Hello jussjuss13,
Thanks for that info and choosing the Apple Support Communities. Based on what you stated, it seems you are experiencing issues with the Find My Friends app and location on your new iPhone X. To help with your situation, please follow the relevant troubleshooting steps from this resource, and also share this with anyone having this issue in the Find My Friends app on their devices.
Learn what to do if you can't see a location, a location isn't correct, or your friends can't see your device location.
If you force Find My Friends to close in iOS 7 or later, Find My Friends might not be able to detect proximity to a geographic location (geofencing). Geofence alerts from Find My Friends won't be delivered to friends who follow your device, and your device won't appear on your friend's device. After you close the app, reopen it on your device.
You should force the Find My Friends app to close only if it's unresponsive. Find My Friends can send your current location to friends even when the app is in the background.
You might not see your friend's location for these reasons:
- Your friend might need to correct the date on their device. Tap Settings > General > Date & Time.
- The device is off or isn't connected to cellular or Wi-Fi.
- Your friend turned on Hide My Location in Find My Friends.
- Your friend turned off Location Services in Settings > Privacy > Location Services or in Settings > Privacy > Location Services > Find Friends.
- Your friend isn't signed in to Find My Friends on the device being located.
- The device is in a country or region where Apple doesn't offer this feature. This feature might not be available in all countries or regions due to technical limitations or local law.
A device's previous location is available for two hours. After two hours, you see Location not available.
You might not see a device's current location if it needs to update in iCloud. Wait a few minutes, then try again.
If you're signed in to Find My Friends on more than one device, you might need to check which of your devices your friends can see:
- On an iPhone or iPod touch, tap Me, then tap your active device under Share My Location From. This choice only appears when you're currently signed in to Find My Friends on multiple devices.
- On an iPad, tap the List button, tap Me, tap Info, then tap your active device under Share My Location From. This choice only appears when you're currently signed in to Find My Friends on multiple devices.
- On an Apple Watch that uses watchOS 4, press the Digital Crown to see the Settings icon. Choose Settings > General > Location Services. Make sure that Location Services and Share My Location are turned on.
If the location circle is too large, wait a few minutes, then try again. The device might be determining a more accurate location, or it might not be able to provide a more accurate location. This can happen if the device is indoors with no known Wi-Fi base station around.
If you set a location label, such as Home or Work, the label will display only if your device's location is accurate. If your device's location is too broad to match the location that you used when you set the label, the label might not show.
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