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If you have iOS 13, iPadOS, or macOS Catalina, the Find My app combines Find My iPhone and Find My Friends into a single app. Set up the Find My app and turn on Find My [device] to get started. If your Apple Watch has watchOS 6, use the Find People app, which replaces the Find Friends app, to share your location with friends and family members.
Get started
Use iOS 8 through 12 with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Use watchOS 3 through 5 with your Apple Watch.
If it's not already on your device, you can download the Find My Friends app from the App Store.
Make sure that the web browser on your Mac or PC is up to date.
Set up Find My Friends
If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is using iOS 9 through 12, Find My Friends is automatically installed. If your device is using a version of iOS 8, install the free Find My Friends app from the App Store. When you sign in to iCloud on your device, you automatically sign in to Find My Friends with your Apple ID.
If you want to get Find My Friends notifications on your Apple Watch, go to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone. Then go to the My Watch tab, tap Notifications, scroll down, tap Find Friends, and tap to turn on Mirror iPhone alerts. If you're using watchOS 4 or 5, you can also turn notifications on from your Apple Watch. Go to Settings > General > Location Services. Then turn on Share My Location.
You can also use Find My Friends on iCloud.com or with Family Sharing to share your location with your family.
Location sharing isn't supported in South Korea and might be unavailable in other regions due to local laws.
Add a friend
To use Find My Friends, make sure your friends have Find My Friends on their device too. You can only add friends from Find My Friends on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Open Find My Friends.
Tap Add.
Choose a friend or enter their email address, then tap Send or Done to send the request.
After your friend agrees to share their location, you can see their location in a list or on a map in the Find My Friends app, or on iCloud.com.
If you want, you can choose which email address to use when sending requests to friends:
On your iPhone or iPod touch, tap Me > Send As.
On your iPad, tap List > Me > Info > Send As.
If you don't want to get friend requests:
On your iPhone or iPod touch, tap Me > turn off Allow Friend Requests under Invitations.
On your iPad, tap List > Me > turn off Allow Friend Requests under Invitations.
With the Find My Friends app on iCloud.com, you can only see your friends and their location or change settings for sharing your location. To add friends, you need to use an iOS device.
Hide your location
You can hide or stop sharing your location with your friends. Just follow these steps:
Open Find My Friends and tap Me. Then turn off Share My Location.
Tap Done. You'll see Not sharing location next to Me at the bottom of the screen.
Stop sharing your location
If you don't want your friends to see your location in Find My Friends, you can stop sharing from the app on your iOS device or on iCloud.com. You can still see the location of your friends, but your friends see Location Not Available when they try to locate you.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
Go to Settings > [your name].
If you're using iOS 12, tap Share My Location. If you're using an earlier version of iOS, tap iCloud > Share My Location.
Turn off Share My Location.
On iCloud.com:
Sign in to iCloud.com and open Find My Friends.
Select Me.
Deselect Share My Location.
Use Find My Friends on multiple devices
You can use Find My Friends on any iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple Watch that you own. However, only one iOS device and any paired cellular Apple Watch can send your location to your followers. You can change the device to the one you're currently using in Find My Friends:
On your iPhone or iPod touch, tap Me, then tap This Device under Share My Location From.
On your iPad, tap List > Me > Info, then tap This Device under Share My Location From.
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Share My Location From only appears when you're currently signed in to Find My Friends, Find My, or Find People on multiple devices.
Send and accept location requests
Your friends can send you a request to follow your location. If you accept someone's request, that person can then see your location. If you want to see that person's location, you must invite them, and they must accept your invitation.
If you accept a request from a friend that you’re not following, a follow request is automatically sent to your friend.
Friends and followers limits
You can follow up to 100 friends.
Up to 100 friends can follow you.
Learn more
Your location is sent from your device only when someone requests to see it. Your location isn't transmitted on a regular interval. For more information, see the iCloud security and privacy overview.
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If you've lost or misplaced a device, here are some of the things you can do. Just use the Find My app on another iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac signed in with the same Apple ID. You can also use the Find My app on a device owned by someone in your Family Sharing group, or sign in to iCloud.com/find to locate your device using a browser.
See it on a map
Open the Find My app.
Choose the Devices tab.
Select the device 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 turned on Offline Finding, you can see your device's location even if it's not connected to a Wi-Fi or cellular network.
Don't see your device? You might not have Find My [device] turned on. If your device is powered off, the battery has run out, or more than 24 hours has passed since its last location was sent to Apple, you also can't see your device's location. Learn how you can still protect your information.
Play a sound
Open the Find My app.
Choose the Devices tab.
Select your missing device, then choose Play Sound. If your device is offline, it won't play a sound until it connects to a network.
Mark your device as lost
Open the Find My app and choose the Devices tab.
Select your missing device.
Scroll down to Mark As Lost and select Activate.
Follow the onscreen steps if you want your phone number to display on your missing device, or if you want to enter a custom message asking the finder of your missing device to contact you.
Select Activate.
What happens if you activate Mark As Lost
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Mark as Lost remotely locks your missing iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac with a passcode, keeping your information secure even if your device goes missing. You can also display a custom message with your phone number on the Lock screen, and keep track of your device's location.
Once Mark as Lost is activated, Apple Pay is disabled, if you have it set up on the device. A confirmation email is sent to the primary email address associated with your Apple ID. When you recover your device, you will need to unlock it with your passcode.
Erase a device
Make sure you try the steps above to recover your missing device—this can't be undone.
Open the Find My app and choose the Devices tab.
Select the device you want to remotely erase.
Scroll down and choose Erase This Device.
Select Erase This [device].
If your missing device is covered by AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss, you shouldn't erase your device. Instead, file a claim for your lost or stolen device.
What happens if you erase a device
To prevent anyone else from accessing the data on your missing device, you can erase it remotely. When you erase your device, all of your information (including credit, debit, or prepaid cards for Apple Pay) is deleted from the device, and you won't be able to track it using Find My.
Learn what features are available for your missing device
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Make sure that the recovery feature you're trying to use is available for your lost or stolen device:
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch
View Location
Play a Sound
Lost Mode
Remote Erase
Mac
View Location
Play a Sound
Lock your Mac
Remote Erase
If you need more help
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If your device is powered off, the battery has run out, or more than 24 hours has passed since its last location was sent to Apple, you can't see your device's location.
If you turned on Find My [device] before your device was lost or stolen, learn how to find your missing iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch or Mac. You can also locate your missing Apple Watch or AirPods.
If you did not turn on Find My [device] before your device was lost or stolen, learn how you can protect your information.
If you remove a missing device from your account after you erase it, Activation Lock will be turned off. This allows another person to turn on and use your device. Learn more.