Find My Friends location sharing after switching to a new iPhone

I changed my phone. Does “Find My” function on friends devices still work?

I transferred from iPhone to iPhone and Apple ID is the same; Should I automatically see my devices and in “People” those friends who have shared their location with me ever?


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Original Title: Find My Friends-New phone


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Posted on Oct 28, 2025 6:36 AM

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Posted on Oct 28, 2025 6:33 PM

JSberg wrote:

That's not what I'm experiencing. As long as you use the same Apple Account, the people you follow in Find My will move over. You will be able to see their location, and they can see yours. So it is NOT necessary to invite them to share location again.

For me, it was a mix of some transferred over and some didn't. Those who didn't, we just sent invitations again and that was that.

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Oct 28, 2025 6:33 PM in response to Community User

JSberg wrote:

That's not what I'm experiencing. As long as you use the same Apple Account, the people you follow in Find My will move over. You will be able to see their location, and they can see yours. So it is NOT necessary to invite them to share location again.

For me, it was a mix of some transferred over and some didn't. Those who didn't, we just sent invitations again and that was that.

Oct 28, 2025 6:12 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

That's not what I'm experiencing. As long as you use the same Apple Account, the people you follow in Find My will move over. You will be able to see their location, and they can see yours. So it is NOT necessary to invite them to share location again.

Oct 28, 2025 5:50 PM in response to Yaki21

Yaki21 wrote:

I changed my phone. Does “Find My” function on friends devices still work?
I transferred from iPhone to iPhone and Apple ID is the same; Should I automatically see my devices and in “People” those friends who have shared their location with me ever?


No, location sharing depends on the hardware ID of the devices. When you change hardware you need to set up sharing again.

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