Thursday, July 10, 2025
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How to send and share your location in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16

You can send and share your location in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 in a couple of ways. 

Method one: Open the Find My app: Locate and open the Find My app on your iOS or iPadOS device. 

  1. Tap the People tab: Navigate to the “People” tab within the Find My app. 
  2. Start Sharing: Tap “Share My Location” and choose the contact you want to share with. 
  3. Choose Duration: Select how long you want to share your location (one hour, until end of day, or indefinitely). 
  4. Send: Tap “Send” to share your location with the selected contact. 
  5. Tap “Stop Sharing My Location” to stop sharing it.

Method two: Sharing via Messages:

  1. Open the Messages app: Locate and open the Messages app on your device.
  2. Start a conversation: Open an existing conversation or start a new one with the contact you want to share with.
  3. Access location sharing: Tap the “+” button next to the message field, then tap “Location”.
  4. Send your current location: You can send a pin of your current location, or choose to share your location for a specific duration (one hour, until end of day, or indefinitely).
  5. Choose to send: Tap “Send” to share your location with the selected contact. 
Dennis Sellers
the authorDennis Sellers
Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.

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