Beacon, Strava’s live location sharing feature, is becoming universally available for all athletes. All athletes with a Strava account, using the Strava app, will be able to share their live locations with their loved ones.
The company adds that this will help to give peace of mind when athletes head out on the road or trail.
This newest release follows recent Updated Edit Activity and Edit Map Visibility product releases from Strava. To better support athletes’ safety and peace of mind, Beacon will be accessible to everyone, whether they subscribe to Strava or not.
- Everyone in the Strava community can use Beacon for free in the Strava mobile app.
- Beacon sharing from connected devices such as Garmin bike computers or Apple Watch will continue to be a paid feature ‘due to the added complexity of supporting those integrations.’
- Strava users can share their live location with up to three people. These individuals will be able to keep track of the Strava user until they have finished their activity.
- Athletes choose how they want to share. Controls let Strava users add safety contacts who will be automatically notified every time a recording is initiated in the app, or users can manually text a link to anyone they like.
