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released on ipados 13 1 on september 24 2019 7 8 and macos 10 15 on october 7 2019 9 background edit the original find my iphone app was announced on june 10 2009 and released in june 17 2009 alongside iphone os 3 at the time it required a paid subscription to apple s mobileme service 10 it was made free of charge with the ios 4 2 1 update on november 22 2010 but only for devices introduced in 2010 11 12 13 with the release of icloud in october 2011 the service became free for all users a mac version called find my mac was added to os x 10 7 lion 14 find my friends was announced on october 4 2011 and released on october 12 2011 several hours before the release of ios 5 15 in october 2015 find my friends was added to icloud com to view the location of friends from a web browser 16 find my friends was not the first app that allowed users to see the location of their friends in 2006 navizon had already released the buddy tracker functionality within its mobile app 17 which was made available on iphone in 2007 18 19 in ios 9 both find my iphone and find my friends became built in apps and this could not be removed from devices 20 with the release of ios 13 and macos 10 15 catalina the functionality of both find my iphone and find my friends was combined into a single application simply titled find my features edit people edit find my with ultra wideband being used to find a friend at a crowded concert venue in 2025 find my allows users to share their device locations to contacts with an ios ipados or macos device for an hour until the end of the day or indefinitely once shared others are able to see the exact location of a person s device on a map and can receive directions to the person s location notifications can be set alerting a user when someone leaves or arrives at a set location 21 devices edit users can find the location of their apple devices and play a sound on the device at maximum volume a device can also be marked as lost locking the device with a password and suspending sensitive features such as apple wallet lost mode also allows a user to leave a message and contact information on the lock screen of the device a user can also choose to erase a device deleting all content and settings which is useful if the device contains sensitive information however the device can no longer be located after this action is performed after the erase is complete the message can still be displayed and the device will be activation locked this makes it hard for someone to use or sell the device an apple id password is required to turn off find my sign out of icloud erase the device or reactivate a device after an activation lock since ios 15 apple added a feature to locate an iphone 11 or later for up to 5 hours after the battery is nominally drained or up to 24 if it was powered off manually by the user iphone se models excluded through the power reserve feature 22 to be eligible to claim on a stolen or lost iphone when covered with applecare with theft and loss coverage find my must be active on the user s device 23 items edit with the release of ios 14 3 third party bluetooth items and accessories with support for the find my network accessory program can also be tracked under a separate items tab 24 if something is lost but out of bluetooth range the app will display the last known location until another ios ipados or macos device is nearby similar to apple s own devices third party items can be placed into a lost mode which prevents others from pairing to the device lost items can be identified from within the find my app allowing a user to see a message or contact information from the owner of the lost item airtags also use ultra wideband technology to find lost items if the apple device used for searching supports it iphone 11 or later except iphone se and iphone 16e models 25 26 starting 2024 apple partnered with some airlines that will use the find my items location as part of their customer service process to locate lost and delayed baggage 27 28 lawsuits and privacy concerns edit friends edit find my as well as its predecessor find my friends raised privacy issues arising from tracking a user s location without notification several safety features mean a user shares their location only with people they choose and can revoke permission at any time friends can track only users who have accepted an access request a user can remove a person from access at any time or make the tracking temporary 29 third parties edit the introduction of item tracking has prompted concern that the device could be used to track someone without their knowledge by placing an airtag in their belongings 30 several lawsuits were filed by people being stalked through the misuse of airtags 31 32 33 in an attempt to prevent stalking apple has introduced notifications which alert users if they are being followed by an unknown device 34 35 if the mobile device detects an airtag not associated with the owner s account being regularly detected nearby it issues an alert to the user apple will ask you to check the find my app on your device to analyze the options to disable the tracking and also to locate the airtag it is also possible to see how long the airtag has been detected in the user s proximity and the location of the first detection research from 2023 after the introduction of apple s counter measures still shows that it is possible to use airtags to track people without being detected posing new privacy concerns 36 patent infringement edit in 2013 remote locator systems sued apple for patent infringement regarding the find my iphone app 37 in 2018 an ex engineer sued the company for the same app in particular for not including his name as an inventor of five patent applications including the ideas behind the find my iphone 38 in 2018 agis software sued apple for patent infringement regarding the find my friends app apple named navizon as co defendant and called it to testify in order to demonstrate that its buddy finder was prior art to agis software s patent 39 see also edit find hub tile company life360 ibeacon references edit find my official apple support support apple com archived from the original on october 16 2020 retrieved october 9 2019 everything you need to know about apple s find my network accessory program macrumors archived from the original on september 13 2023 retrieved april 21 2021 potuck michael september 10 2019 apple announces ios 13 release date of september 19 9to5mac archived from the original on december 8 2021 retrieved november 7 2019 clover juli september 19 2019 apple releases ios 13 with system wide dark mode privacy updates revamped photos app find my app new maps features and more www macrumors com archived from the original on october 16 2020 retrieved november 7 2019 carman ashley june 3 2019 apple s new find my app will find your devices even if they re offline the verge archived from the original on march 12 2023 retrieved november 7 2019 feiner lauren june 3 2019 here s everything apple just announced ios 13 mac pro and more cnbc archived from the original on november 30 2022 retrieved november 7 2019 mayo benjamin september 24 2019 apple releases ipados 13 1 featuring dark mode new home screen and multitasking arcade and more 9to5mac archived from the original on march 15 2023 retrieved november 7 2019 clover juli september 24 2019 apple releases ipados with new home screen multitasking improvements apple pencil updates and more www macrumors com archived from the original on december 7 2019 retrieved november 7 2019 clover juli october 7 2019 apple releases macos catalina with find my screen time and no more itunes www macrumors com archived from the original on april 7 2023 retrieved november 7 2019 slivka eric june 8 2010 iphone os 3 0 launching june 17th mms tethering in some countries macrumors retrieved january 17 2011 snell jason november 22 2010 apple makes find my iphone free for some ios 4 2 users macworld idg archived from the original on july 12 2012 retrieved july 2 2012 weintraub seth november 22 2010 find my iphone is now free 9to5mac archived from the original on november 3 2012 retrieved november 8 2012 aamoth doug november 23 2010 find my iphone app of the week techland time time archived from the original on september 10 2016 retrieved november 8 2012 gurman mark february 26 2011 find my mac coming in os x lion 9to5mac archived from the original on november 1 2012 retrieved november 8 2012 christian zibreg october 12 2011 find my friends app goes live ahead of ios 5 release 9to5mac apple intelligence 9to5mac archived from the original on october 13 2011 retrieved october 13 2011 find my friends pops up on icloud com imore archived from the original on march 26 2023 retrieved january 28 2016 fitzgerald ronan november 23 2006 tell me when i get there the guardian issn 0261 3077 retrieved october 12 2025 hansell saul september 28 2007 navigating to nowhere on the iphone bits blog archived from the original on november 12 2025 retrieved october 12 2025 navizon virtual gps comes to iphone yahoo news september 20 2007 archived from the original on november 12 2025 retrieved october 12 2025 hughes neil june 10 2015 find my iphone friends become built in apps in apple s first ios 9 beta cannot be uninstalled appleinsider archived from the original on january 19 2016 retrieved february 8 2016 get notified when a friend s location changes in find my on ipad apple support archived from the original on february 25 2023 retrieved april 21 2021 zibreg christian january 13 2022 what is power reserve on apple devices how does it work what s it good for idownloadblog com archived from the original on november 4 2023 retrieved november 4 2023 applecare products iphone apple archived from the original on july 15 2025 retrieved july 10 2023 how apple s new find my service locates missing hardware that s offline tidbits june 21 2019 archived from the original on february 25 2023 retrieved april 21 2021 ceaușescu dan alex claudiu chiriac constantinescu september 2024 uwb s big leap the niche tech set to disrupt iot connectivity pdf annals of dunarea de jos university fascicle i economics and applied informatics 30 32 jang hyunseok daniel ibrahim hazem asim rohail varvello matteo zaki yasir january 29 2025 a tale of three location trackers airtag smarttag and tile arxiv 2501 17452 airlines can soon track lost luggage with apple s share item location pcmag november 11 2024 archived from the original on november 12 2025 retrieved october 12 2025 rossignol joe july 30 2025 these 30 airlines offer iphone feature that helps find your lost bags macrumors archived from the original on november 15 2025 retrieved october 12 2025 everything you need to know about the evil useful find my friends app faq cult of mac october 31 2011 archived from the original on february 3 2022 retrieved october 31 2018 song victoria march 1 2022 airtags are dangerous here s how apple could fix them the verge retrieved june 5 2023 apple sued by women over airtag stalking bbc news december 6 2022 archived from the original on november 12 2025 retrieved october 12 2025 bio see full apple sued over airtags privacy everything you need to know cnet archived from the original on november 12 2025 retrieved october 12 2025 archie ayana december 7 2022 two women who allege they were stalked and harassed using airtags are suing apple npr archived from the original on september 28 2025 retrieved october 12 2025 an update on airtag and unwanted tracking apple newsroom archived from the original on october 2 2025 retrieved october 12 2025 here s what you need to do if an airtag s tracking you macworld archived from the original on november 12 2025 retrieved october 12 2025 shafqat narmeen gerzon nicole van_nortwick maggie sun victor mislove alan ranganathan aanjhan october 2023 track you a deep dive into safety alerts for apple airtags proceedings on privacy enhancing technologies 2023 4 132 148 doi 10 56553 popets 2023 0102 archived from the original on february 3 2025 retrieved october 12 2025 cull james august 28 2013 apple number one target for patent trolls with 171 cases in five years macrumors retrieved august 13 2026 owen malcolm apple sued by ex engineer over find my iphone patent credit stock revocation after being fired appleinsider archived from the original on october 5 2025 retrieved october 12 2025 agis software development llc v apple inc justia dockets filings archived from the original on january 26 2025 retrieved october 12 2025 external links edit overview of the find my network architecture v t e ios ipados and other ios based products history ios ipados issues outline hardware iphone models 1st 3g 3gs 4 4s 5 5c 5s 6 6 plus 6s 6s plus 7 7 plus 8 8 plus x xr xs xs max 11 11 pro pro max 12 12 mini 12 pro pro max 13 13 mini 13 pro pro max 14 14 plus 14 pro pro max 15 15 plus 15 pro pro max 16 16 plus 16 pro pro max 16e 17 17 pro pro max 17e 18 pro pro max se 1st 2nd 3rd air duo ipad models 1st 2 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th mini 1st 2 3 4 5th 6th 7th air 1st 2 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th pro 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th discontinued ipod touch 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th other apple tv apple watch homepod mini software os versions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 26 27 derived from ios watchos tvos ipados 13 14 15 16 17 18 26 27 visionos features airdrop airplay airprint carplay control center crash detection apple intelligence itunes night shift notification center shazam siri spotlight springboard voiceover sdk api sdk foundation uikit core animation homekit inter app audio liquid glass webkit gymkit healthkit swiftui bundled apps books calculator calendar clock contacts facetime freeform files find my fitness workouts games health mindfulness home journal mail maps messages music news notes passwords photos podcasts preview reminders safari shortcuts translate tv wallet weather 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