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Who do you “share your location” with? Mother and father? Companions? Pals? When do you take away the entry? When do you suppose somebody crosses the road with realizing your location?
Readers had an fascinating dialog final week about somebody who wished her husband to test in when he arrived and left an occasion, with numerous readers saying that is what “share your location” is for. And I’ve undoubtedly appreciated having the ability to see my husband’s location if he is touring, or my son’s location (through an Apple AirTag) if he is on a college discipline journey for just a few days. We additionally put AirTags inside any baggage we test.
However generally issues strike me as a bit bizarre. I’ve two mother mates who began sharing location years in the past throughout a shared household trip and by no means actually stopped, and the Mother 2 will remark, ceaselessly, on Mother 1’s location and whereabouts. I perceive that she is not wanting up Mother 1’s location (since you simply see everybody , at the very least with Discover My iPhone), nevertheless it nonetheless strikes me as overstepping typical boundaries amongst mates.
In the meantime, one member of the family (love you in the event you’re studying this!) can also be a bit fixated on Discover My iPhone — if somebody is late to dinner they’re going to test in on the latecomer, and ceaselessly will watch, with rapt consideration, as their sibling makes their manner residence from concert events or different outings. It is type of amusing as a result of this member of the family falls asleep throughout each TV present or film, nevertheless it is not an issue to look at Discover My iPhone for 45 minutes or extra.
I may see location sharing being bizarre in different methods, like with friendships which have grown a bit colder than they as soon as had been. Would not you be offended to see the “Jane stopped sharing her location with you” notification? Or with an ex with whom you share custody — I can see “share your location” being useful so you understand when/the place the ex and your youngster are in the event that they’re late, however I can even see it being manner an excessive amount of data to have about an ex, even in the event you’re on good phrases.
Readers, what are your ideas — whom do you share your location with, how do you deal with it while you wish to cease sharing your location, and the way typically do you personally use Discover My iPhone to seek out somebody or one thing?
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