How to follow a live location shared with you
Receiving a live session should not leave you guessing your role. Open the right detail, read the times and agree what the sender expects.
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Live location for running and cycling: prepare first
Set sharing before exercise, put the phone away and agree an end message. The map is neither a training log nor a fall detector.
Read the guideLive location stops updating with the screen off: what to check
Check point age, network, iPhone and Android permissions and battery settings. Test why live location stops updating without relying on a moving marker.
Read the guideWho can see my live location in My Safe Circle?
The live audience depends on your selection before starting. Check approved contacts, groups and differences from SOS and All OK recipients.
Read the guideLive location without permanent retention
You can share live without enabling permanent retention. Check account consent: skipping activation does not withdraw a choice already active.
Read the guideShared location shows the wrong place: what to check
Is a recent position pointing at a neighbouring building? Separate accuracy from update problems, then compare the phone in better conditions.
Read the guideStop live location, withdraw consent or delete the data?
Stopping live location, withdrawing consent and deleting data differ. Understand retained points, separate copies and My Safe Circle privacy controls.
Read the guideShare location for a limited time on iPhone and Android
Choose a live location duration and recipients, check the last point and end the session without confusing Stop with deleting retained data.
Read the guideSOS on your watch face: add Apple Watch shortcuts
Add My Safe Circle SOS and All OK complications to your Apple Watch face and avoid accidental sends.
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