Download SMSLO for Android to share your location with anyone in the world. The most complete, reliable and compatible way to share and send locations SMSLO is a lightweight, easy to use app and can work offline without a data connection.

  • SMS your location when abroad, in areas with poor network coverage or when the networks are overloaded.
  • Share locations via social media and messaging apps.
  • Use the built in features to find people and places.
  • Create and edit your own places.
  • Never get lost.

Features

  • Compass and radar screen
  • Map screen
  • Store locations
  • Edit locations
  • Address lookups
  • Search Google Places
  • Use with other apps
  • Share locations
  • Imperial/Metric units
  • Scramble locations
  • Use offline
  • Night mode

How does it work?

Your physical location is obtained from your device’s GPS receiver or failing that via the network (typically less accurate). This location is then encoded with the current date and time and converted into a short web link that can be sent or shared.

When someone opens the link either of the following will happen:

  • If the SMSLO app is installed the link will be instantly decoded. This doesn’t require a data connection. Typically the decoded location will be used with SMSLO’s built in compass to guide them or used with another mapping or navigation app.
  • If the app isn’t installed a web page will open which decodes the link and presents further options for using the location. This does require a data connection. Any device that can show a web page will be able to do this including desktop computers, feature phones etc.

Why is this useful?

Because everything can be done without a data connection a location can be reliably sent with even the most basic mobile signal. To get a GPS fix doesn’t require any mobile connection at all and SMS messages can almost always be sent and received so long as a mobile signal is present. Mobile data can be very expensive abroad and is often switched off entirely or unavailable. Even if an SMS is delayed the time of the location is still encoded within the link.

Because the location is sent as a web link it can be used by anyone in the world even if they don’t have the app so long as they have access to the internet.

What else can you do?

Locations don’t just have to be based on your current position. Use the map screen to choose locations and set the date and time (requires a data connection). These can be used and shared for any purpose.

With an internet connection SMSLO can also search the Google Places database, useful for creating and sharing meeting places etc.

Locations can be scrambled to prevent someone decoding them correctly without the right code.

Locations can be used with other location aware apps installed on the device, e.g. mapping and navigation applications. Conversely SMSLO can also be used to send and store locations from these apps.