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Has anyone else’s “Find My Friends” app disappeared after the latest iOS update? When I go into the app on safari (the App Store doesn’t even have it), it states this.... “ This app requires specific features not available on this device”

Has anyone else’s “Find My Friends” app disappeared after the latest iOS update? When I go into the app on safari (the App Store doesn’t even have it), it states this.... “ This app requires specific features not available on this device”

I need this to track my kids as well as my mom with dementia. Help!!

iPhone XR

Posted on Oct 10, 2019 11:51 PM

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Oct 11, 2019 12:37 AM in response to peg65

Apple is terrific at changing the user interface, but lousy at telling users that some features are being changed.


For reasons known only in Cupertino, Apple decided to merge "Find Friends" and "Find iPhone" into a unified "Find My" utility. You should find "Find My" exactly where "Find Friends" disappeared from on your Home Screen.


The biggest downside I have uncovered so far is that it is no longer possible to run both features simultaneously, which is how I have previously guided third parties toward recovery of the misplaced device.

Has anyone else’s “Find My Friends” app disappeared after the latest iOS update? When I go into the app on safari (the App Store doesn’t even have it), it states this.... “ This app requires specific features not available on this device”

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