How to Share Your Location on iPhone With Family and Friends (Find My Guide)

Sharing your location can make life easier and safer: parents who want to know their children arrived home, friends meeting in a crowded place, or a family member travelling at night. iPhone offers several ways, all under your control.

Share with the Find My app

1. Open Find My > People tab.
2. Tap + > Share My Location.
3. Choose the contact and the duration: One Hour, Until End of Day or Indefinitely.

Share in Messages

In a conversation, tap + > Location to send your live location, or ask the other person to share theirs.

Get notified when someone arrives

In Find My > People, tap the person > Add under Notifications: be notified when they arrive at or leave a place (school, home, office). The person is informed.

Check In

In Messages, + > Check In: when you arrive at your destination, your contact is notified automatically. If you do not arrive on time, they can see your last location and battery level. Ideal for night trips.

Family Sharing

In a Family Sharing group, members can share location automatically, and parents can see children's devices: set up Family Sharing and a child account.

Privacy and stopping sharing

• See who sees you: Find My > Me.
• Stop with one person: tap the person > Stop Sharing My Location.
• Stop everything: turn off Share My Location in Find My > Me.
• Safety Check (Settings > Privacy & Security) stops all sharing at once if you feel unsafe.

Location is wrong?

GPS wrong or not working.

Lost device? lost or stolen iPhone.