Set location notifications for friends in Find My on Mac
You can let a friend know when your location changes and get notifications about a friend’s location.
Note: If you’re sharing your location with your family, you can also set location notifications for them by following the steps below.
Notify a friend when your location changes
In the Find My app
on your Mac, click People.In the People list, select a name, then click the Info button
on the map.Below Notifications, click Add, then choose Notify [your friend’s name].
Choose whether you want to notify your friend if you arrive at or leave a location.
Choose your current location, your friend’s current location, or click Add Location to create a new location and set a location radius.
With a larger radius, your friend is notified when you’re close to the location instead of right at the location.
Choose whether you want your friend to be notified only once or every time your location changes.
Click Add.
Get notified when your friend’s location changes
In the Find My app
on your Mac, click People.In the People list, select a name, then click the Info button
on the map.Below Notifications, click Add, then choose Notify Me.
Choose whether you want to be notified when a friend arrives at or leaves a location.
Choose your friend’s current location, your current location, or click Add Location to create a new location and set a location radius.
With a larger radius, you’re notified when your friend is close to the location instead of right at the location.
Click Add, then click Create Notification.
Your friend gets an alert after you set the notification.
You can set up to 25 Notify Me notifications across all your friends.
Tip: You can choose whether you want to receive location notifications from everyone or from only friends you share your location with—in the People list, select Me, click the Info button on the map, then click Receive Location Updates to choose an option.
Change or turn off a notification
You can change or turn off a notification you set for a friend, or one that a friend set for you.
In the Find My app
on your Mac, click People.In the People list, do one of the following:
Manage notifications about a friend: Select a name.
Manage notifications about you: Select Me.
Click the Info button
on the map.Below Notifications, select the notification, then do one of the following.
Change a notification: Change any details, then click Done.
Turn off a notification: Click Delete Notification, then click Delete Notification.