{"id":33789,"date":"2015-10-23T09:18:52","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T14:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=33789"},"modified":"2017-08-22T14:52:01","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T19:52:01","slug":"friday-five-find-my-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/33789-friday-five-find-my-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Five: iOS, OS X Help You Find Your Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FMF.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-33805\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FMF.jpeg\" alt=\"Find My Friends app icon\" width=\"222\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FMF.jpeg 222w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FMF-120x120.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FMF-190x190.jpeg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a>It\u2019s the end of the week, but that doesn\u2019t mean an end to learning more about your favorite Apple devices. Each week, the <a title=\"Friday Five\" href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?s=%22Friday+Five%22\">Friday Five<\/a> takes a quick look at a Mac OS X an&nbsp;iOS&nbsp;app to point out five things you may have overlooked before.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>We all have friends or acquaintances that we\u2019d like to keep track of. Maybe it\u2019s that old buddy who you said you\u2019d buy a double skinny mocha with no whipped cream for the next time you were in the area, or maybe you just want to know where your teenage children are. Apple\u2019s Find My Friends feature has been helping people keep track of each other for several years now, and with iOS 9 and Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, it\u2019s even more useful. Today I\u2019ll show how to set up the feature, and then outline four ways how to use Find My Friends.<\/p>\n<p>Seriously, this is an amazing use of the location technology of your devices. A few years back my wife and I were in Orlando, Florida on the way to a cruise; the morning we were going to leave Orlando and head for the port, a friend of mine texted me \u2014 he was in Orlando for a meeting, was at the airport, and had seen on&nbsp;Find My Friends that we were nearby. We got together for breakfast, and it was a fun get-together for all of us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.) Set up Find My Friends on iOS<\/strong><br \/>\nTo start using Find My Friends, all you need is an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch that\u2019s running iOS 8 or later, the free <a title=\"Find My Friends\" href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/find-my-friends\/id466122094?mt=8\">Find My Friends<\/a> app (for looking up your buddies), and the Apple ID you use for iCloud.<\/p>\n<p>When you sign into iCloud on your device, you\u2019ve automatically signed into Find My Friends as well. That means that others can now find <i>your<\/i> location.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you won\u2019t be able to just magically find all of the people you know; they have to agree to share their location with you. Fortunately, this is really easy to do:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Launch Find My Friends (abbreviated as \u201cFind Friends\u201d).<\/li>\n<li>Tap the Add button at the top left of the device screen (see image below).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0223.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33792\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0223.jpg\" alt=\"Add a friend to Find My Friends\" width=\"640\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0223.jpg 640w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0223-284x55.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0223-190x37.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0223-284x55@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0223-190x37@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add a friend by tapping on the plus sign button ( + ) to view your list of contacts or by entering your friends email address or iPhone number (see image below). Note that this first step shares <i>your<\/i> location with your friend. By the way, if your friend happens to be right next to you and has AirDrop enabled, just tap on your button to share your location with the friend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0224.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33793\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0224.jpg\" alt=\"Share my location\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0224.jpg 640w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0224-212x120.jpg 212w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0224-284x161.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0224-190x108.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0224-230x129.jpg 230w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0224-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0224-212x120@2x.jpg 424w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0224-284x161@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0224-190x108@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once the friend has accepted, tap their name in the list of friends who are \u201cfollowers\u201d in the app. You\u2019ll see that they are following you; click the Ask to Follow link (see image below) and an invitation is sent to them to share their location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0225.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33794\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0225.jpg\" alt=\"Ask to follow a friend\" width=\"640\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0225.jpg 640w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0225-284x117.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0225-190x78.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0225-364x150.jpg 364w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0225-284x117@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0225-190x78@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When each of you has agreed to follow one another, you can see exactly how far away your friend is. With a tap on their name, you\u2019ll even see a map showing the location of your friend. Sometimes that location is in the middle of a big orange circle (see image below) indicating that the exact location is in question and that the dot is at the most likely location, while other times it\u2019s just a dot \u2014 you know exactly where that person is.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0226.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33795\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0226.jpg\" alt=\"Location of a friend in NYC\" width=\"400\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0226.jpg 400w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0226-162x120.jpg 162w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0226-284x210.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0226-190x141.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0226-162x120@2x.jpg 324w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0226-190x141@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2.) Hide your location from friends<\/strong><br \/>\nThere may be times you don\u2019t want somebody to know where you are. Maybe you\u2019re buying a nice birthday or Christmas gift for your spouse and don\u2019t want them to see you\u2019re at a certain store, or perhaps you don\u2019t want a friend to know you\u2019re in town and not calling them. Regardless of the reason, there is a way to hide your location from your friends.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Launch the Find My Friends app<\/li>\n<li>At the very bottom of the list of friends you\u2019ll see \u201cMe\u201d \u2014 that\u2019s your entry in the world of Find My Friends. Tap on that button.<\/li>\n<li>A map showing your existing location appears, along with some other controls. See the \u201cShare My Location\u201d button in the image below? Turn it off \u2014 it will turn white, indicating that you\u2019re no longer sharing your location. Tap Done to seal the deal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0229.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33796\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0229.jpg\" alt=\"Hide your location\" width=\"400\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0229.jpg 400w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0229-126x120.jpg 126w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0229-284x270.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0229-190x181.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0229-126x120@2x.jpg 252w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0229-190x181@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once your bit of subterfuge is done, it\u2019s possible to turn location sharing back on with a tap on the same button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3.) Add the Find My Friends notification widget to OS X El Capitan<\/strong><br \/>\nMaybe you\u2019re like me, deskbound most of the time in your office. If so, you might not want to pull out the iPhone every time you want to check to see if friends are in the area. Not to worry, in <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/compatibility\/OS-X-10.11-El-Capitan\">OS X El Capitan<\/a>, there\u2019s a new Find My Friends widget that can be added to Notification Center. Here\u2019s how to do it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click the Notification Center icon in your menu bar (see image below). Notification Center slides out from the right side of your Mac screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NotCenter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33797\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NotCenter.jpg\" alt=\"Open Notification Center\" width=\"292\" height=\"88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NotCenter.jpg 292w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NotCenter-284x86.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NotCenter-190x57.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you\u2019re not already looking at the Today tab of Notification Center, click on \u201cToday\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Scroll to the bottom of the Today tab in Notification Center and click Edit (see image below).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/EditButton.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33798\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/EditButton.jpg\" alt=\"Click to edit your notification center widgets\" width=\"320\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/EditButton.jpg 320w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/EditButton-225x120.jpg 225w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/EditButton-284x152.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/EditButton-190x102.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A list of non-installed Notification Center widgets appears (see image below). Click on the plus sign ( + ) to the right of \u201cFind My Friends\u201d to add the widget.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NotificationWidget-e1445532674246.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33799\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NotificationWidget-e1445532674246.jpg\" alt=\"Adding the Find My Friends widget\" width=\"400\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NotificationWidget-e1445532674246.jpg 400w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NotificationWidget-e1445532674246-201x120.jpg 201w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NotificationWidget-e1445532674246-284x170.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NotificationWidget-e1445532674246-190x114.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NotificationWidget-e1445532674246-201x120@2x.jpg 402w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NotificationWidget-e1445532674246-190x114@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You\u2019ll be asked to share your location so that Find My Friends can calculate how far away your friends are; once you\u2019ve agreed, the widget displays the names and distance to your buddies (see image below).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Friends.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33800\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Friends.jpg\" alt=\"List of friend locations in Notification Center\" width=\"320\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Friends.jpg 320w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Friends-154x120.jpg 154w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Friends-284x221.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Friends-190x148.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Friends-154x120@2x.jpg 308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Want to see a map in Notification Center showing exactly where your friend is? Just click on their name and a map appears.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4.) Look up friend locations on iCloud.com<\/strong><br \/>\nSo you forgot to bring your iPhone with you and you\u2019re away from a Mac \u2014 how are you going to find your friends? As long as you can get to a computer of any type with a recent web browser, you\u2019re good.<\/p>\n<p>Just this week, Apple added Find My Friends to iCloud.com. Here\u2019s how to get everything ready to roll:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Launch the web browser and go to iCloud.com.<\/li>\n<li>Sign in with the Apple ID associated with your iCloud.com account.<\/li>\n<li>If you don\u2019t see the Find Friends button on the iCloud.com desktop, click on the Settings link.<\/li>\n<li>Once the Settings page has loaded, click on the word \u201cSettings\u201d next to the word iCloud in the upper left corner of the browser window. A small window displaying available iCloud.com apps appears (see image below). Click on Find Friends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iCloudComSettings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33801\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iCloudComSettings.jpg\" alt=\"iCloud.com Find My Friends\" width=\"400\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iCloudComSettings.jpg 400w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iCloudComSettings-265x120.jpg 265w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iCloudComSettings-284x129.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iCloudComSettings-190x86.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iCloudComSettings-190x86@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The website will want to use your location. Click Allow \u2014 note that you can have it just remember your location for a day by checking the appropriate box.<\/li>\n<li>Now your list of friends appears on the left side of the web browser window (see image below). Clicking on any one of them lets you see a map of their current whereabouts, while clicking on \u201cMe\u201d lets you change your settings like whether or not to share your location or the device you\u2019re sharing your location from.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iCloudComLocations.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33802\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iCloudComLocations.jpg\" alt=\"iCloud.com Find My Friends\" width=\"400\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iCloudComLocations.jpg 400w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iCloudComLocations-144x120.jpg 144w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iCloudComLocations-284x237.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iCloudComLocations-190x159.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iCloudComLocations-144x120@2x.jpg 288w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iCloudComLocations-190x159@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From this point on, the Find Friends button will appear on your iCloud.com desktop whenever you log into the site.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.) Get notified when a friend leaves or arrives at a location<\/strong><br \/>\nSometimes it\u2019s nice to know when a friend has arrived at a party or meeting\u2026 before they walk in. That\u2019s where Notify Me comes in handy. This feature notifies you the next time that a friend leaves or arrives at a location. To set up notification:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Launch Find My Friends on your iOS device.<\/li>\n<li>Tap the name of the friend you want to be notified about. A map showing the location of that friend appears. At the top of the display, dead center, is a link marked Notify Me (see image below).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0230.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33803\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0230.jpg\" alt=\"Notify me button\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0230.jpg 640w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0230-282x120.jpg 282w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0230-284x121.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0230-190x81.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0230-282x120@2x.jpg 564w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0230-284x121@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0230-190x81@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tap the Notify Me link and a screen similar to that seen below appears. Tap to select whether to be notified when the person leaves a location or arrives at another location, then tap on the location you want to track their departure from or arrival at.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0231.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33804\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0231.jpg\" alt=\"Notify Me\" width=\"400\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0231.jpg 400w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0231-146x120.jpg 146w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0231-284x234.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0231-190x156.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0231-146x120@2x.jpg 292w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0231-190x156@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tap Done. Find My Friends returns to the map you saw earlier, and the Notify Me link is now highlighted to indicate that you\u2019ll get a notification when that friend leaves a location or arrives at your location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that by tapping the \u201cMore\u2026\u201d link on the map display, you can also choose to notify your friend when you leave or arrive at a location.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Do you have any great uses for Find My Friends that you\u2019d like to share with other readers of The Rocket Yard? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the end of the week, but that doesn\u2019t mean an end to learning more about your favorite Apple devices. Each week, the Friday Five takes a quick look at a Mac OS X an&nbsp;iOS&nbsp;app to point out five things you may have overlooked before. 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