On your iPhone, you can easily share your location with anyone using the Find My app. There are other methods as well which we will discuss in this guide. To use these methods, you must first turn on the Share My Location on your phone. Let’s dive right in to see how you can do that. The steps in this article were taken on iOS 15.3.1.
Turning on Share My Location in your privacy settings is necessary to be able to share your location with someone on your iPhone. It gives your iPhone permission to use this feature.
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Open to the Settings app.
Go to Settings. -
Scroll down and tap on Privacy.
Tap Privacy. -
In the Privacy section, tap on Location Services.
Tap Location Services. -
Make sure Location Services is enabled.
Enable Location Services. -
Tap Share My Location to go to the “Find My” section.
Tap Share My Location. -
In the “Find My” section, enable Share My Location.
Enable Share My Location.
Now that you’ve turned on the Share My Location feature, you’re ready to share your location with your friends and family.
The Find My app allows you to share your location with a contact for a set period of time. This app comes built-in with your iPhone.
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Open your phone’s search bar by swiping from the top, and search for the “Find My” app.
Pull down the search bar and look for the Find My app. -
In the app, tap People.
Go to People. -
Tap Start Sharing Location.
Tap Start Sharing Location. -
A window will pop up where you can enter the name or phone number of the person you want to share your location with. Once you’ve selected the contact, tap Send.
Tap Send. -
The app will ask you to choose how long you would like to share your location. Select your preferred option and you’re done.
Select how long you want to share your location with someone.
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Open the “Messages” app.
Open Messages. -
Open any conversation and tap the name of the person at the top.
Tap the name of the contact. -
Tap Send My Current Location to instantly share your current location on the map or Share My Location and select a duration for sharing your location.
Tap Send My Current Location or Share My Location.
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Tap Contacts.
Tap Contacts. -
Tap a contact you want to share your location with.
Look for the contact you want to share your location with. -
Scroll down and tap Share My Location.
Tap Share My Location. -
Choose how long you want the contact to be able to see your location.
Select how long you want your location to be visible.
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Open the “Google Maps” app.
Tap Google Maps. -
Tap the blue icon on the map and a list of options will appear on the screen.
Tap the blue icon. -
Tap Share Your Location.
Tap Share Your Location. -
Select the length of time you want your location to be visible for and then tap the people you want to share your location with.
Select the duration and the people you want to share your location with. -
Once you’ve selected the people you want to share your location with, tap Share.
Tap Share.
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Open the Maps app.
Tap Maps. -
Tap the blue icon on the map to get more details about your location.
Tap the blue icon. -
Under “My Location”, select Share.
Tap Share. -
You can either choose the contact you want to share your location with or select the app through which you want to send your location to someone.
Choose the person you want to share your location with
