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Find my friends not working on iPhone

my son has find my friends app on as do i . but i cant find him anymore but if i log into ipad that uses his email and passcode i csn find him . would rather use my phone

when I go to find my friends app I can’t see my son anymore I only see his ipad which is with me at the house . If I log into his ipad than I can find him . He changed his ipad to correspond with iPhone .

I would prefer just to look on my phone not logging into his ipad . How did I resolve this


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iPad, iOS 9

Posted on Feb 5, 2024 6:14 PM

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Posted on Feb 5, 2024 6:33 PM

I believe Apple made a change to how Find My worked in iOS 13. Before that, there were separate Find My iPhone and Find My Friends apps. Afterwards, there was a single Find My app that combined both functions. (Its current version requires iOS 14 or later.). If you are on iOS 14 or later, you could try downloading the Find My app and using it. (Note: some phones, like the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, can't upgrade that far.)


The other thing that comes to mind is that you can't use your iPhone to see another person's location unless you're on a Family Sharing plan where location sharing is set up; or unless they've chosen to share their location with you.


Find friends and share your location with Find My - Apple Support


Have you checked to see that your son is still sharing his location with you?

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Feb 5, 2024 6:33 PM in response to jo-anne119

I believe Apple made a change to how Find My worked in iOS 13. Before that, there were separate Find My iPhone and Find My Friends apps. Afterwards, there was a single Find My app that combined both functions. (Its current version requires iOS 14 or later.). If you are on iOS 14 or later, you could try downloading the Find My app and using it. (Note: some phones, like the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, can't upgrade that far.)


The other thing that comes to mind is that you can't use your iPhone to see another person's location unless you're on a Family Sharing plan where location sharing is set up; or unless they've chosen to share their location with you.


Find friends and share your location with Find My - Apple Support


Have you checked to see that your son is still sharing his location with you?

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