Q: Find my iPhone. Is this possible?

Is it that possible that, while locating an iPhone, Find my iPhone would show the location far away from the current location, if the phone wasn't in that location at all?

I tried logging in to Find my iPhone and after the login finished, it showed the location further than 50 miles away and still says "locating". After located it showed the actual current location. Is it possible that the phone didn't get to that location but it showed the incorrect location while locating for the new one?

Does apple keep logging the locations the phone send to it by any app beside Find my iPhone to make the phone faster to be located?

iPhone 4S, iOS 5.1

Posted on May 10, 2012 4:39 AM

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Ingo2711 May 10, 2012 4:46 AM in response to mrhangz
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May 10, 2012 4:46 AM in response to mrhangz

As far as I know Apple does keep no records of the location, but I found this remark:

"Locating your device on a map requires Google Maps data to be available in that area. All other Find My iPhone features will still work: Display a Message, Play a Sound, Remote Lock, and Remote Wipe. "

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mrhangz May 10, 2012 5:29 AM in response to Ingo2711
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May 10, 2012 5:29 AM in response to Ingo2711

The locations I mentioned work just fine. I just wonder how it showed the location far away from the current one. Should the phone have recently passed that location not long ago?
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Ingo2711 May 10, 2012 6:27 AM in response to mrhangz
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May 10, 2012 6:27 AM in response to mrhangz

Could also be a "hiccup" in the database. This happened to me as well, at that time I was using 3G service, and another user mentioned that as well a couple of days ago in the discussions.
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mrhangz May 10, 2012 7:03 AM in response to Ingo2711
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May 10, 2012 7:03 AM in response to Ingo2711

I think you mean this thread https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3463431?start=15&tstart=0
It's a long one and I'm still reading.
Seems like many people have the same problem, except that mine just shows the incorrect location for a very short time.
Thank you very much
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Ingo2711 May 10, 2012 7:11 AM in response to mrhangz
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May 10, 2012 7:11 AM in response to mrhangz

You're welcome
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