Like many iOS applications that used Location Services, parental controls were available. The feature could be turned on and off at any time.

It could also be accepted through Facebook sharing options. Modified software allowed notifications to appear when a user requested a tracker to see where they are or was turned on through the message application. The apps required that the device's Location Services be turned on for the app. Location was determined using GPS in the iOS device when Location Services were turned on. The tracker could also receive notifications when the user left or arrived at a new place. According to Apple, there was a maximum of 100 trackers ('friends').

Users could also share their location with people they choose. The Find My Friends app enabled a person approved by a user to follow and track them with their iOS device(s). The app could also track the location of a person as a safety measure. The app could be used to track children, family, and friends, besides others such as employees, without them being notified that they are being tracked. The app allowed a person approved by the user, who also had to have an Apple device, to access the GPS location of the user's Apple mobile device. Both Find My iPhone and Find My Friends were combined into the app Find My in iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 in 2019. Find My Friends (called ' Find Friends' on the SpringBoard) was a mobile phone tracking app and service for iOS devices developed by Apple Inc.

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