Location different on messages then on find my

Hi so this keeps happening to me my friend is sharing their location and when I look at it on Find My their location is a certain place but when I go to the Messages it shows their location in a different place the the one in find my ….why would this be? I wait for it to update and load and it still shows them in a different place

Posted on Aug 17, 2023 01:25 PM

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Posted on Aug 17, 2023 01:43 PM

Check Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > Messages. Note the maximum permission that can be granted is to allow Messages access to location while using the app. Therefore, if the Messages app is not being actively used, the location data stagnates.

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