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Apple Watch only showing approximate location

We recently bought our 9 year old son an Apple Watch SE with cellular data so we can locate him and communicate with him wherever he is. For some reason though, find my will only show his approximate location. All other devices on our network can be located exactly. I have gone through all of the settings that are obvious and turned on location settings. What am I missing?

Apple Watch SE

Posted on Mar 26, 2022 1:41 PM

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Posted on Mar 26, 2022 2:21 PM

Hello Whitesnake9898, I take it your son does not have a iPhone paired with the Watch SE. In the watch settings > Privacy > Locations Services > Slide ON along with Share My Location Find My Network. Scroll down to Find Devices > check Ask or When I Share > Scroll down to Precise Location and slide ON.

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Mar 26, 2022 2:21 PM in response to Whitesnake9898

Hello Whitesnake9898, I take it your son does not have a iPhone paired with the Watch SE. In the watch settings > Privacy > Locations Services > Slide ON along with Share My Location Find My Network. Scroll down to Find Devices > check Ask or When I Share > Scroll down to Precise Location and slide ON.

Apple Watch only showing approximate location

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