Pick the device that's gonna stay where you want folks to think you are, and you're done! You sly dog, you.įinally, note that these instructions are for the iOS 7 version of Find My Friends if you’re using a previous version, check out this Apple support article on how to change which device you’re transmitting from on earlier versions of the app. If anybody knows if or how this works, and how to set it up, I'd very much appreciate your help. The web pages seem to indicate that you can do it using iCloud, but I see nothing in iCloud in System Prefs for Find Friend. With Find My, you can keep track of people, Apple devices, and now, items such. Here’s where you’ll find the less-sneaky “Hide My Location” choice, but underneath that is “Share My Location From” followed by a list of your iOS devices. That in addition to the Find Friends app for mobile devices that the same service is available on the Mac. Initially introduced as Find My iPhone and Find My Friends, Apple's Find My service continues to gain new features. Arstechnica digs deeper into the new features of the app, which.
(If you're on an iPad instead, touch the three-lined "list" button at the upper-left, tap "Me," and then press the "i" next to your location to access your settings.)Īfterward, you’ll see all the options for how you share with your followers. Apple has updated its and Find My Friends with iOS 6 support and a few new features, including push notifications for locations. Open the Find My Friends app, and then touch the “Me” section at the bottom of your iPhone's screen. To me, that’s far less suspicious than “location not available,” which is what your followers will see if you actually toggle on “Hide My Location” instead.Īnd, I mean, I guess you could use this trick in more nefarious ways to really, truly hide awful things from people, but don’t do that, OK? I’ll be very disappointed in you, and you won’t deserve chocolate or coffee or any of the other best things in life.Īnyway, here’s how you do it. However, if you’re all stealthy and switch the device that’s being tracked to your at-home iPad instead of your iPhone, all Timmy’ll see is that you’re sitting at home. Timmy has asked for a chainsaw from a particular hardware store, so if he happens to check your location while you’re out shopping, he’ll know what you’ve gotten for him. Let’s say you’re going Christmas shopping for your pal Timmy. Why is this important? Well, for starters, you can use it to be really sneaky. One of the useful features in the app is the ability to select which device shares your location. (Of course, this assumes that you trust your chums with that kind of information. It’s obviously an awesome way to track where everyone is for hanging out, and it’s also convenient to know when your friends will be arriving if you’re waiting for them somewhere. The app shares your location with people you authorize, and it lets you see where they are on a map, too. If you’re not using Apple’s free Find My Friends app with your other iOS buddies, you really should be.
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