Hide iPhone Find My Location Without Raising Suspicion

[josebus]

And then they get the “stopped sharing their location” and “started sharing their location” notifications in their Messages thread, which looks even more suspicious.

I don't believe switching the location "source" sends out these notifications.

 

[MacAddict2000]

My former "best friend" would do this whenever he and my ex-wife would be hooking up.

 

[Jetman]

[deleted as someone else said it first]

 

[axantas]

Yep. Doing this is more of a cheat on your wife activity, unfortunately

If you cheat your partner, then you probably have to discuss something. If your are controlled by your partner with this function, you probably have to discuss something as well.

But - you know - everything is possible in the U.S., if it is about your children. So have it on and always state: Yes, I know wher my child is (strolling around...) if you get cought or jailed by a police squadron:

10-year-old walks alone a mile away from Georgia home, leading to his mother's arrest

Brittany Patterson, 41, said she was shocked that her son's stroll could lead to a criminal charge.

www.nbcnews.com

Maybe even better glue a tracker at your childs back...

 

[PsykX]

« If you're secretly shopping for a holiday gift or planning a surprise party » well sure…😏🤥

I'm secretly shopping my stuff online and planning surprise parties with others directly from home, so nothing to hide 🙈

 

[bluespark]

Strip club, here I come!!!!! 😀

j/k

Now we need a setting to prevent someone from thigh-dialing the phone in your pocket.

 

[iMac The Knife]

Meh, whenever I am going to cheat on my wife, I just tell her. It's better to be upfront and honest! 🤣 /s

 

[spunkybart]

This is a good tip, but you know what else works? Just leave the phone at home -- I know, I know horrors! 🙀🫨

 

[macizcool]

I thought this was my little secret, now it’s out on the internet!

It used to be easier. Back in the day you could choose any device from the Find My app, but now you have to use the actual device to turn on location sharing.

 

[JackNL]

Sharing your location as an adult feels like voluntarily wearing an invisible ankle monitor.

 

[DotCom2]

I can't believe people let other people constantly track their location on their phone. I've never used this feature and never will, nor will I ever expect anyone else to have me constantly tracking them.

Everbody in our family tracks each other. 6 of us. It's a safety issue. We have nothing to hide.

 

[DotCom2]

If they are a member of your iCloud family and have sharing enabled, all of your Apple device locations will be visible to them under the devices tab. So it won’t matter what device is reporting back to your contact card. They can still see where your iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad are.

On iOS 18 it also now shows location of family in messages.

 

[Student of Life]

Honestly this feels like a story sponsored by divorced attorneys.

 

[CasinoOwl]

I'm honestly surprised at how many people share their locations constantly with others. For safety I get it, but it seems a lot of spouses use it to make sure their partners don't cheat. That's not a good basis for a relationship.

 

[btrach144]

Author Tim Hardwick is single handily trying to add fuel to thousands of marriages going into the already stressful holiday season. 😀

Guess if you get caught somewhere you shouldn't be, you deserve what's coming your way.

 

[Unity451]

I can't believe people let other people constantly track their location on their phone. I've never used this feature and never will, nor will I ever expect anyone else to have me constantly tracking them.

you must not be married

 

[jlwarlow]

I can't believe people let other people constantly track their location on their phone. I've never used this feature and never will, nor will I ever expect anyone else to have me constantly tracking them.

My family have done this for years. It's a safety feature when the kids are out playing with friends, especially when they phone to get picked up. You can also setup alerts to let you know when your kid isn't at school by a certain time 🙂

 

[simonsea]

Double plus ungood 🙄

 

[DonutHands]

you must not be married

Its kinda crazy how its mandated by some partners today, when the technology didn't exist 15 years ago.

 

[TheOldChevy]

Good... and BTW don't forget to remove the AirTag from your car 🙂

 

[TheOldChevy]

Or leave the phone at home. Then neither She Who Must Not Be Named nor the All-Glorious State will know where you are.

Unless you plan to contact your date using your phone your plan to pay using your phone (or watch cats videos).

 

[maxfromdenmark]

I think the being honest with the family is still the easiest option.

 

[Morgenland]

It's wonderful that MacRumors gives instructions here on how to cheat and lie. Is this what teenagers need to satisfy their parents? Or are there other users?

No country/culture should overindulge in lies

 

[julesme]

I can't believe people let other people constantly track their location on their phone. I've never used this feature and never will, nor will I ever expect anyone else to have me constantly tracking them.

I generally agree with you, but it’s sometimes helpful for elderly people (who insist on driving, running errands, etc, or even long road trips by themselves) to have a family member who can check their location in case something goes wrong (i.e., they get lost, hurt, etc).

 

[NufSaid]

Comments as expected 😀 😀 😀

But I like riding crazy long distances on my bike on the road. My wife uses it to make sure I am still alive.