Trips & ETA

A trip can start two ways:

• Manual— tap the search bar at the top of the map and type or pick a destination, then tap “Go.” This sets the destination explicitly so the family knows exactly where you're headed.
• Automatic— BRYKK detects driving via motion sensors, GPS speed, and CarPlay/Bluetooth audio routing. If you start driving without setting a destination, BRYKK marks it as “On the road” and shows a live activity for any family members whose phones are tracking your speed.

From the map, tap “Where are you headed?” → tap “Home” from the suggestions. BRYKK then:

• Sets the destination on your phone
• Updates the family view so people can see where you're headed
• Starts your Live Activity on your own lock screen
• Triggers Coming Home alerts for family members already at that saved place
• Keeps ETA moving as traffic changes during the drive

ETAs come from Apple Maps, which factors in real-time traffic. BRYKK recalculates every few seconds while you're driving. As traffic improves or worsens, the ETA updates everywhere it's displayed.

When a family member is driving, every other family member sees a Live Activity on their lock screen and Dynamic Island showing:

• Their photo + name
• Current speed
• ETA in minutes
• Destination name
• Progress bar from start to destination
• Weather at the destination

Tap the Live Activity to open BRYKK directly to that family member's detail view.

If a family member drives through an area with no cell signal, BRYKK keeps tracking locally and queues all updates. When signal returns, everything bursts to CloudKit at once and the family sees the catch-up. They never look “stuck” — BRYKK just shows the last known location with a small dead-zone indicator.

A trip ends automatically when:

• You arrive at the destination (within 150m of the saved place)
• You arrive at any other saved place mid-trip
• You park for 5+ minutes outside any saved place

You can also end a trip manually — tap your own pin on the map and hit “End Trip.” That clears the destination and stops the Live Activities everywhere.

Every trip you take is logged with start time, end time, distance, route polyline, and average speed. View it under Settings → Family → Places & Trips → Trip History. Tap any trip to see the route on a map. Free includes a recent preview; BRYKK Life unlocks fuller retention and playback.