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Verizon’s updated family-tracking app adds SOS alerts


It’s free for postpaid customers.

By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. iPhones and Android devices already come with some of these features built-in, including a way to send SOS messages to emergency contacts and variousparental controls. That includes the ability to set multiple location alerts, parental controls to manage screen time, and roadside assistance.

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