Locate driver

Automatically share your location while you drive based on SMS.

An Open Source Android Application that automatically shares your location while you drive based on SMS.

All you have to do is to choose a destination, a keyword and to start the application. When someone sends you an SMS with that keyword, the application will auto respond with your location and ETA to your destination.

The application it is battery friendly because it uses a "BroadcastReceiver", which means that the application is not running on the background,. The Android system sends an event when a SMS is received and the application will start in the background. It uses the GPS for a limited time, only to get the location for the response, after that it will close again.

Source code and changelog available on Github at: https://github.com/micku7zu/Locate-driver

Changelog:

Version 1.6:

- Add READ_PHONE_STATE permission for some phones (Lenovo P70)

- Add multi-window support for Android 7

- Update permission dialog for Android 7

Version 1.5:

- Fix Samsung SMS send problems (maybe other phones too)

Version 1.4:

- Added better permission management

- Fixed crashes on some device because of permissions

Version 1.3:

- Round values on SMS, too many decimals

Version 1.2:

- Fixed "No such method" crash on older android devices

- Fixed speed conversion

- Added MPH / KMH option on settings

- Updated libraries versions

Version 1.1:

- Fixed issue reported on github, settings list is now visible for all phones

- Change the way start / stop button works

- Fix SMS not sent bug when address is too long

- Lower the minimum Android version to SDK 14 (Ice cream sandwich 4.0.1)

- Improve location getter using "smart-location-lib"

- Add altitude and speed only when the data is correct