You can view all of them on a map, or tap on an individual device for information. The Devices tab lists all of the Apple devices signed into your iCloud account, as well as any devices attached to your Family Sharing group, say your spouse's, parents' or kids'. Your contact will receive an alert whenever you create a notification related to their location, letting them know you'll receive an alert when their location changes - no more staying up to date about their location without them knowing (and that's a good thing). Notifications can be useful if you want to know when a friend leaves or arrives at a location. Tap on a contact to zoom in on their location and view options such as getting directions to them or creating a notification. A map takes up most of the screen, with a list of your contacts down below. Or if you're part of a Family Sharing group, everyone in your family group will show up here as well. The People tab is where you'll find contacts that you have shared your location with.

I'll dive into the Items tab in the section below, but for now I want to focus on finding people, your Apple devices and Me sections of the app. The Find My app now has four main tabs: People, Devices, Items and Me. To be clear, the Find My app will still help you track down your lost iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch or AirPods, but the list of devices and products you can track is growing.īelow I'll walk you through the Find My app, and detail how Apple's approach keeps your data and information private.Īpple uses some pretty cool tech to find lost devices. Not only does Apple's new AirTag use the Find My network, but you'll soon be able to buy everyday items with the same built-in tech, like an electric bike or wireless earbuds.

Apple recently announced a feature that allows other companies to use Apple's Find My network to keep track of various items and devices. If you haven't, then pay attention the next time you do: There's a new Items tab in the app. Have you opened the Find My app on your iPhone, iPad or Mac recently? If you ordered Apple's AirTags, you did during the setup process for the small tracker.

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