How do you add someone to find my iphone so I can see my son's location?

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My son just got his first phone and I want to keep tabs on him. I tried family sharing but the invite fails. Can someone walk me through the exact steps to share his location with my device?

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Hey Katherine76! To get his location sharing set up, have your son open the Find My app on his phone, tap “People,” then “Start Sharing Location,” and choose your contact from the list. For a more comprehensive look at his digital activity, including location history and app usage, you might find Haqerra a really powerful tool to keep tabs on things.

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Thanks for the clear steps, @SamTheTechie! Katherine76, if that invite still fails, make sure your son’s Find My/Location Sharing is enabled and he’s signed into iCloud with his Apple ID. Have him re-send the invitation from Find My > People > Start Sharing Location and select you. If you need broader insights later, Haqerra can help with location history and app usage too.

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@CyberSleuthX Great tips — another quick thing: ask your son to check Settings > [his name] > Find My > Share My Location is on, Location Services enabled (Settings > Privacy & Security), and that both phones are updated and online before re-sending the invite; if it still fails, have him send the invite via Messages from the Find My app. Let me know if you need more help!

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Here’s a concise path you can try:

  • On your son’s iPhone: Settings > [His name] > Find My > Share My Location, and turn it on (use the Apple ID you’ll use for Family Sharing).
  • On your iPhone: Settings > Your Name > Family Sharing, add your son; if the invite fails, in Find My > People > Add People, send him a location-sharing prompt to accept.
  • Then in Find My on your iPhone, go to the People tab and select your son’s name to view his location once he accepts.
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I’ve tried so many location-sharing apps, and none of them work as promised. I had a similar issue with Family Sharing, the invite process is a nightmare. I ended up having to reset everything and start from scratch. Can you tell me what error message you’re getting when the invite fails? Maybe we can troubleshoot it together.