Recently I used the "Find my Friends" service with my friends and family, specifically since Apple added it as a main application in iOS 9. And when the application spread among my friends, I found a lot telling me about the problems they face when they set up the application for the first time, so, we will In the day to get to know most of these problems and solve them.

Find friends service problems and solutions

When it comes to talking about Apple services that it provides in its systems, we will find that if we exploit all these services, we will save a lot of time and effort, for example, the service of finding friends helped me very much in knowing the whereabouts of my friends without contacting them. Before we begin, make sure you have the latest version of iOS, and make sure you have the latest version of the Find Friends app.


The application is slow and not responding as it should

Often a problem may be from the device itself, the system installed on it, or the number of people that you follow, the Find my Friends service allows you to track a maximum of 50 people, so the lack of response may be caused by an increase in people. First, close the application completely and open it again, and if the problem persists, restart the phone.


I cannot send / receive requests to share my site

The reason here is often a mismatch of information. Just make sure that the account you are using is the same account that your friends send a request to by going to Settings> then iCloud.

It is not necessary to use the same account, you can accept the friend request through the mail that receives you when one of your friends sends you a friend request.

Or you have blocked friend requests, and you can activate them from the application itself through "me" and then "allow friend requests"

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Show me No location availablelocation-not-available

This sign appears for many reasons, so try the following in order.

  • Apple services are usually date and time dependent. If you find this sign, verify the time and date on your device and the other party's device through Settings> General> Date and Time. Activate "Setup automatically", now return to the application and make sure that the service is working.
  • Another reason may be that the other party has closed "Share my location" from within the Find my Friends application or Find My Friends.

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  • Or, the reason may be that the other party has closed the website services through Settings> Privacy> Location services and activate the site services and activate them for the application itself.
  • The device is not connected to the Internet.
  • Finally, Apple does not support this feature in some countries, so you may be in one of these countries.

The site is out of date or inaccurate.

Website services work via iCloud, and with this, data travels over the Internet, so wait a few minutes, as poor network connectivity may be the cause.

In the event that you use more than one device, make sure of which devices your friends see. Through the application, press me> and under "Share my location from" select the device you want.


The blue circle is very large

The blue circle expresses the accuracy of the place, the poorer the circle, the less accurate the place. It also depends on the quality of the Internet connection.


I have checked all the previous steps, but the service is still not working

Go to the page System condition Of Apple and ensure Find My Friends is stable.


In this article, we tried to cover most of the problems facing the user, so if you encounter others, tell us the problem and the solution also if you find it.

Are you using Find Friends? Tell us if you have encountered one of these problems beforehand

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