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How does Apple know whether to follow your Apple Watch location or your iPhone location

How does Apple know whether to follow your Apple Watch location or your iPhone location. For example, if you leave your house with just your Apple Watch and your iPhone is in your house, if someone tries to follow where you are with Find Me, will Apple show them where your Apple Watch is or where your iPhone is?

Apple Watch Series 7

Posted on Nov 26, 2021 12:48 PM

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Posted on Nov 26, 2021 3:40 PM

Only someone with access to your Apple ID could use the Find My function.


If they have access, they choose the device from the pulldown menu in Find Phone in icloud.com or the device in the Find My app.


M1 Mac mini, macOS 12.0.1; Watch, series 5 GPS/cellular, watchOS 8.1; iPad Pro 2nd Gen, iPadOS 15.1; iPad Air 2, iPadOS 15.1; iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 15.1; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 15.1; HomePods, audioOS 15.1 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2

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Nov 26, 2021 3:40 PM in response to Daniel Voran

Only someone with access to your Apple ID could use the Find My function.


If they have access, they choose the device from the pulldown menu in Find Phone in icloud.com or the device in the Find My app.


M1 Mac mini, macOS 12.0.1; Watch, series 5 GPS/cellular, watchOS 8.1; iPad Pro 2nd Gen, iPadOS 15.1; iPad Air 2, iPadOS 15.1; iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 15.1; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 15.1; HomePods, audioOS 15.1 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2

How does Apple know whether to follow your Apple Watch location or your iPhone location

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