Apple recently released the latest iOS 13 software update, which includes a new feature that may affect the quality of your Life360 user experience. But don’t worry – we are breaking everything down and showing you the easy fix to keep the app operating properly. How am I affected? For Life360’s advanced safety features and […]

Apple recently released the latest iOS 13 software update, which includes a new feature that may affect the quality of your <a href='https://www.life360.com/' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>Life360</a> user experience. But don’t worry – we are breaking everything down and showing you the easy fix to keep the app operating properly.How am I affected?For Life360’s advanced safety features and accurate location sharing capabilities to work, location permissions must be set to ‘Always’. The iOS 13 update may send you a pop-up that flags Life360’s background usage and then prompts you to select between two location permission settings – make sure you select ‘Always Allow’; see image below. <a href='https://www.life360.com/about/' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>Life360</a> needs to run in the background in order to provide features like location sharing, history, Driver Report, and Crash Detection. See next section for details around how Life360 uses the ‘Always’ setting.You can also check and/or set your settings to ‘Always,’ by going through your General Settings app. Step by step directions for this can be found at the end of this post. Important note: Existing Life360 users’ location settings will remain as they were prior to the iOS 13 update. <a href='https://www.life360.com/learn/is-life360-safe/' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>New Life360 users</a> who have downloaded the app after the iOS 13 update, will need to ensure their location permissions are set to ‘Always’ in General Settings (instructions below).   <img src='https://images.ctfassets.net/nywvtjnh7p05/wp_media_31452/1bc55ad59b57ca1a466ab96a18914199/iOS13-Pop-Up-Example.jpg' alt='[Blog] iOS13 Location Sharing Pop Up' title='[Blog] iOS13 Location Sharing Pop Up' />Why does location need to ‘Always’ be on?Keeping your loved ones connected and protected is at the core of what we do – and <a href='https://www.life360.com/learn/what-does-life360-do/' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>we use location to do it</a>. This is how location settings impact our most vital (and your favorite!) features:<ul><li><a href='https://www.life360.com/location-sharing/' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>Location Sharing</a>: When set to ‘Always,’ Circle members can accurately see each other’s location in real-time. Without permissions set to ‘Always,’ you will only be able to see the other person’s location when / where they last opened the app. </li><li>Location History: When set to ‘Always,’ <a href='https://www.life360.com/plans-pricing/' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>Life360 members</a> will be able to see up to 30 days of location history pending their plan. Without permissions set to ‘Always,’ location history will be incomplete and potentially incorrect.</li><li><a href='https://www.life360.com/crash-detection/' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>Crash Detection</a>: When set to ‘Always,’ <a href='https://www.life360.com/learn/how-does-life360-work/' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>Life360’s patented technology</a> can detect if you have begun a drive – either as the driver or passenger – and automatically engage Crash Detection once the speed reaches 25mph. Without permissions set to ‘Always,’ Crash Detection will not activate and will not be able to detect collisions. </li><li><a href='https://www.life360.com/driving-safety/' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>Driver Report</a>: When set to ‘Always,’ Life360 can accurately capture driving behavior and populate a comprehensive Driving Report. Without permissions set to ‘Always,’ Driver Report information will be incomplete and incorrect.</li></ul>Here’s what to do:

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At a time when traditional family structures can feel less accessible or misaligned with the lifestyles of younger generations, pet parenthood has become a primary way for people to build connection, routine, and a sense of home.

As traditional life goals of homeownership, marriage, and parenthood feel less accessible or essential to younger generations across the globe, pets have emerged as a new priority, shifting modern family dynamics.  According to a new international study from family connection and safety app Life360, pets are increasingly viewed as children within households. In fact, 60% of pet parents say they are currently prioritising their time, love, and money on their pet rather than planning for children. Citing emotional benefits like reduced stress (81%) along with adding structure and a sense of responsibility (77%), and notably, reminding them to find joy in everyday life (79%), pet parenthood is being treated more as a chosen path than a placeholder.*  This new generation is not avoiding parental commitments; they&#39;re opting for a different breed of commitment, one that society broadly understands as offering more freedom and flexibility. <h3>Methodology</h3>Following the launch of its pet safety products, including a community-based Pet Finder Network and wearable Pet GPS tracker, Life360 conducted a comprehensive analysis of the over 6 million Pet Profiles added to family circles from around the world. The family connection and safety app interpreted  mobility patterns and in-app engagement to understand how pets fit into users’ daily routines and decision-making. This was paired with attitudinal insights from an international study exploring how pet ownership shapes relationships, emotional well-being, and broader lifestyle choices. What emerged was a portrayal of what it means to be a pet parent today.<h2> The Trends Defining Pet Parenthood</h2><h3>The SIPP &amp; DIPP Household </h3>Since integrating Pet Profiles into its app, Life360 has documented a steady increase in family circles containing solely one or two adults and a pet - these single income pet parents (SIPPs) and double income pet parents (DIPPs) are a new family dynamic  reshaping the Life360 community. In fact, more than 120,000 new Pet Profiles are created on Life360 each week and 62% of those pets are <q>only children,</q> meaning they live in a SIPP or DIPP household.** Treated as a true part of the family, 86% of SIPPs and DIPPs consider their pet to be like a child and, as such, include their pet in hallmark moments like vacations (48%), holiday gatherings (46%), engagement proposals (22%), and even weddings (30%).*<img src='https://images.ctfassets.net/nywvtjnh7p05/19f8DNCxaunWUNVrc0QiTK/701edbc19be31f5103fad1d44be23b18/Introduction.png' alt='Introduction' title='Introduction' /><h3> The Constant Companion</h3>The modern pet is not housebound. Over 75% of SIPPs and DIPPs’ daily routines are shaped by their pets, who now have a pronounced public presence as they accompany their parents just about everywhere.* Nearly a third (31%) of SIPPs and DIPPs admit to bringing their pets to at least three public venues each week. This includes restaurants and cafés (20%), grocery stores (16%), offices (14%), and even bars (14%). A well-traveled 9% have been on flights and another 14% regularly use public transportation.* <img src='https://images.ctfassets.net/nywvtjnh7p05/4ibGeeWrEAJLqDWymbpaef/6090c9b4867be4a7d50dc314176726af/Commuting_Companion.png' alt='Commuting Companion' title='Commuting Companion' /><h3> Reverse Separation Anxiety</h3>The near-constant company of modern pet ownership may be driving a different kind of codependency. About a quarter of surveyed pet parents have declined social plans to avoid leaving their pet alone (23%) or have changed how or where they travel to accommodate their pet (26%).* Life360 has also noted users check on pets in the app at slightly higher rates than human children (a median of 15 times per month compared to 13 times, respectively). The majority of these check-ins occur in the evening, suggesting that pet parents experience the most separation anxiety during outings outside of business hours.**<img src='https://images.ctfassets.net/nywvtjnh7p05/2q7fqYqXvXBZ8emM96nZW7/0ab40b1e0477e54c9c39c480592b99e6/Reverse_Separation_Anxiety.png' alt='Reverse Separation Anxiety' title='Reverse Separation Anxiety' /><h3> The Pet-to-Proposal Pipeline </h3>Raising a pet together has become a defining milestone in modern relationships, often arriving before marriage or children. Over half of SIPPs and DIPPs (56%) say that co-parenting a pet together can act as a stress test for a relationship before committing further. In fact, 43% have used, or would use, a pet to evaluate how a partner handles shared responsibility, making pet ownership a real measure of long-term compatibility.*<img src='https://images.ctfassets.net/nywvtjnh7p05/3OeGS7fhdrEf24FxXxBKyG/ab79ae205cc1231d0058d9881b087499/Pet_to_Proposal_Pipeline.png' alt='Pet to Proposal Pipeline' title='Pet to Proposal Pipeline' /><h3> The Rise of the <q>Furry First Child</q></h3>While 62% of general survey respondents agree that pets allow people to maintain more freedom and flexibility than having children,*** 27% of current SIPPs and DIPPs do plan to have children eventually.* Meaning a fair amount of these pets will graduate from only child to oldest child in the coming years. Pet parenthood is also functioning as a rehearsal for building parental skillsets. More than half (55%) say a furry first child is a good way for couples to see if they are ready for children, noting that it has helped in developing patience (57%), time management (48%), playfulness and optimism (45%), emotional nurturing (43%), and even financial planning skills (32%).*<img src='https://images.ctfassets.net/nywvtjnh7p05/5Z1LV7pKvqnybc3iLH0JhA/7e9eef19ac8f278127d9a9fba42700b9/Furry_First_Child.png' alt='Furry First Child' title='Furry First Child' /><h3> The Bottom Line</h3>At a time when traditional family structures can feel less accessible or misaligned with the lifestyles of younger generations, pet parenthood has become a primary way for people to build connection, routine, and a sense of home. While 19% of the  general population report having chosen to get a pet before having children,*** the sentiment is strongest among millennials specifically, with 45% currently on the same path — with a pet at home and children planned for the future.* Pet-first households are emerging as the dominant model of living, with pets reshaping how people approach relationships, identity, and long-term decisions. *	Survey of 6,000 single income pet parents and double income pet parents without children across the UK, USA, and Australia conducted between April 8, 2026  and April 14, 2026 **	Internal Life360 data, 2026 ***	Survey of 6,000 respondents (aged 18-45) across the UK, USA, and Australia conducted between April 8, 2026 			and April 14, 2026

As traditional life goals of homeownership, marriage, and parenthood feel less accessible or essential to younger generations across the globe, pets have emerged as a new priority, shifting modern family dynamics. 

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Tile just launched four new earth tone colors—Seaglass, Clay, Slate, and Blush—designed to blend into your everyday life as naturally as they track your stuff. Inspired by the natural world, the new shades are calm, considered, and available now in Tile and Tile Slim through the Life360 app.

Let&#39;s just say it: most tech accessories look like they belong in a junk drawer. Not anymore. Tile just launched four new earth tone colors—<a href='https://www.life360.com/tile-trackers/product/tile-seaglass?icid=blog_earthlines_uk' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>Seaglass</a>, <a href='https://www.life360.com/tile-trackers/product/tile-clay?icid=blog_earthlines_uk' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>Clay</a>, <a href='https://www.life360.com/tile-trackers/product/tile-slate?icid=blog_earthlines_uk' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>Slate</a>, and <a href='https://www.life360.com/tile-trackers/product/tile-blush?icid=blog_earthlines_uk' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>Blush</a>—and they&#39;re the kind of shades you actually want clipped to your keychain, slipped into your wallet, or tucked in your bag. Down-to-earth colors that are, fittingly, down to track it all. Same unmatched finding power. A whole new palette.<h3> What Are Tile&#39;s New Earth Tone Colors?</h3>The new Tile color collection draws its inspiration from the natural world—oceans, mountainsides, sun-baked earth, stone. Each shade is grounded and familiar, the kind of color that feels intentional rather than incidental. No neons. No plastics. No trying too hard. Just four shades that go with your stuff. Here&#39;s what&#39;s new: Seaglass is a muted teal — think sea glass you&#39;d pick up on the beach, not the electric teal of a 2015 phone case. Soft, a little cool, and way more interesting than black on a keychain. Clay is warm and earthy — the kind of color that looks like it belongs on a shelf at an expensive ceramics studio. It also happens to look great tucked into a bag or clipped to your keys. Your wallet has never looked this good. (And now it&#39;ll never go missing, either.) Slate is a cool, understated gray rooted in stone. If you&#39;ve been waiting for a tracker that doesn&#39;t scream <q>tech accessory,</q> this is it.  Blush introduces a subtle pink that reads mineral rather than candy-coated. It’s refined — not overly polished. She&#39;s beauty, she&#39;s grace, she knows where your wallet is. All four colors are available in Tile and <a href='https://www.life360.com/tile-trackers/product/slim-blush?icid=blog_earthlines_uk' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>Tile Slim</a>. Mix, match, and track everything you love.<h3> Why Does Tile Color Actually Matter?</h3>Because you carry your Tile everywhere. It&#39;s on your keychain, in your bag, clipped to your luggage. It goes with you to the grocery store, the gym, the airport, your in-laws&#39; house. The things you carry say something about you—and your tracker should, too. This collection was built on a simple idea: peace of mind shouldn&#39;t have to look ugly. The shift toward softer, more muted tones isn&#39;t just happening at Tile. It&#39;s a broader move in design and fashion toward palettes that feel calm and cohesive—colors you choose to carry, not just something you need. Tile&#39;s new earth tones fit seamlessly into everyday objects and environments because that&#39;s exactly how they were designed. Premium. Intentional. Timeless. And yes, still completely capable of finding your keys from across the house.<h3> What Can You Track With the New Tile Colors?</h3>Everything. That&#39;s kind of the point. Track your keys (obviously). Your bag. Your wallet. Your luggage. Your backpack. The TV remote. That pricey camera you take everywhere. Your bike. Tile&#39;s Bluetooth range goes up to 350 feet, and the ring is loud enough to hear from the next room. Picking a color? That&#39;s the hard part. And because <a href='https://apps.apple.com/us/app/life360-stay-connected-safe/id384830320' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>Tile lives inside the Life360 app</a>, you&#39;re tracking your stuff right alongside your people and pets—all in one place. One app. Zero wondering. Full peace of mind.<h3> The Tile + Life360 Combination: Everything, Tracked</h3>Here&#39;s what makes the new Tile colors even better: they work with Life360, the family connection app that keeps your people, pets, and most important things close. From the <a href='https://www.life360.com/location-sharing?icid=blog_earthlines_uk' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>Life360 app</a>, you can:<ul><li>Find your things — Play a sound on your Tile, or track it down on the map</li><li>Find your phone — Use Tile to make your phone ring even when it&#39;s on silent</li><li>Send an SOS — Use the SOS button to discreetly send an alert to your Circle</li></ul>So while your <a href='https://www.life360.com/tile-trackers/product/slim-clay?icid=blog_earthlines_uk' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>new Clay</a> or <a href='https://www.life360.com/tile-trackers/product/slim-seaglass?icid=blog_earthlines_uk' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>Seaglass Tile</a> is turning heads, it&#39;s also quietly doing the most important job it&#39;s ever had.<h3> How to Choose Your New Tile Color</h3>Genuinely can&#39;t pick? Here&#39;s how to think about it. Seaglass is for anyone who gravitates toward cooler tones — the kind of person who has a linen everything and probably owns at least one piece of sea glass already. It&#39;s calm-looking without being boring. Clay is warm and earthy. If your vibe runs more <q>natural materials and neutral tones</q> than <q>bright pops of color,</q> Clay is going to feel like it was made for you. Also just looks really good against leather. Slate is the easy answer if you&#39;re genuinely undecided. Gray sounds boring until you see it — it&#39;s more of a cool stone tone in person, and it goes with literally everything without looking like you just grabbed whatever was closest. Blush tends to surprise people. It&#39;s pink, but it&#39;s not pink pink — more like a dusty rose that happens to be attached to a Bluetooth tracker. If you&#39;ve been waiting for tech that doesn&#39;t look like tech, this is the one. And if you still can&#39;t pick, get two. Your keys and your wallet don&#39;t need to match.<h3> Get the New Shades. Keep Track of Everything.</h3>Four new colors. The same hard-working tracking. And the peace of mind that comes from knowing your stuff is exactly where it should be. Earth tones aren&#39;t going away. Neither is your peace of mind.<a href='https://www.life360.com/tile-trackers/products?icid=blog_earthlines_uk' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>Shop the new Tile shades →</a>

Tile just dropped four earth tone colors—Seaglass, Clay, Slate, and Blush. Same hard-working Bluetooth tracking, now in shades worth showing off. Shop the new Tile colors.

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Your dog escaped again. Surprise! (Not really.) If you're researching GPS trackers and keep seeing the Halo collar pop up alongside Life360 Pet GPS, this one's for you. We break down both side-by-side — GPS accuracy, battery life, virtual fences, cost, and more — so you can stop second-guessing and start tracking. Spoiler: one's built to contain your dog, the other keeps your whole family (pup included) on one map.

<h3>Summary</h3>What this article covers: A side-by-side feature comparison of the Halo collar and Life360 Pet GPS to help pet parents decide which tracker actually fits their dog and their life.<h3>Who it&#39;s for:</h3><ul><li>Pet parents researching GPS collars and dog trackers before buying</li><li>Dog owners who&#39;ve heard of the Halo collar and want to know how it stacks up</li><li>Families already using Life360 who want to add pet tracking without a second app</li><li>Anyone trying to figure out if the Halo collar&#39;s price tag is worth it</li></ul><h3>Key Takeaways:</h3><ul><li>The Halo collar is a dedicated GPS dog collar with virtual fences, training feedback, and activity tracking that requires a Pack Membership Plan subscription to function.</li><li>Life360 Pet GPS taps into satellites and cellular networks for real-time tracking, and lives on the same map as your family, people, and things.</li><li>For pet parents who want everything in one place, Life360 is the stronger fit.</li></ul> You would think that after your beloved dog snuck his way out of the gate for the tenth time, you wouldn&#39;t be surprised. But nope, you&#39;re still a little surprised, or at least a little panicked when it happens. A reckless driver could whip around a corner and endanger your pet, or your fur baby could simply get lost. Even when your dog is actually just quietly sleeping upstairs, that low-grade background hum of <q>Where is my pup right now?</q> is something a lot of dog owners carry around. Honestly, it&#39;s exhausting. But then you remember: there are dog trackers out there, right? They help you know exactly where your dog is, whether he&#39;s in his dog bed or halfway to his favorite park, unsupervised. So you start researching. Two brands you&#39;ve probably come across: the Halo dog collar and the Life360 Pet GPS. Both promise to help you keep tabs on your dog. Both use GPS. But beyond that, how do you accurately compare them? We can help you there. This guide is a side-by-side comparison of the two and can help you select the right tracker for your pup.<h2>What Is the Halo Collar?</h2>The Halo collar is a GPS fence collar designed to keep your dog inside a boundary without a physical fence. It creates wireless GPS fences using the Halo app, and when your dog approaches or crosses one of those boundaries, the collar delivers sound, vibration, and static feedback to redirect them. It also logs activity and tracks your dog&#39;s location in real time. The Halo system is designed to fit dogs with neck sizes ranging from 8 to 30.5 inches, so it works for small dogs all the way up to large breeds. It&#39;s a self-contained training and containment tool, and for pet parents with large properties and no physical fence, it was built specifically for that problem. The current version — the Halo collar 5 — builds on earlier versions with updated GPS accuracy and app functionality through the Halo app.<h2>What Is Life360 Pet GPS?</h2>Life360 Pet GPS is a real-time GPS tracker that clips onto your dog&#39;s existing collar and shows your pet on your Life360 map, right alongside your family members and Tile-tracked items like keys or wallets. It taps into satellites and cellular networks for live location updates. It also lets you set up Places (virtual fences) with arrival and departure alerts, and includes Escaped Pet Mode and a Lost Pet Alert that notifies nearby Life360 members to help bring your dog home. Unlike GPS fence collars, it delivers no sound, vibration, or static feedback to your dog — it&#39;s a tracker, not a training tool. It tells you where your pet is, so you can take action. The biggest thing that separates it from most pet trackers: it&#39;s not a separate app for a separate problem. Your pet, your people, and your stuff all live on one map. If you&#39;re already a Life360 family, adding your dog is just... adding your dog to the family Circle.<h2>Setup and Ease of Use</h2>You want a tracking system that&#39;s intuitive and fits into your routine with ease. Getting up and running with the Halo collar involves downloading the Halo app, activating a Pack Membership Plan, and working through Halo&#39;s structured onboarding before you can use the full GPS fence system. There&#39;s no way to skip the training sequence, which some pet parents find genuinely useful, and others find a bit much when they just want to know where their dog is. If you&#39;re already a Life360 member, your dog shows up on your existing map once you activate the tracker. It auto-connects to what you already have. For new users, getting started is straightforward: download the Life360 app, choose a membership plan that includes Pet GPS, and activate your device. The app walks you through setup step by step, and most people are tracking their pet within minutes. If you want a tracker that slots into your existing routine without much friction, Life360 has the edge here.<h2>GPS Accuracy and Real-Time Tracking</h2>Both products offer real-time GPS tracking, but they&#39;re doing it for different reasons. Halo uses what they call PrecisionGPS™ technology, claiming accuracy within 1.4 feet of the intended boundary location. That level of precision matters when you&#39;re relying on the collar to enforce a GPS fence — a few feet in the wrong direction means a false alert (or a missed one). The Halo system mixes GPS, LTE, and Wi-Fi to maintain fence accuracy, and in suburban areas with strong signal and home Wi-Fi coverage, it performs well. Life360 Pet GPS taps into satellites and cellular networks to update your dog&#39;s location on the map in real time. Location accuracy depends on the environment and signal strength, which is precise enough to know your dog is in the neighbor&#39;s yard and not the park three streets away. The goal here is awareness and response, not virtual containment. You&#39;re watching your pet on a map and getting alerts when your pet leaves your designated safe zones. Both products show your dog&#39;s location; they just put that data to work differently.<h2>Virtual Fences and Safety Alerts</h2>This is Halo&#39;s home turf, and it does this well. The Halo collar lets you create and manage virtual fences using the Halo app, and you can set up multiple GPS fences globally, even in areas without Wi-Fi or cellular service, using beacon technology. When your dog gets close to a boundary, the collar delivers that sound, vibration, and static feedback we mentioned earlier. There&#39;s also a return whistle feature that cues your dog to come back before they&#39;ve crossed the line. For pet parents whose dogs have learned that the sound means turn around, this system works. The honest caveat: some dogs eventually learn to ignore fences, especially if the feedback is inconsistent or they&#39;re highly motivated by whatever&#39;s on the other side. That&#39;s not a knock on Halo specifically — it&#39;s just the reality of GPS fences with any brand. Life360 uses virtual fences tied to specific addresses or areas that you designate as a <q>Place</q> or safe zone in the app and you will receive a notification when your pet arrives or leaves that area. No feedback to the dog; it&#39;s an alert to you. Simpler, but paired with Escaped Pet Mode and the Lost Pet Alert to the Pet Finder Network, it&#39;s a response system more than a containment system. Different job, done well.<h2>Battery Life</h2>This one&#39;s pretty clear-cut. The Halo collar has a battery life of up to 48 hours, or roughly two days, as advertised. Real-world use tends to put it closer to 14–18 hours, depending on GPS activity, which means daily charging becomes part of the routine. The silver lining: it charges fast, in about an hour. Life360 Pet GPS gets up to 14 days per charge under normal use, with a 6-month Reserve Mode for low-power situations when you need the device to last longer at reduced accuracy. For pet parents who&#39;d rather not add <q>charge the dog tracker</q> to their nightly checklist, that difference is real.<h2>Comfort, Design, and Durability</h2>Both Halo and Life360 dog collars are purpose-built for dogs that have active and messy lives. If your pup encounters walks, hikes, mud, rain, or the occasional swimming incident, you need something that holds up. At the same time, what is more important than the comfort of your pet? They&#39;re part of the family, after all. The Halo collar carries an IP67 waterproof rating, which holds up well in rain and puddles. It&#39;s a lighter build, which some pet parents prefer, especially for smaller breeds. It fits a wide size range, which is genuinely useful for smaller dogs. Cosmetic wear over time has come up in user reviews, and while IP67 handles everyday wet conditions fine, frequent swimmers may want something rated higher. Life360 Pet GPS is IP68 rated (or water resistant up to 5 feet) and built to handle any splashes and whatever adventure your pup decides to go on that day. It fits collar widths up to 1.25 inches, so it&#39;s worth double-checking the fit if you have a small dog with a narrow collar. Both are designed to sit on the collar without weighing your dog down, and comfort-wise, neither is going to drive your dog crazy.<h2>Subscription Costs and Long-Term Value</h2>This is where the comparison gets real, so let&#39;s just look at the numbers. A Pack Membership Plan is required for every Halo collar to activate and keep GPS services running. The subscription plans include:<ul><li>Bronze at $9.99/month</li><li>Silver at $14.99/month</li><li>Gold at $19.99/month</li></ul>Each additional collar added to a plan is available at a lower monthly rate. Halo offers an annual plan where you get one free month built in, which helps, but the math still adds up. The minimum cost for the basic subscription plan over three years is $359.64, and that&#39;s before the collar itself, which starts at $599. If you have two dogs and need two collars, that cost doubles on the hardware side. For Life360, the tracker is $49.99. Pet GPS tracking is included with:<ul><li>A Gold membership at $14.99/month</li><li>Platinum at $24.99/month</li></ul>Those same memberships also cover family safety features such as crash detection, emergency dispatch, 24/7 roadside assistance, 30 days of location history, and location sharing for your family. One plan. One map. Your dog, your kids, your elderly parent, and your car keys are all covered. For families who want pet tracking without stacking another subscription on top of their existing ones, that bundled value is genuinely hard to beat.<h2>Training and Practical Use</h2>Halo leans into behavioral training more than any other feature. The collar is designed to reinforce boundary awareness through customizable feedback, and the Halo app includes structured training programs to help your dog learn what the feedback means. For pet parents who want to invest time in that process, the system is built for it. Activity tracking and the dog&#39;s health data are also logged through the app, so you can keep an eye on patterns over time. Life360 Pet GPS doesn&#39;t offer training features for your dog. It&#39;s truly about tracking them and alerting you. It works best alongside solid recall training and physical fencing where possible. But Escaped Pet Mode, Place Alerts, and the Lost Pet Alert to the Pet Finder Network make it a strong response tool when things go sideways anyway. If your dog has good training and you just need to know where they are when they slip out, Life360 does that job really well.<h2>Connectivity and Signal Reliability</h2>Both products rely on GPS as the foundation, but how they stay connected in the real world is worth understanding. Halo mixes GPS, LTE, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth assist to maintain signal and fence accuracy. In suburban areas with solid cell coverage and a dedicated Wi-Fi setup at home, this combo performs well. In rural or heavily wooded areas, some users report more signal variance and occasional false boundary alerts. The GPS fences work without Wi-Fi or cellular in beacon mode, but full GPS dog tracking requires connectivity. Life360 Pet GPS runs on LTE-M cellular with Bluetooth Long Range and multi-constellation GPS as backup layers. It doesn&#39;t rely on a home Wi-Fi connection to function. Coverage varies by network, but the multi-constellation GPS approach gives it more to work with in areas where a single signal source might struggle.<h2>Customer Support and Community</h2>Halo has received mixed reviews on customer support — some pet parents report positive experiences, others have run into challenges getting issues resolved. The resale market for Halo collars is active, which may reflect that the product isn&#39;t the right fit for everyone who buys it. Life360 is used by 91 million members, holds a 4.8-star rating on the App Store and 4.5 stars on Google Play, and has a well-established support infrastructure.<h2>Which One Is Right for Your Dog?</h2>Here are a few areas to consider as you decide which is better for your family. If your main goal is GPS containment because you have a large property, no physical fence, and you want a system that redirects your dog before they leave the boundary, the Halo collar was purpose-built for that. It&#39;s a serious tool for a specific job. If your dog is already physically fenced, but you want to know the moment they escape, and you want to be able to find them fast when it happens, Life360 Pet GPS is built for that response moment. If you&#39;re already a Life360 family — tracking kids, a parent, or everyday items — adding your dog to the same map is a no-brainer. One app, one membership. If you have multiple dogs and the idea of paying for two collars plus two subscription plans makes you want to lie down, Life360&#39;s membership structure is worth a serious look.<h2>Final Thoughts</h2>The truth is, your dog is going to do what your dog is going to do. You can&#39;t begrudge your pet for being a pet! She might hop the fence or chase a squirrel, and even the best-trained dogs might wander. If you don&#39;t want to rely on your fur baby&#39;s instincts and instead trust your own, Life360 is all about giving YOU the information you need and keeping your dog safe. Learn more about pet safety with Life360 and keep your whole family, including the four-legged ones, safe and found.

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Location sharing used to be all-or-nothing — and that gap is exactly where stress lives. Life360's new temporary location sharing lets you send a live location link to anyone, on any device, with a timer you control and access that disappears automatically when it's done. No app download required, no awkward "can you remove me now" conversations — just the right amount of sharing, for exactly as long as you need it.

There are times when you want to share your location. Times when it would actually make life easier — but it feels like a big thing. A permanent thing. So, instead, you fire off a series of increasingly unhelpful texts while navigating a crowd. <q>Almost there.</q> <q>Five minutes.</q> <q>Wait, which entrance?</q> And sometimes you want to share where you are — just not the forever kind of sharing.  Location sharing feels like it’s either always on…or not happening at all. There’s rarely an in-between. And that’s the problem. Because most of life doesn’t happen in <q>always on.</q> You want to let your spouse know you’re on your way without making it a whole thing. You want your friend at the crowded amusement park to find you without a dozen <q>where are you</q> texts.  You want the person picking you up from the airport to see exactly how far out you are — and then have that access quietly disappear when you’re in the car.  Now you can share on your own terms.  Today, we&#39;re introducing <a href='https://www.life360.com/location-sharing?icid=blog_temporary-location-sharing_uk' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>temporary location sharing</a> — a link, live location, and a timer you control.No app download required for the person you&#39;re sharing with.  No permanent access granted.  No awkward conversations when it&#39;s over.  Just the location-based convenience and peace of mind you actually needed, and nothing more. Temporary location sharing with non-Life360 members is consistently one of our most-requested features. You asked — a lot. Here it is. <a href='https://life360.com/sign-up?icid=blog_temporary-location-sharing_uk' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>Try temporary location sharing in the app today</a>. <h2> Sharing your location is an act of trust. The tools should match.</h2>Let&#39;s be real: handing someone your live location is a big deal. It says something about how much you trust them. And for some, always-on location sharing makes complete sense.  Life360 was built for exactly that kind of connection. Those <a href='https://www.life360.com/learn/how-many-members-life360-circle?icid=blog_temporary-location-sharing_uk' target='_blank' title='Opens in a new tab'>permanent circles</a>, those check-ins — that&#39;s what you love about Life360. But everyday life is also full of relationships that don&#39;t fit that mold.  There&#39;s the colleague who needs your ETA. The neighbour watching your dog. The group of parents navigating a soccer tournament weekend together. The in-laws are visiting for a week. Temporary location sharing exists for everything in between.<h2> Here&#39;s exactly how temporary location sharing works (it&#39;s embarrassingly simple).</h2><h3>Your side — three taps</h3><ol><li>Open Life360 and tap the new share icon on your map.</li><li>Pick your duration: 1 hour, 4 hours, 8 hours, or until end of day.</li><li>Send the link however you&#39;d like — iMessage, WhatsApp, AirDrop, any messaging app you use.</li></ol><img src='https://images.ctfassets.net/nywvtjnh7p05/4J9MBNRmDbLakDG0B0txbl/2e8903fe04c360c01cf67d4d712bed25/TLS_Sender_s_View.jpg' alt='TLS Sender s View' title='TLS Sender s View' />While you&#39;re sharing, you&#39;ll see a clear status reminder right in the app. Want to stop early? Tap <q>Stop Sharing.</q> That&#39;s it. No residue. No lingering access.<h3> Their side — no app needed</h3><ol><li>They click the link. </li><li>A map opens in their browser — your live location, your name, your photo, your battery status. If they need directions to you, they&#39;re right there. </li><li>When time&#39;s up (or when you stop it manually), their screen reads: <q>Location is no longer shared.</q> Clean, clear, complete.</li></ol><img src='https://images.ctfassets.net/nywvtjnh7p05/32kqHdPBBamiHRL3QPdw1/73e18a51e541e4f056abfdea1f5f5351/TLS_Receiver_s_View.jpg' alt='TLS Receiver s View' title='TLS Receiver s View' /><h2> Privacy isn&#39;t an afterthought. It&#39;s the whole design.</h2>One of the biggest reasons people resist location sharing — even when they genuinely want the convenience — is that it feels irreversible. Once you share, you have to actively undo it. And that act of undoing can feel loaded: awkward, rude, like it signals something about the relationship. Temporary location sharing is built on a completely different assumption. You control what you share, with whom, and for how long. The access expires as promised — quietly, automatically, without you lifting a finger. No conversation needed. No <q>why did you remove me?</q> moment. That&#39;s location sharing designed around trust. And it&#39;s the kind of location sharing that works for more of the moments in your life.

Life360's new temporary location sharing lets you send a live location link to anyone—even non-Life360 members. You set the time. Sharing stops automatically.

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