Set location notifications for friends in Find My on iPad

Use the Find My app to let a friend know when your location changes. You can also get a notification when your friend’s location changes.

Notify a friend when your location changes

In the People list, tap the name of the person you want to notify.
Under Notifications, tap Add, then tap Notify [your friend’s name].
Choose whether you want to notify your friend when you arrive at or leave a location.
Choose a location, or tap Add Location to create a new location and set a location radius.
With a larger radius, your friend is notified when you’re close to the location instead of right at the location.
Choose whether you want your friend to be notified only once or every time.
Tap Add.

In the People list, tap the name of the person you want to be notified about.
Under Notifications, tap Add, then tap Notify Me.
Choose whether you want to be notified when a friend arrives at or leaves a location.
Choose a location, or tap Add Location to create a new location and set a location radius.
With a larger radius, you’re notified when your friend is close to the location instead of right at the location.
Tap Add, then tap Create Notification.

Your friend gets an alert after you set the notification.

You can set up to 25 Notify Me notifications across all your friends.

Tap Me.
Under Notifications About You, you see a list of people who are notified when your location changes.
Select a name to see more details.

To turn off a notification, tap the notification, tap Delete Notification, then tap Delete Notification again.

In the People list, tap the name of the person whose notification you want to change or turn off.
This could be a notification you receive about a friend, or a notification your friend receives about you.
Under Notifications, tap the notification.
Do either of the following:
- Change a notification: Change any details, then tap Done.
- Turn off a notification: Tap Delete Notification, then tap Delete Notification again.

You can choose whether you want to receive location notifications from everyone or only from friends you share your location with.

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