Find My notifications for child arrival on iPhone

Why notify when you do notification of arrival for your child. It ridiculous




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iPhone 16

Posted on Jan 17, 2025 3:25 PM

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Posted on Jan 17, 2025 8:58 PM

The "Notify When Arrives" feature in Find My is designed to alert you when a person reaches a specific location. While it's useful for keeping track of a child’s arrival at school, home, or another place, it does send a notification to the person being tracked (your child in this case). This is intentional and cannot be disabled, as it ensures transparency and prevents misuse of location tracking features.


The following is extracted from the Apple Article: Get notified when a friend’s location changes in Find My on iPhone - Apple Support (IN)


"Get notified when your friend arrives at or leaves a location

  1. Go to the Find My app  on your iPhone.
  2. Tap People at the bottom of the screen, then tap the name of the person you want to be notified about.
  3. Below Notifications, tap Add, then tap Notify Me.
  4. Choose whether you want to be notified when a friend arrives at or leaves a location.
  5. Choose a location, or tap New Location to create a new location and set a location radius.
  6. With a larger radius, you’re notified when your friend is near the location instead of right at the location.
  7. Choose whether you want to be notified only once or every time.
  8. Tap Add, then tap OK.
  9. Your friend gets an alert after you set the notification.
  10. If you set a recurring notification, your friend must approve it before it’s set. They get an alert asking for approval when they arrive at or leave the location you chose for the first time.

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Jan 17, 2025 8:58 PM in response to Atrull123

The "Notify When Arrives" feature in Find My is designed to alert you when a person reaches a specific location. While it's useful for keeping track of a child’s arrival at school, home, or another place, it does send a notification to the person being tracked (your child in this case). This is intentional and cannot be disabled, as it ensures transparency and prevents misuse of location tracking features.


The following is extracted from the Apple Article: Get notified when a friend’s location changes in Find My on iPhone - Apple Support (IN)


"Get notified when your friend arrives at or leaves a location

  1. Go to the Find My app  on your iPhone.
  2. Tap People at the bottom of the screen, then tap the name of the person you want to be notified about.
  3. Below Notifications, tap Add, then tap Notify Me.
  4. Choose whether you want to be notified when a friend arrives at or leaves a location.
  5. Choose a location, or tap New Location to create a new location and set a location radius.
  6. With a larger radius, you’re notified when your friend is near the location instead of right at the location.
  7. Choose whether you want to be notified only once or every time.
  8. Tap Add, then tap OK.
  9. Your friend gets an alert after you set the notification.
  10. If you set a recurring notification, your friend must approve it before it’s set. They get an alert asking for approval when they arrive at or leave the location you chose for the first time.

"


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