Sharing your iPhone location with friends and family is useful for safety and convenience, but for privacy, you may want to stop sharing location without notifying, like the above Apple user.
So, can you stop sharing location without them knowing?
Yes! However, the person may eventually notice and see it's no longer available if they check your location. So, if you're ready, let's get into how to stop sharing your iPhone location without them knowing.
While other blogs might suggest more than five tricks to stop sharing location with someone without them knowing, my hands-on testing found that only the following five methods actually work. Let's take a look at them one by one.
| Methods | Stealth Level | What Others See |
|---|---|---|
| Turn on Airplane Mode | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Outdated location in both Find My and Messages |
| Turn off Location Services | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Outdated location in both Find My and Messages |
| Disallow to Share My Location | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | "No Location Found" in both Find My and Messages |
| Block the Specific Contact | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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| Stop Location Sharing on Find My | ⭐⭐⭐ |
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The first and simplest way to stop sharing location without notifying iMessage and Find My is to turn on Airplane mode.
Airplane mode disables all wireless connections on your iPhone, including cellular and Wi-Fi. By doing this, your iPhone won't send your live location information, and the other person won't get a notification saying you stopped sharing.
To activate Airplane mode on your iPhone, just open the control center and tap on the Airplane icon.
We all know that location sharing relies on location services to work. Therefore, disabling location services on your iPhone will stop your device from sharing your location with anyone through any app.
Moreover, in this manner, the person you shared your location with won't get a notification saying you stopped sharing unless they check the shared location.
Now, apply the steps below to stop sharing locations without them knowing:
You can also turn off location sharing without notifying by disabling the "Share My Location" feature. Doing so halts all location-sharing activities in Find My, but won't affect the Find My iPhone feature. This means you can still locate your iPhone, but no one else can see your shared location.
However, if they try to check your shared location in Messages or Find My, they will see "No Location Found." Now, follow the steps to stop sharing location without them knowing on iPhone:
Or you can go to Settings > your Apple ID > Find My, and turn off the Share My Location button.
This method is found on Reddit and highly upvoted by many Apple users. Surely, I have personally tested it with two phones.
When I blocked the person, my location sharing stopped without any notifications. While this method is effective, the other person will notice you expired location in the Messages app or find your name disappeared on their Find My.
To turn off location sharing without notifying in this way, please follow:
After that, don't forget to unblock them for smooth communication.
Wondering do people get notified when you stop sharing location? Indeed, Apple previously explained that "if you started and later stopped sharing your location in Find My, the person isn't notified."
But if you previously shared your location through the Messages app, this method will display "Location expired" in the other person's conversation without sending a notification.
Hence, you can simply use the Find My app to stop sharing location with a particular person without them knowing. Here's how:
Once done, there's no prompt or notification popping up to indicate you stopped location sharing. Definitely, when they open Find My, they might find you're not displayed in the list.
As you can see, while you can stop sharing your location without notifying others, they will still be aware when they back to check your shared location. So, why not try to hide your current real location? This can also protect your privacy to a certain extent.
If you have an old iPhone or iPad, you can use it as a secondary device. This requires setting up location sharing from another iPhone or iPad that's associated with your Apple ID.
By doing this, you can mask your real-time location without stopping the sharing altogether. And the person you are sharing with won't receive any notifications or prompts indicating a location change.
Here's how to hide your location without notifying:
Have you heard of location changer apps? These apps allow you to spoof your current location, making your GPS show a fake place. This is a subtle and effective way to hide your real location without stopping sharing altogether.
This method lets you pick any location you want, providing great flexibility and privacy.
All you need to do is download a reliable location changer app. Then, you can select a "fake" location you'd like to replace your current one.
While these apps can be very useful, be aware that some apps or services come with countless ads and might not work correctly with spoofed locations.
Now you know that someone might try to disable or change location sharing without notifying others, but when that person is your child, you need a more robust way to check their shared location. That's why you need AirDroid Location Tracker.
As long as their device is online with network and active location services, you can use AirDroid to see their current location even if they stopped it. Moreover, you can even set up geofences to get informed when they enter or leave a specific location.
Do People Get Notified When You Stop Sharing Location?
No, Apple doesn't send notifications, but the other person will notice that you stopped sharing your location. For example:
If you stop sharing on iMessage, the contact will see "xxx's location expired."
If you stop sharing on Find My, others will eventually find the change in which your name disappears on the location-sharing people list.
How to Stop Sharing Location on iMessage?
How to Know If Someone Stopped Sharing Their Location with You?
If the person shares their location with you through Messages and stops sharing on it, you will see their location information shown as "xxx's location expired."
If they stop sharing their location with you on Find My, you can no longer see their name in Find My's People tab.
Does No Location Found Mean They Stopped Sharing?
Not necessarily. A user's location might not be found for several reasons. When the person turns their phone off, you can also see "No Location Found."
We have discussed five workable and latest methods to stop sharing your iPhone location without them knowing: using Airplane mode, blocking and unlocking contact, stopping sharing location on the Find My app, turning off the Share My Location feature on Find My, and turning off Location Services in Settings. Each method offers a unique way to manage your privacy, so choose the one that best suits your needs and lifestyle.
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