Add or remove a friend in Find My on iPhone (2024)

FAQs

What happens when you remove a friend on Find My Friends? ›

If you no longer want to see a friend's location, you can remove them from Find My. When you remove a friend, you can no longer see their location, and they can no longer see yours.

When someone stops sharing their location with you on their iPhone, you'll receive a “No Location Available” message the next time you attempt to access the Find My app. If you see a “No Location Found” message instead, this has a different meaning.

When you stop sharing your location with someone, no notification is sent in the Find My app. However, once you stop sharing your location, anyone trying to locate you in the Find My app will no longer be able to see you in their list of friends, which also indicates a change.

Stop sharing your location with a particular person. In the Find My app , tap People, select a person, then tap Stop Sharing My Location at the bottom of the screen. If you started—and later stopped—sharing your location in Find My, the person isn't notified and can't see you in their list of friends.

The profile you unfriended won't be notified. If you don't want someone to see your profile, add you as a friend or send you a message, you can block their profile. Note: If you unfriend someone's profile, you'll also be removed from that profile's friends list.

There's no notification when you remove someone; still, the fear of dramatic Find My breakups is so powerful that a colleague told me she still follows and shares her location with an “ex–close friend”—despite the fact that a betrayal discovered thanks to Find My Friends was an inciting reason for the end of their ...

The easiest way to temporarily hide your location is to turn on the airplane mode and your friends won't know. On their “Find My” app, they will only see “No location found” or “Location unavailable”, which is the same as the message shown in the app when your phone is off.

Find My Friends and Privacy

The location data is sent from your friend's device only when you actively request to see it. Therefore, they won't know if or when you're looking at their location​​.

It is apparent that when the location is not found on Find My Friends, there is an underlying problem. Here are the possible reasons that could cause this error: Your friend's device has an inaccurate date. The other device isn't connected to a network, or it's off.

No, you can't see if someone checks your location on iPhone and if they do, you will not be notified.

How do you know if someone turned their location off on Find My iPhone? ›

Thank you for using Apple Support Communities! "Location Not Available appears below your name in Find My Friends on the devices of people following you, as if your device is turned off, in airplane mode, or just offline."

It's not always straightforward to clarify if someone stopped sharing location, but there are indications: No Available Location: The most evident sign is when you can no longer see the person's location on your map in the “Find My” app. It typically shows “Location Unavailable.”

One of the most common approaches to freeze the location without notifying others is to set the iPhone on Airplane Mode.

Your contacts will not receive a notification that your location has been turned off. If you don't see this option and you're under 18, your parent or guardian has likely disabled your ability to stop sharing your location.

When you unfriend someone on Facebook, they are notified that you have unfriended them, but only if they check their friend list or try to access your profile. They will no longer see your updates in their news feed, and they won't be able to see your content that is set to "Friends Only" privacy settings.

People won't be notified when you add or remove them from your list. You can update your list at any time. When someone is added to your Close Friend list, they'll see a when viewing your notes, reels or stories that lets them know they're part of your list. They may also see a green ring around your profile photo.

Stop sharing with one person

Open the Find My app and select the People tab. Choose the person that you want to stop sharing your location with. Scroll down and select Stop Sharing My Location.