Repo:	F-Droid.Org
AppID:	org.y20k.position
Author:	y20k
License:	MIT
Donation:
InRepoSince:	2026-11-13
LastRepoUpdate:	2026-11-13
LastAppUpdate:	Unknown
LastVersion:	1.0.1
Categories:	Location Tracker & Sharer
APK source:
Google Play:	Check if it's there

Position lets people who trust each other ask for each other's location. You send a request to a contact; their phone answers automatically with a single encrypted SMS that carries one location fix. The location arrives as a notification; from there it opens in the map app of your choice.

Position is free software. It is published under the MIT open-source license.

HOW IT WORKS

• A phone looks up its location only when a request arrives. Between requests Position does nothing and uses no battery.


• Two people pair in person by scanning each other's QR code. Only paired contacts can send requests, and every request and answer is end-to-end encrypted.


• You decide per contact whether requests are answered automatically, for a limited time, or not at all.


• Every answered request shows a "location sent" notification and is kept in a per-contact history. If those notifications are blocked, Position stops answering automatically.


• Position works without mobile data. SMS and GPS are enough.

A WORD ON PRIVACY

Position has no servers and no accounts. The two phones talk to each other directly over SMS. Your mobile carrier can see that two numbers exchanged text messages, but not what they contain. Position has no tracking and no analytics, and it does not use Google Play Services.

Position needs permission to send and receive SMS and to access your location, also in the background. Without background access it could not answer a request while you are not using the phone. Each request and each answer is a regular SMS and is billed by your carrier as such, including when roaming.