How to locate a friend in Find My on iPhone

On iPhone, when a friend shares their location with you, you can use the Find My app to locate them on a map.

When your friend can’t be located, “No location found” appears below their name, and if you aren’t following them, you see “Can see your location” instead. You can also contact a friend, get directions to them, and set a label for a location.

Here’s how to locate a friend in Find My on iPhone.

Note: Want to know how far away your friends are? Turn on Precise Location for the Find My app.

The Find My screen open to the People list. There are four people in the list: Olivia Rico, Dawn Ramirez, Ashley Rico, and Will Rico. Tap the Add button at the top of the People list to share your location.

See the location of a friend

Open the Find My app on your iPhone.
Tap People. Then tap the name of the person you want to locate.
- If your friend can be located: They appear on a map so you can see where they are.
- If your friend can’t be located: You see No location found below their name.
- If you aren’t following your friend: You see Can see your location below their name. You can ask to see a friend’s location.

Contact a friend

Open the Find My app on your iPhone.
Tap People, then tap the name of the person you want to contact.
Tap Contact and choose how you want to contact your friend.

Get directions to a friend

The Maps app can give you directions to a friend’s current location.

Open the Find My app on your iPhone.
Tap People, then tap the name of the person you want to get directions to.
Tap Directions to open Maps.

Set a label for a friend’s location

To make a friend’s current location more meaningful, you can give it a label, like Home or Work. When they’re at that location, the label appears below their name.

Open the Find My app on your iPhone.
Tap People, tap the name of the person you want to set a location label for, and tap the More button.
Tap Edit Location Name and select a label.

To add a new label, tap Add Custom Label, enter a name, then tap Done.

Mark a friend as a favorite

Favorite friends are marked with a star and appear at the top of the People list.

Open the Find My app on your iPhone.
Tap People. Find the person you want to mark as a favorite.
Do one of the following:
- Tap the name of the person, tap the More button, then tap “Add to Favorites.”
- Swipe left across the person’s name, then tap the star.

To remove a friend from your Favorites, swipe left and tap the star, or tap the friend, tap the More button, then tap “Remove from Favorites.”