If I the Find My iPhone app to check on the location of someone in my friend list in the app, are they notified in any way that their location is being revealed to me? Show
Ian C. 44.6k34 gold badges164 silver badges236 bronze badges asked Jul 25, 2013 at 15:52
1 There is no immediate indication on the device that it is currently being tracked, only that GPS is in use by something. Invoking the GPS will cause the location services arrow to appear in the top bar. The catch is that going into the settings, General -> Privacy, the user can tell what. If FMI is being used currently, the arrow in its box will be purple, and if it was used in the last 24 hours, the arrow in its box will be grey. However, the user can disable the Find My Iphone feature with a simple toggle in the same menu. answered Jul 25, 2013 at 16:09
Mikey T.K.Mikey T.K. 2,6352 gold badges16 silver badges37 bronze badges 1 The other answer regarding the location services notification icon is absolutely correct, however I would disagree that it's obvious given that many users use location services all the time and seeing the triangle isn't anomalous behavior. Another point of order: if the poster leverages OS X Server's policy manager and configures a policy to prevent it, the user cannot trivially disable the feature. A less clandestine approach may be to install the Find Friends app which can let the user know that someone has requested location, but may be preferable to incessant phone calls and messages that demand a response. It may be awkward either way depending on the relationship you have with the user. answered Jul 25, 2013 at 20:52
incumbentincumbent 4712 silver badges11 bronze badges If that person jailbreaks their phone and installs FMFLive then they will be notified any time you request their location. answered Feb 21, 2014 at 20:13
My friend got an email after someone checked her phone.
grg♦ 189k42 gold badges326 silver badges448 bronze badges answered Sep 30, 2014 at 16:24
2 You must log in to answer this question.Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .If you’re sharing your location with someone, Google Maps will periodically refresh your position on the map. This ensures that the person you're sharing with gets an accurate, up-to-date sense of where you are. You’ll sometimes see a message at the top of your screen or in your list of notifications letting you know your location has been updated. There are ways to make sure your location is updating in the background. This will make the notification appear less often. Note: Exact steps may vary depending on your device. You can minimize this notification to make it less obtrusive. Next time you see the notification, long press it and
choose Minimize. You can reduce the notification priority to make it less disruptive. Note: If there are problems, you'll see a warning message at the top of the screen. Important: If you turn these notifications off, the location you're sharing with others may not be refreshed, and is likely to become inaccurate. Note: Exact steps may vary depending on your device. Learn more about how to turn Google Maps notifications on or off. Was this helpful? How can we improve it? Is there a way to be notified when someone checks your location?Generally, you cannot tell when someone checks the location of an Android smartphone or iPhone. A brief icon is displayed in the notification bar when GPS is used by location services. Many apps or system processes can trigger a location check. Cellular providers know your location at all times.
Does Find My iPhone tell you when someone checks your location?No. When sharing location with friends using Find My Friends, the other person doesn't know how many times their friends have looked them up. They don't get any notification or there isn't any log of lookup incidents made available to them. The location is sent from the friends device only when you request to see it.
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How to get notifications when someone checks your location
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