[Life360] Shows location..then when to see history to get there...Just closes back to phone home screen

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Barbara pugh
7 months ago In Life360
Shows location..then when to see history to get there...Just closes back to phone home screen

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7 months ago

Hi there! I understand that when you try to see location history in the Life360 app, it crashes and sends you back to your phone’s home screen on your Android 10 device. Let’s get this sorted out together.

To start, can you tell me if this happens every time you try to view location history, or just occasionally? Also, have you tried any fixes so far like restarting the app or your phone?

In the meantime, here are some step-by-step solutions we can try, beginning with the easiest:

1. Restart the App and Your Phone
Fully close the Life360 app (make sure it’s not running in the background), then reopen it. If that doesn’t help, restart your phone and try again.

2. Clear the App Cache
On Android 10:
- Go to Settings > Apps & notifications > See all apps > Life360
- Tap Storage & cache
- Tap Clear cache (don’t clear data yet)
- Reopen Life360 and check if location history works.

3. Update the App
Ensure you have the latest version of Life360 installed. Open the Google Play Store, search for Life360, and tap Update if available. Sometimes crashes are fixed by updates.

4. Check App Permissions
Make sure Life360 has all necessary permissions:
- Location permission set to Always allow
- Storage permission if applicable
To adjust, go to Settings > Apps & notifications > Life360 > Permissions.

5. Log Out and Log Back In
Sometimes refreshing your session helps:
- Open Life360
- Go to Settings (upper left corner)
- Tap Log Out
- Close the app completely, then reopen and log back in.

6. Reinstall the App
If none of the above works, uninstall Life360 from your device and then reinstall it. This ensures a fresh version without corrupted files.

If after trying all these steps, you still experience crashes specifically when accessing location history, it may be a bug or device-specific compatibility issue. In that case, please let me know, and I can escalate this for further investigation or provide alternatives.

Are you comfortable trying these steps, or would you like me to guide you through any of them in more detail?

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