if i am the account holder how can i track one or all of my other phones locations

if i am the account holder how can i track one or all of my other phones locations

iPhone 4S

Posted on Aug 15, 2016 8:29 AM

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Posted on Aug 15, 2016 8:38 AM

If your other phones are logged in to iCloud under settings using the same Apple ID and the "Find my iPhone" option is turned on in Settings->iCloud on each device, you can use the Find My iPhone App (available from the App Store) from one of your iPhones to track them.


You can also log in to http://icloud.com and use the "Find My iPhone" app there to do the same thing.


If each iPhone is using a different Apple ID you would need to log in with each Apple ID to track each device.

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Aug 15, 2016 8:38 AM in response to lancestrong

If your other phones are logged in to iCloud under settings using the same Apple ID and the "Find my iPhone" option is turned on in Settings->iCloud on each device, you can use the Find My iPhone App (available from the App Store) from one of your iPhones to track them.


You can also log in to http://icloud.com and use the "Find My iPhone" app there to do the same thing.


If each iPhone is using a different Apple ID you would need to log in with each Apple ID to track each device.

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Aug 15, 2016 9:33 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

Indeed you are correct Meg. Thanks for that, I was not aware of it.


Family Sharing and location - Apple Support


In this case the other iPhones if they are using a different Apple ID would need to be part of the same Family Group, and have actually allowed the location to be shared, according to the support document.

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Aug 15, 2016 11:20 AM in response to lancestrong

In addition to the other help you have received, let me remind you that it depends on how you are identifying "account holder". If you are just the one paying the cellular bill and each of the devices is using a different Apple ID, the issue is more complicated. Just because the phones are on your account, they are tracked by Apple ID, not by who pays the bill. Family Sharing is a good alternative if you have multiple devices, each with its own Apple ID. All devices have to have Find My iPhone turned on, and if you use Family Sharing you can track the devices, or if you do not wish to do that, you would need the Apple ID and password for the others to be tracked.

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Aug 15, 2016 9:53 AM in response to Phil0124

Phil0124 wrote:


Indeed you are correct Meg. Thanks for that, I was not aware of it.


Family Sharing and location - Apple Support


In this case the other iPhones if they are using a different Apple ID would need to be part of the same Family Group, and have actually allowed the location to be shared, according to the support document.

Never had occasion to use Family Sharing myself (the cat can darn well deal with her own Apple ID issues) so, I'm glad I got it right.

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