My sons location on find my won’t work

My son keeps having to stop sharing then sharing hi location. As soon as it shows where he is, it defaults back to a location he isn’t at. I don’t know how to fix this. We have turned off location and back on so many times.

Posted on Aug 3, 2020 1:36 PM

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Posted on Aug 3, 2020 1:43 PM

he using both. It will only work when he deletes me then re adds me. As soon as I go off find my app and go back to look where he is it give another location.

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Aug 3, 2020 4:49 PM in response to Donwak

Well, I don’t know the answer, then. The phone needs to be able to find its location using either GPS, cell tower triangulation, or a known Wi-Fi location. GPS only works outdoors with a clear view of the sky, so if he’s indoors and not near Wi-Fi it won’t find him and will report his last known location.


I’ve noticed this sometimes when I try to find my wife’s phone, which is in her purse on the floor of her car (where GPS can’t reach).

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