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Find friends and share your location with Find My

Learn how to use the Find My app to share your location with friends and family members. You can even set up location-based notifications so you know if someone left a location or just got home.

The Find My app combines Find My iPhone and Find My Friends into a single app in the latest versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. If you need help finding it, use Search on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch or use Spotlight on your Mac. You can also share locations on iCloud.com.

Share your location

When Share My Location is turned on, you can share your location with friends, family, and contacts from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with Find My. You can also share your location in the Find People app on watchOS 6 or later with Apple Watch models that have GPS and cellular and are paired with your iPhone.

If you already set up Family Sharing and use Location Sharing, your family members automatically appear in Find My.

Share with people

1. Open the Find My app and select the People tab.
2. Select Share My Location or Start Sharing Location.
3. Enter the name or phone number of the person you want to share your location with.
4. Select Send.
5. Choose to share your location for One Hour, Until End of Day, or Share Indefinitely.
6. Select OK.

When you share your location with someone, they have the option to share their location back.

Name your location

If you want, you can name the locations that you frequently visit:

1. Open the Find My app, then select the Me tab.
2. Scroll down and choose Edit Location Name.
3. Select Home, Work, School, Gym, None.

You can also choose Add Custom Label to create your own name for your location. Just enter a name and select Done.

Change your sharing device

To change the device that you’re sharing your location from, open Find My on that device. Select the Me tab, then choose Use this [device] as My Location.

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Follow a friend’s shared location

If someone shares their location with you or you request their location and they agree to share it, you can then follow their location.

Ask to follow someone’s location

To start following another person, you need to first share your location with them. Then follow these steps:

1. Open the Find My app and select the People tab.
2. Select the person you shared your location with.
3. Scroll down and choose Ask To Follow Location, then select OK.

Respond to a location sharing request

When someone shares their location with you, you can choose to share your location back:

1. Open the Find My app and select the People tab.
   
2. Under the name of the person who sent you their location, choose Share to let them follow your location.
3. If you don’t want to share your location with that person, select Cancel.

Share location-based notifications

Starting in iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur, you can set up recurring location-based notifications. This lets you know if someone has arrived at or left a location, or isn’t at a particular place during a specific time window.

Get notified when a friend arrives at, leaves, or isn’t at a location

1. Open the Find My app and select the People tab.
2. Select the person you want to share notifications with.
3. Scroll down and under Notifications, tap Add.
4. Tap Notify Me to get notified of a friend’s location change.* Tap Notify Friend to notify a friend of your location change.
5. Under When, select Arrives, Leaves, or Is Not At. If you’re sharing your location change, select I Arrive or I Leave.
6. Under Location, tap to select your current location, or tap New Location to select a different location.
   
7. Under Frequency, select Only Once or Every Time.

* Your friend will be notified when you set a location-based notification.

Locate a friend

1. Open the Find My app and select the People tab.
   
2. Under People, choose the name of your friend who is sharing their location with you.
3. Choose Directions to open Maps and then follow the directions to arrive at your friends location.

If your location appears below your friend’s name, you aren’t following them. If you see No location found, that person can’t be located.

Other things you can do

When you open the Find My app, select the People tab, then choose the name of a person. You can:

• See that person’s contact card.
• Select Directions to navigate to the person’s location in Maps.
• Choose Notifications to see when a person’s location changes or to notify people that your location has changed.
• Add the person to Favorites or remove them. Members of Family Sharing can’t be removed from Favorites.
• Select Edit Location Name to label their location.

Stop sharing your location

To stop sharing your location with everyone, follow these steps. You can also stop sharing with a specific person, or turn off Allow Friend Requests.

1. Open the Find my app.
2. Select the Me tab.
3. Turn off Share My Location.

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Remove a device from Find My iPhone on iCloud.com

You can use Find My iPhone on iCloud.com to temporarily remove a device from the Devices list or turn off Activation Lock on a device you already gave away or sold.

If you set up two-factor authentication but you don’t have your trusted device, you can still use Find My iPhone. Just click the Find iPhone button after you enter your Apple ID. See How to sign in to Find My iPhone on iCloud.com.

To sign in to Find My iPhone, go to icloud.com/find.

Remove a device from the Devices list

If you’re not using a device, you can temporarily remove it from your account so it doesn’t show up in your Devices list. When the device goes online again, it reappears in the list if it has Activation Lock turned on (for an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or Apple Watch) or is paired with your iOS or iPadOS device (for AirPods or a Beats product).

Turn off the device, or put AirPods in their case. The device must be offline before you can remove it from the Devices list.

In Find My iPhone on iCloud.com, click All Devices, then select the device you want to remove.

If you don’t see All Devices, it’s because you’ve already selected a device. Click the name of the current device in the center of the toolbar to see the Devices list, then select a new device.

Click Remove from Account.

Note: You can also remove your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac by turning off iCloud completely on that device. Turning off iCloud turns off all iCloud features on the device.

Turn off Activation Lock on a device

If you forgot to turn off Find My before you sold or gave away your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or Apple Watch, you can turn off Activation Lock using Find My iPhone on iCloud.com.

In Find My iPhone on iCloud.com, click All Devices, then select the device you want to erase.

If you don’t see All Devices, it’s because you’ve already selected a device. Click the name of the current device in the center of the toolbar to access the Devices list, then select a new device.

Because the device isn’t lost, don’t enter a phone number or message.

If the device is offline, the remote erase begins the next time it’s online. You receive an email when the device is erased.

When the device is erased, click Remove from Account.

All your content is erased, and someone else can now activate the device.

You can also use Find My on any device that’s signed in with the same Apple ID. See Use Find My to locate people, devices, and items.

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Locate a device in Find My iPhone on iCloud.com

You can use Find My iPhone on iCloud.com to find the approximate location of your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, and Beats product if Find My is set up and the device is online. iPhone 11 and later with iOS 15 or later can be found for up to 24 hours after it’s turned off. AirPods Pro and AirPods Max can be found for up to 24 hours after last use if you turn on the Find My network.

To sign in to Find My iPhone, go to icloud.com/find.

Locate your device

In Find My iPhone on iCloud.com, click All Devices. Select the device you want to locate. The name of the device appears in the center of the toolbar.

If the device can be located: It appears on the map so you can see where it is.

Note: If your AirPods or Beats product are separated from each other, you see only one location at a time on the map. First, find the one shown on the map and put it in the case. Then refresh the map and find the other one.

If the device can’t be located: You see Offline under the device’s name. The last known location is displayed for up to 24 hours. Select “Notify me when found” to get an email when it’s located again.

To locate another device, click the name of the current device in the center of the toolbar to access the Devices list, then select a new device.

Note: If you’re no longer using a device, remove it from your account so it doesn’t appear in Find My iPhone.

Locate a family member’s or friend’s device

If you’re part of a Family Sharing group, you can use Find My iPhone on iCloud.com to help locate any family member’s device. Their devices appear below yours in the Devices list.

Each family member must set up their devices to share their locations with other family members. See the Apple Support article Share your location with your family. Once they set up location sharing, you can locate their devices using the instructions above.

You can’t add a friend’s device to Find My iPhone. Friends who lose a device can go to icloud.com/find and sign in with their Apple ID.

Update the map

Do any of the following:

Update the location: After selecting a device in the Devices list, click the green dot on the map, then click .

Move the map: Drag it.

Zoom in: Click or pinch open on a trackpad.

Zoom out: Click or pinch closed on a trackpad.

Change the map view: In the upper-right corner, click , then click the view you want (Standard, Hybrid, or Satellite).

You can also use Find My on any device that’s signed in with the same Apple ID. See Use Find My to locate people, devices, and items.

Note: Maps and location information depend on data collection services provided by third parties. These services are subject to change and may not be available in all geographic areas, resulting in inaccurate or incomplete maps or location information.

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One app to find it all.

The Find My app makes it easy to keep track of your Apple devices. Locate items you’ve attached AirTag to. And keep up with friends and family. It works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac — even if your missing devices are offline. And your privacy is protected every step of the way.

Find your Apple devices.

You take your devices everywhere. Which means you might leave them anywhere. Whether they’re under a sofa pillow or in a conference room, chances are they won’t be lost for long. You can get help finding your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, Mac, AirPods, or AirTag right in the Find My app.

See all your devices on a map.

Is your iPad at home or back at the office? Use the map to get a full picture of where your devices are — and where a missing one might be. Some devices can also mark their location when the battery is critically low, to help you find them even if they run out of power.

Compatible with

• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Apple Watch
• Mac
• AirPods
• AirTag

Compatible with

• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Apple Watch
• Mac
• AirPods
• AirTag

Play a sound to
find your device.

When you can’t find something but think it’s nearby or around others who might hear it, you can play a sound to pinpoint its location. Your AirPods play a specifically designed sound that can project across a room — and even farther.

Compatible with

• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Apple Watch
• Mac
• AirPods
• AirTag

Compatible with

• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Apple Watch
• Mac
• AirPods
• AirTag

Display a message for someone who finds it.

If your device or AirTag goes missing, you can put it in Lost Mode. That starts tracking its location, sends you a notification when it pings the network, and sets your passcode to protect your data. You can also let people know how to reach you. They can simply view your message on your device’s Lock Screen, or tap your AirTag with their smartphone to get your contact number. 1

Compatible with

• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Apple Watch
• Mac
• AirTag

Compatible with

• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Apple Watch
• Mac
• AirTag

Erase it with ease.

Worried that your device has fallen into the wrong hands? You may want to erase it remotely to delete your personal data and reset your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, or Mac. If you retrieve it, you can restore your data from your iCloud backup.

Compatible with

• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Apple Watch
• Mac

Compatible with

• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Apple Watch
• Mac

Lock it down. Automatically.

Activation Lock is designed to prevent anyone else from using or selling your device. 1 When you enable Find My on your device, Activation Lock is turned on automatically. Your Apple ID and password will then be required in order to erase or reactivate your device.

Compatible with

• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Apple Watch
• Mac

Compatible with

• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Apple Watch
• Mac

You can even find devices that are offline.

If your missing device can’t connect to the internet, the Find My app can still help you track it down using the Find My network — hundreds of millions of iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices around the world. Nearby devices securely send the location of your missing device to iCloud, then you can see where it is in the Find My app. It’s all anonymous and encrypted to protect everyone’s privacy.

AirTag can help you find just about anything.

Misplaced your keys? Forgot your purse? If they have AirTag attached, they won’t be lost for long. The Find My network can help you track down items on a map. You can play a sound on your AirTag to find something hiding nearby — you can even get the distance and direction to your AirTag with Precision Finding. 2

Find your friends.

Invite friends and family members to share their locations. So you can keep in touch with one another, coordinate around an event, or know when a family member has arrived home safely.

See where everyone is on a map.

When you share your location with friends, it’s easier for you to find each other and stay connected. Share your location for an hour, a day, or indefinitely — it’s up to you.

Know when they leave. Know when they arrive.

If you like, you can get notifications when your child arrives at school or a family member leaves work. Notifications are easy to set up, and each person gets the choice to opt in. So everyone’s privacy is respected.

What else can Find My find?

Find My technology can now be built into all kinds of things — like bikes, headphones, and more. So anything that works with Find My can be added right next to all your Apple stuff in the Find My app.

Everyone’s location data stays private.

Just like every Apple product, Find My is designed to put you in control of your data. Location information is only sent to Apple when you actively locate your device, mark it as lost, or enable Send Last Location. Data is encrypted on Apple’s servers and kept for no more than 24 hours. And when the Find My network is used, everyone’s information is kept private — even from Apple.

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