whoo - a location sharing app for Android

Quick overview

Whoo — Location Sharing is a free mobile app from LinQ, Inc. that uses your phone’s GPS to help you find and chat with people nearby. It’s intended for real-time social discovery, meeting up with friends, and sharing whereabouts with people you trust. Alternative suggestion: People Finder Free.

Viewing someone’s location — what’s required

To see another person’s position in Whoo, they must be a registered user and accept you as a friend. The app only refreshes a user’s location when that person is signed into their account, so continuous tracking without their active login is not possible.

Location permissions and data handling

Whoo collects location data and will ask for permission to access your device’s GPS. In practice, the app requests persistent (always-on) location access after you initially grant permission. Even if you choose temporary options such as “While using the app” or “Once,” the app may repeatedly prompt you to allow permanent access. Also note that you cannot use Whoo without creating an account.

Privacy controls and sharing features

• Ghost Mode: hide your exact real-time position from friends while still using the app.
• City-level visibility: limit what others see so they only know the city you’re in, not your precise coordinates.
• Easy sharing: send your profile link or QR code to contacts via platforms like Instagram, Twitter, and Line to let friends add you quickly.

These settings give you options to control how much location detail you expose to others.

Strengths and limitations

• Fast, simple interface that’s approachable even for users with limited tech experience.
• Direct sharing makes it convenient to connect with friends across social apps.
• Built-in privacy options (ghost mode, city-only visibility) help protect your exact whereabouts.
• Requires account registration and friends’ consent to view locations — it’s not designed for covert surveillance.
• The app persistently requests always-on location permission, which may be off-putting to some users.

Bottom line

Whoo is a practical tool for keeping up with friends and coordinating meetups in real time. Its privacy controls and sharing tools are useful, but the repeated requests for permanent location access are the main drawback to consider before installing.