Find My Friends: Live Location

What Find My Friends: Live Location does

Find My Friends: Live Location shows the current locations of connected friends and family members on a map when everyone has agreed to share. It is aimed at people who want to keep track of a group during trips, events, daily travel, or family routines without relying on separate messages for each location update.

Location sharing and saved places

The app uses your phone’s GPS to send location updates to selected contacts. Sharing is mutual, so another person must agree before their location is visible, and you can stop sharing when you choose. A persistent notification appears while the app is running, making active location access visible on the phone.

You can also save places as favourites, edit those saved locations, and view navigation or the distance from your current position. Different map designs and colour themes are available for changing how the map looks.

What it needs from your phone

• Location access: required for live position sharing and map updates, including background use.
• Notifications: used for location-change alerts and the app’s running status.
• Photos and camera: used when changing a profile picture.
• Storage: used for downloading app data.

Keeping GPS active in the background can reduce battery life. The app is designed for visible, consent-based sharing rather than secret monitoring.

At a glance

Find My Friends: Live Location is listed in Maps & Navigation and comes from AppStar Dev. It has a 4.23 rating from 2,022 reviews and 100,000+ installs. It suits small groups that need a shared map, a way to find one another in crowded places, or a simple record of useful locations.