How to Share Your Location on an iPhone

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Last Updated: April 17, 2019 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to share your location with friends and family using your iPhone.

Part 1

Part 1 of 3:

Enabling Location Sharing

1
Open your iPhone's Settings. It's an app showing grey cogs that can be found on one of your home screens.
2
Scroll down to Privacy.

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3
Tap Location Services.
4
Tap the slider to the right of "Location Services" if the slider is grey.
- When Location Services are enabled the slider will turn green.
5
Scroll down and tap Messages.
6
Tap While Using the App. This function is enabled by default, but you may be prompted to adjust your settings if it's disabled.

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Part 2

Part 2 of 3:

Using iMessage

1
Open the iMessage app on your iPhone.
2
Tap the conversation from the person you wish to share with.
- If you need to share your location with a new contact, compose a new message first.
3
Tap on the contact's name at the top of the page.
4
Tap i below your contact's name.
5
Tap Send My Current Location. A map with a pin drop indicating your location will be sent.
- If you're on the move, tap Share My Location instead. This is a good option if you want to send real-time updates with the recipient.

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Part 3

Part 3 of 3:

Using Your Contacts List

1
Open your Phone app.
2
Tap the Contacts option from the menu at the bottom of the screen.
3
Tap the contact who you wish to share with.
4
Tap Share My Location.
- You'll see 3 options: "Share for One Hour", "Share Until End of Day", or "Share Indefinitely". After selecting one of these options, tap Stop Sharing when you want to stop sending location information.

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Community Q&A

Question

What does send read receipts means

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It's a tag that's added to the bottom of your text that lets the sender know when you've read their text or notification.
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If I select share for 1 hour, will that time stay?

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If you select "Share for 1 hour", yes, your hour will be calculated from the time you started sharing and end 1 hour later.

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Warnings

As with any information shared digitally, be mindful of who can see that info and for how long. If you choose the Share My Location option, make sure you tap Stop Sharing My Location when you're done.

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Article SummaryX

1. Open Messages.
2. Tap a message.
3. Tap i at the top-right corner of the screen.
4. Tap Send Current Location.

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