System service Find my iPhone uses geolocation all the time.

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Woodyman911 Author

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System service Find my iPhone uses geolocation all the time.

Why is find my iphone always active? Share location is disabled. ios 14.6

Posted on Jun 15, 2021 2:53 PM

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rose_10

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Jun 16, 2021 11:14 AM in response to Woodyman911

Hello Woodyman911,

When you go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services, it shows a list of system services that use your location. As long are you have Find My enabled in iCloud, you'll see it enabled here. If you turn off Find My iPhone in this menu, you'll be asked to enter your Apple ID password to disable Find My.

As Find My requires location services to function, the only way to turn it off is to disable Find My. For more about Find My, check this out: Find My - Official Apple Support

We hope that helps.

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rose_10

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Jun 20, 2021 7:20 AM in response to Woodyman911

Woodyman911,

Correct, Find My iPhone tracks your location so you can find your iPhone if it's ever lost or stolen. Since that's not something that can be planned for, it needs to constantly update your location.

If you'd like to provide feedback you can do so here: Product Feedback - Apple

Cheers!

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Woodyman911 Author

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Jun 16, 2021 2:30 PM in response to rose_10

Thanks for your reply, rose_10! But I wanted to ask Why is the system service Find my iPhone constantly asking for my geolocation (there is a purple arrow next to it)? This feature and service is very useful and I don't want to disable it. That is, even if I do not make a request to find my phone, this service still uses geolocation all the time by itself?

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System service Find my iPhone uses geolocation all the time.

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