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stopped seeing my friends

My iphone will not find my friends any longer. iphone 7 and IOS all updated. Any suggestions? Checked the icloud account and the find my friend accounts on my friends iphone and all looks fine.

iPhone 7, iOS 13

Posted on Apr 10, 2020 7:21 AM

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Posted on Apr 10, 2020 8:44 AM

Locate a friend in Find My on iPhone

  • Use the Find My app  to see the locations of your friends.


See the location of a friend

In the People list, tap the person you want to locate.

  • If your friend can be located: They appear on a map so you can see where they are.
  • If your friend can’t be located: You see “No location found” under their name.
  • If you aren’t following your friend: You see “Can see your location” under their name. Ask to follow a friend to see their location.

You can also ask Siri to locate a friend who has shared their location with you.

Ask Siri. Say something like: “Where’s Gordon?” Learn how to ask Siri.


Contact a friend

  1. In the People list, tap the name of the person you want to contact.
  2. Tap Contact and choose how you want to contact your friend. See Add and use contact information on iPhone.


Get directions to a friend

You can get directions to a friend’s current location in the Maps app.

  1. In the People list, tap the name of the person you want to get directions to.
  2. Tap Directions to open Maps.
  3. Tap the route to get directions from your current location to your friend’s location. See Follow turn-by-turn directions in Maps on iPhone.


Set a label for a friend’s location

You can set a label for a friend’s current location to make it more meaningful (like Home or Work). The label appears below your friend’s name when they’re at that location.

  1. In the People list, tap the name of the person you want to set a location label for.
  2. Tap Edit Location Name, then select a label.
  3. To add a new label, tap Add Custom Label, enter a name, then tap Done.


Mark favorite friends

Favorite friends appear at the top of the People list and are marked by a star.

  1. In the People list, find the person you want to mark as a favorite.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Tap the name of the person, then tap Add [name] to Favorites.
    • Swipe left across the person’s name, then tap the star.

To remove a friend from your Favorites, swipe left and tap the star, or tap the friend, then tap Remove [name] from Favorites.

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Apr 10, 2020 8:44 AM in response to KJBMD

Locate a friend in Find My on iPhone

  • Use the Find My app  to see the locations of your friends.


See the location of a friend

In the People list, tap the person you want to locate.

  • If your friend can be located: They appear on a map so you can see where they are.
  • If your friend can’t be located: You see “No location found” under their name.
  • If you aren’t following your friend: You see “Can see your location” under their name. Ask to follow a friend to see their location.

You can also ask Siri to locate a friend who has shared their location with you.

Ask Siri. Say something like: “Where’s Gordon?” Learn how to ask Siri.


Contact a friend

  1. In the People list, tap the name of the person you want to contact.
  2. Tap Contact and choose how you want to contact your friend. See Add and use contact information on iPhone.


Get directions to a friend

You can get directions to a friend’s current location in the Maps app.

  1. In the People list, tap the name of the person you want to get directions to.
  2. Tap Directions to open Maps.
  3. Tap the route to get directions from your current location to your friend’s location. See Follow turn-by-turn directions in Maps on iPhone.


Set a label for a friend’s location

You can set a label for a friend’s current location to make it more meaningful (like Home or Work). The label appears below your friend’s name when they’re at that location.

  1. In the People list, tap the name of the person you want to set a location label for.
  2. Tap Edit Location Name, then select a label.
  3. To add a new label, tap Add Custom Label, enter a name, then tap Done.


Mark favorite friends

Favorite friends appear at the top of the People list and are marked by a star.

  1. In the People list, find the person you want to mark as a favorite.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Tap the name of the person, then tap Add [name] to Favorites.
    • Swipe left across the person’s name, then tap the star.

To remove a friend from your Favorites, swipe left and tap the star, or tap the friend, then tap Remove [name] from Favorites.

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