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Hello, I would like some advice about location sharing on the iPhone,

if I open the find my app, the location lights up blue for the device I select, and it says now, I think the location is not accurate and is updating, but if it says active, it should be accurate. but I would like to ask if it is possible if it says that the position is active, if it is possible that it would show a different position by 200 meters and after a while slowly move to the right place.

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iPhone 12, iOS 17

Posted on Dec 11, 2023 5:31 AM

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Dec 12, 2023 10:30 PM in response to Rbednarcz1

if I open the find my app, the location lights up blue for the device I select, and it says now, I think the location is not accurate and is updating, but if it says active, it should be accurate. but I would like to ask if it is possible if it says that the position is active, if it is possible that it would show a different position by 200 meters and after a while slowly move to the right place.

It depends a bit on the device type and its connectivity. An active iPhone with GPS could have a fairly accurate position. Ethernet connected devices may have no position at all. AirTags may seem to have the location of a nearby Apple device (the crowd sourced Find My Network). Wi-Fi connected devices would have an approximate position with a wide margin, which may get adjusted in a few steps.

The MacBook Pro on which I’m typing right now says that it is 5 m away from my iPhone, when they’re almost touching each other in reality.

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