I'm switching from my iPhone 14 to my iPhone 17, keeping them both signed into the same Apple ID. Will the "Find My" app for the "People" section allow me to see my friends' real-time locations on both devices (iPhone 14 and 17), or will they have to share again for my iPhone 17?
iPhone 17
You’ll see all your friends’ locations on both iPhones without them having to share again, because location sharing in Find My is tied to your Apple ID, not the device. As long as your iPhone 17 is signed in with the same Apple ID, the “People” list appears automatically on both phones.
But your own location can only be shared from one device at a time.
You can choose which iPhone broadcasts your location by going to Find My → Me → Share My Location From → [Select Device].
Yaki21 wrote:
I signed in with the same Apple ID, but I don't see my friends in the "People" section on my new iPhone. What can I do?
Did you set up the 17 after a factory reset and restore the backup made with the 14? , or just sign someone out of the 17 and sign in without a factory reset?
Do you see both phones in the devices tab?
Yes, my location is enabled. Could it be that my friend only shared his location with his iPhone 14? If he added my iCloud address to his contacts and location sharing was already enabled, could I see it on both?
You should be able to see it on all your devices if iCloud is sync'd on all your devices.
Why not request that they share their location again.
Add or remove a friend in Find My on iPhone – Apple Support (UK)
Yes, of course! But what if my friend didn't save my iCloud address in his contacts? Should he just add my iCloud address to the contacts tab and share his location? This prevents it from being tied only to the phone I use, but to my account, right?
I have no idea. My friend only entered my phone number in his contacts, and by re-sharing the location, I can only see it on my old iPhone 14 (the one linked to the phone number in my friend's contacts). On my iPhone 17 (new) I have the same Apple ID but a different phone number, he sees me, but I don't see his. That's why I was wondering, maybe by adding my cloud address to both contacts, should I be able to see it on both?
If you have multiple devices linked to one Apple ID, you must manually select which device will share your location in the People tab.
Choose which device to share your location from
You can share your location from a different device. For example, if you share your location from an iPad, you can share your location from an iPhone that you own instead.
Share your location with your family - Apple Support
Yes, I shared my location with my friend from my new device. However, even when he shares his location with me, he can only see it on my old device, not on the new one (they both need to be logged into the same Apple ID). So I was wondering if it might be a problem because he only entered my phone number and not my iCloud address in my contact card. If he were to edit my contact card to include my iCloud address, should I be able to see it on both?
It is a really strange thing.
I signed in with the same Apple ID, but I don't see my friends in the "People" section on my new iPhone. What can I do?
I see both my devices on the screen, while I only see my friends on the old iPhone.
I transferred data from one iPhone to another
Yaki21 wrote:
I transferred data from one iPhone to another
in iPhone, Settings, [tap your name], iCloud, see all, is Find my turned on?
How could they accept or reject your invitation to be followed without your address in their contacts?
No, not right. Is there a lawful reason you don’t want to send the invitation again?
I can see the location of my wife's phone on all my devices even though I only choose one iphone to define MY official location.
Do Find My People locations transfer to a new iPhone
