Family map consistently stops locating family members

I have been using the Family Map app for almost a year. At first, it was great. It proved to be very consistent locating family members. Then suddenly in April, after an AT&T update on my Samsung phone, I completely lost the ability to track one family member. I called AT&T tech services a few times. No one could help me. I canceled the service twice because I was so frustrated. Then in June, after a routine Family Map update, I could suddenly track the family member that was not trackable for over a month. Everything was working fine until this past week when Family Map stopped tracking my other child's phone. That child informed me that she had an AT&T update this past week on her HTC phone. Now I cannot track her and we have tried everything logical to get the app to work. I have deleted and then added that family member back onto my family map account; we have uninstalled the Family Map updates; we have re-installed the app on her phone. I am paying full price for half the service!

It may be time to try some free apps that do the same thing.
Try Life360. It works on all types of phones. So far it works as long as GPS is on. There is an upgrade option for a single payment of $15, but I haven't seen any need to update.

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