Checklist: If you want to make sure no one else can see your location
To stop sharing your location with apps and services, for even a short period of time, go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services and turn off Location Services. This stops apps on your device, such as Maps, from using your location. No one is notified when you turn off location services, but some features may not work as expected without access to your location.
If you need to use certain apps that require location permissions, such as Maps or ride sharing apps, you can give app permission individually by going to Settings > Privacy > Location Services and allowing only certain apps to use location services.
To Stop sharing location in the Find My app, go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > Share My Location and turn off Share My Location. If you're concerned someone may have access to your Apple ID, you can also temporarily turn off Find My iPhone in this tab.
You can stop sharing your location with a particular person by going to the Find My app, going to the People tab, select the individual and tap Stop Sharing My Location. If you stop sharing your location in Find My, the person will not receive a notification, but they will not be able to see you on their list of friends. If you re-enable sharing, they get a notification that you have started sharing your location with them.
You can also choose to share your location with others using third-party apps. If you haven't turned off Location Services in Privacy Settings, conduct a review of apps you have installed on your device to see if any of them are sharing your location, and follow the relevant instructions to stop sharing.
Review additional checklistsif you want to see if anyone else has access to your device or accountsandif you want to stop sharing with someone you previously shared with.
For even more detailed information, you can download and readDevice and Data Access when Personal Safety is At Risk.
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Published Date:December 17, 2020
Turn on Tracking
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.
To allow tracking of your Apple Watch, open the Settings app on your watch and go to [Your name] > Apple Watch > Find My Watch. Turn on the switches for Find My Watch and Find My Network if they’re not already enabled.
Can you make someone stop sharing their location with you?
When you remove a friend, you stop following that person, and that person stops following you. Any location sharing that began in a Messages conversation is also stopped. Tap Edit in the top-left corner. next to the friend you want to stop following, then tap Remove again.
How does someone stop sharing location?
Stop sharing your location with someone Open your Location Sharing settings. Next to the person’s name, tap Remove .
How do you stop someone from tracking your iPhone?
– Launch the Settings app from the Home screen.
– Tap on Privacy.
– Tap Location Services at the top.
– Tap System Services. …
– Tap Significant Locations.
– Enter your passcode, use Touch ID, or Face ID, to authenticate access.
– Tap the Significant Locations On/Off Switch.
Why does find my friends say location not available?
The issue of Find My Friends Location not available for friends may due to a variety of different reasons, such as: Your friend might have the wrong date on their device. Your friend’s device is off or isn’t connected to cellular or Wi-Fi. Your friend turned on Hide My Location in Find My Friends.
How do you know if someone stopped sharing their location?
How do I know if my Circle member stopped sharing their location? Wondering if someone in your Circle has turned off their Location sharing in their app settings? If they have, you will see a message below their name that says “Location Paused”.
Can someone see if you stopped sharing location?
If you remove a friend they won’t be told but obviously if they try to track you they will see that they can’t track you. You can also turn off “Share My Location” globally in the iCloud settings on the phone. Clearly if your phone is off or out of coverage it also won’t report location.