Place alerts for the moments that matter
That lets parents receive a useful arrival or departure update without following every movement on the Family Map during familiar journeys.
Safe-zone detection depends on the phone’s available location readings. Buildings, GPS variation, weak connectivity, permissions and battery restrictions can all influence when the boundary crossing is reported.
The alert is therefore useful context rather than a perfectly immediate or guaranteed event. Guardian keeps the information inside the private family and is not an emergency service.
Quick questions
What causes a Guardian safe-zone alert?
It is based on the connected child phone appearing to enter or leave the configured place boundary.
Can a safe-zone alert be delayed even when the child has already moved?
Yes. GPS, signal, permissions, background restrictions and battery behaviour can all affect when the phone reports.
Are Guardian safe-zone events shown publicly?
No. Place and location information remains inside the private, parent-managed Guardian family.