Why can’t I see my husbands location on his iPhone when we share an account and we are both saying it’s allowed to share our locations

Why can’t I see my husbands location on his iPhone when we share an account and we are both saying it’s allowed to share our locations

iPhone 8, iOS 14

Posted on Mar 27, 2021 11:27 AM

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Posted on Mar 28, 2021 1:38 PM

Hi Fatsdalynn,


Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. We understand you're running into an issue seeing a location with Find My. We're happy to provide some information to help.


You mentioned you're sharing an account. Are you referring to sharing an Apple ID? If so, that may be why you're not seeing the correct location. If the same Apple ID is being used on both devices, then location services may show "with you" if you search for the device. It's typically not recommended to share an Apple ID as this can cause a variety of issues. You can still share a lot of content with separate Apple ID's if you use Family Sharing. See more about that here: Family Sharing


If you're not sharing and Apple ID, let us know what account you're referring to, and what happens when you try to view your husband's location.


Thanks.

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Mar 28, 2021 1:38 PM in response to Fatsdalynn

Hi Fatsdalynn,


Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. We understand you're running into an issue seeing a location with Find My. We're happy to provide some information to help.


You mentioned you're sharing an account. Are you referring to sharing an Apple ID? If so, that may be why you're not seeing the correct location. If the same Apple ID is being used on both devices, then location services may show "with you" if you search for the device. It's typically not recommended to share an Apple ID as this can cause a variety of issues. You can still share a lot of content with separate Apple ID's if you use Family Sharing. See more about that here: Family Sharing


If you're not sharing and Apple ID, let us know what account you're referring to, and what happens when you try to view your husband's location.


Thanks.

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