Live location or current location: which should you share?
A point sent once and a location updated over time answer different questions. Choose the information that actually helps your meeting.
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Practical setup
Concrete steps to set up a phone, contacts and reminders before you actually need them.
Set up the phone, notifications and actions so they are understandable, then practise the route with its user.
Report location problems without exposing coordinates
A useful report describes conditions and repeatable steps. You need not publish addresses, routes or contact locations to explain an error.
Read the guideHow 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.
Read the guideLive 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 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 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.
Read the guideHow to use SOS and All OK on Apple Watch
Set up My Safe Circle on Apple Watch and send SOS or All OK with a cancellable countdown.
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