doing was really awful.
"She was gobsmacked and sort of acted like it was a controlling/abusive thing (despite it being both ways). I've mentioned it to several friends since and I've had very mixed reactions. Some couples do the same, some thought it was very odd. Are we being unreasonable? Is this a weird invasion of each other's privacy?"
The reaction from Mumsnetters was mixed, with some saying it was completely up to them, and others saying that they found it strange, and that is certainly wasn't something they would feel comfortable with.
One wrote: "I don't have my husband's location and he doesn't have mine. I do however have my 15-year-old daughter's location and she has mine.
"My husband has never asked for my location but if he did I'd share it."
Another said: "I could think of nothing worse than someone knowing where I am at all times, and generally I'm not that bothered about where my husband is. It's just too much, but you're OK with it so..."
Someone else pointed out that they could see the flaws with it, but they also use it as a family, commenting: "We have the same, our whole family shares locations for entirely practical purposes.
"In a safe and trusting relationship, it's fine. But it does also have the potential to be used in a controlling way as well so I am not surprised some people think of it like that either."
Would you share your location with a loved one? Let us know in the comments.
