just got my 10yo his first iphone. i have one too. people keep telling me to "set up family sharing" but every tutorial i watch is 20 minutes long and goes in circles. can someone just tell me the actual steps to see his location on my phone
ok here you go, no fluff:
1. on your phone: settings > [your name] > family sharing > set up family 2. add him as a family member (send invite to his apple id or create a child apple id for him) 3. on HIS phone: accept the invite, turn on "share my location" and pick your device 4. on your phone: open find my > people tab. he should appear
that's it. 5 min tops if both phones are in front of you
this. the "20 min tutorials" on youtube are padded with ads. the actual process is like 4 taps on each phone.
one gotcha: if he's under 13 you need to create a CHILD apple id for him through family sharing, not use an existing one. apple is strict about this
OP: he already has an apple id i made when he got an ipad. does that count as a child account?
depends how you set it up. go to settings > [his name] and it'll say either "child" or just normal. if it's normal you might need to migrate him into the family properly
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