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iPhone User Guide

Share your location in Messages on iPhone

You can let others know where you are (or find out where they are) by using location sharing.

👁 A Messages conversation with a dropped pin, a location request, and a location about to be sent.

Share and update your location automatically

When you share your location in a Messages conversation, it updates in real time right in the conversation.

  1. Go to the Messages app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. In a conversation, tap 👁 the Add button
    .

  3. Tap Location, then tap Share.

  4. Decide how long you want to share your location.

    Tap Indefinitely if you want to share your location until you manually stop sharing it.

  5. Tap 👁 the Send button
    to send your location. (Or tap 👁 the Remove App from Message button
    if you change your mind.)

Tip: When somebody asks where you are, quickly share your location by tapping Current Location (above the keyboard).

If you share your location to a group and then add other people to the group, you can reshare your location to let everyone see where you are.

When you want to share your location in an SMS conversation, send a pinned location instead.

To use Messages to check in with someone—for example, to notify a family member or friend that you’ve made it to your destination safely, see Send a Check In.

Messages uses the Find My app when you share your location. Learn how to share your location and locate someone.

Send a pinned location

  1. Go to the Messages app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. In a conversation, tap 👁 the Add button
    ,     then tap Location.

  3. Tap 👁 the Map Pin button
    in the top left of the map, then drag the map until the pin is in the right place.

  4. Tap Send Pin, then tap 👁 the Send button
    to send your pin.

Pinned locations don’t update as you move.

Ask for someone else’s location

  1. Go to the Messages app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. In a conversation with one other person, do one of the following:

    • Tap 👁 the Add button
      ,       tap Location, then tap Request.

    • Send a message that ends with the question, “Where are you?” then tap Request Location (above the keyboard).

  3. Tap 👁 the Send button
    to send your request.

After someone shares their location with you, their location appears below their name at the top of the conversation. Tap their name to see where they are on a map. Tap the map to enlarge it.

When you are near the person you’re looking for and both of you are using an iPhone 15 model or later, you can use Find My to get precise directions to their location. See Use Precision Finding to meet up with a friend.

Meet up with a friend

If both you and a friend are using a supported model, you can use Find My to get precise directions to their location once you’re near one another. See Use Precision Finding to meet up with a friend.

Stop sharing your location

  1. Go to the Messages app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. Open the conversation with someone you’re sharing your location with, then tap the contact icon at the top of the conversation.

  3. Tap Stop Sharing My Location.

The previous bubble in the conversation no longer displays a map.

Note: Finding people with location sharing isn’t available in all countries or regions. If you set up location sharing and others still can’t see your location, make sure you’ve allowed access. Go to Settings 👁 Image
 > Privacy & Security > Location Services > Find My, then choose an option. See Control the location information you share.

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