This app is also compatible with Siri on the iPhone 4S or iPhone 5. Works with the phones notifications, the person invited gets a notification directly in the phone and can accept directly. (On the other hand this is typical for Apple). This app works in other countries even if you have Data roaming turned off but have access to WiFi.īig minus is that it does NOT work on other phones than iPhones you can’t track any other brands. According to an article at the Apple Insider in March 2012 Apple is currently working on improving the privacy with variable location precision. With Find My Friends you can hide your position however you can’t tone down the accuracy and show a less accurate location. Apple has chosen to not answer how accurate their service is, by searching for a while in their Apple community we got this answer “It can be as accurate as 10 meters”.

We found that Find my Friends delivered really good accuracy of about 10-15 meters during our tests with full 3G coverage and a fairly good Wi-Fi access. Read our full guide on “ How accurate Find my Friends and Find my iPhone” apps by Apple really are. Translation: You need a new Apple device to use this service, so go and buy a new one if you still have one of our early devices. Access to some services is limited to 10 devices. Some features are not available in all countries. Some features require a Wi-Fi connection. If you turn off the “Enable 3G” and the “Cellular Data” you can’t connect to Find my friends.Īpple says: iCloud requires iOS 5 on iPhone 3GS or later, iPod touch (3rd and 4th generation), or iPad a Mac computer with OS X Lion or later or a PC with Windows Vista or Windows 7 (Outlook 2007 or 2010 or an up-to-date browser is required for accessing email, contacts, and calendars). Translation: You need internet coverage such as Wi-Fi or 3G coverage for the app to work. Find My Friends for iPhone: how to add friendsĪpple says: Find My Friends enables you to locate iOS devices only when they are on and connected to a registered Wi-Fi network or have an active data plan.

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