New Android app lets you keep tabs on friends and family

LifeAware, a new app for the Android OS, is a locator service that allows users to create a network to keep tabs on the locations of friends and family and share their own. Once created, LifeAware provides the last known location of anyone in it, even if their cell phone is off or out of range.

Another feature, sure to be popular with parents, is the ability to create “safety zones.” Once someone enters or leaves the designated zone, the user is notified. For example, a parent could set up a child’s school as such a zone and would be notified when that child arrives at or leaves that area. Bad news for any kid thinking of skipping school! Users can also share their locations with members of their network and tag places they visit. More after the break.