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Q: Is there a way to see if your friend has, or is currently, looking at your location?

When using Find Friends app, Is there a way to know if your friend has, or is currently, looking at your location?

iPhone 4, iOS 7.1

Posted on Mar 21, 2014 10:06 AM

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Q: Is there a way to see if your friend has, or is currently, looking at your location?

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  • by randers4,

    randers4 randers4 Mar 21, 2014 10:16 AM in response to sandiegoaries
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    Mar 21, 2014 10:16 AM in response to sandiegoaries

    I don't use the app, but try going to Settings>Privacy>Location Services, locate the app in the list, then see if there is a "arrow" symbol to the right of it.  When you see this, it indicates that someone has recently located you using the app location services was recently used by the app (see footnotes at the bottom for explaination).  Presumably this would mean that someone used it to locate you.

  • by sandiegoaries,

    sandiegoaries sandiegoaries Mar 21, 2014 10:36 AM in response to randers4
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    Mar 21, 2014 10:36 AM in response to randers4

    Thank you, Randers4.  There is indeed an arrow there, but I have used the app to locate others today, so does the presence of an arrow only mean that the app has been used (even if it was only by me) or does it mean someone tried to locate me?

  • by randers4,

    randers4 randers4 Mar 21, 2014 10:55 AM in response to sandiegoaries
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    Mar 21, 2014 10:55 AM in response to sandiegoaries

    It only means that the location services was used by the app.  You would need to experiment to see if using the app to locate others also triggers it.