How to Find/Share/Hide Location on iOS devices?
You recognize the emotion. That sense of “I think I lost my iPhone.” In a state of panic, you check your pockets while worrying about your lone iPhone that is out there in the world. All you can think about as you start going back through the steps that brought you to this point without your phone is, “How do I find my missing iPhone?”
If you’ve lost or misplaced an Apple device or personal item, just use the Find My app on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with the latest version of iOS or iPadOS or a Mac with the latest version of macOS signed in with the same Apple ID. You can also use the Find Devices or Find Items apps on your Apple Watch with the latest version of watchOS.
How do I see my devices’ location on a map?
Here are the steps:
● Open the Find My app.● Choose the Devices or Items tab.
● Select the device or item to see its location on the map. If you belong to a Family Sharing group, you can see the devices in your group.
● Choose Directions to open its location in Maps.
If you turn on Find My network, you can see your device or item’s location even if it’s not connected to a Wi-Fi or cellular network. The Find My network is an encrypted anonymous network of hundreds of millions of Apple devices that can help you locate your device or item.
How can I Share my location with others?
Before you start tracking, ensure that the feature has been enabled. From your iPhone (or iPad) go to Settings > [Your name] > Find My > Find My iPhone/iPad. Make sure that Find My iPhone/iPad is turned on. To allow your device to be located when it’s offline, turn on the switch for Find My Network. And to make sure the device can be tracked even if the battery charge is almost depleted, enable the switch for Send Last 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. You can also share your location in Messages. Here are the steps to share your location.
● Open the Find My app and select the People tab.● Select Share My Location or Start Sharing Location.
● Enter the name or phone number of the person you want to share your location with.
● Select Send.
● Choose to share your location for One Hour, Until End of Day, or Share Indefinitely.
● Select OK.
When you share your location with someone, they have the option to share their location back.
How can I Hide my Location?
With Find My and iMessage location sharing it’s easy to feel like you’re constantly being watched by friends or family members who can see your location whenever they want to. They can even set alerts to let them know when you arrive at or leave specific locations. But sometimes you don’t want to share your location, at this time you need a gps location spoofer to help you fake your location. Here we recommend you install AimerLab MobiGo – An effecitive and safe Location Changer.
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