Episode 269, Apple’s Find My enables users to share the location of lost items with third parties
Update: 2024-11-14
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In this episode, we will discuss Apple’s Find My enables users to share the location of lost items with third parties. Now available in beta with iOS 18.2, users can share a secure link with the location of an AirTag or Find My network accessory with others — and soon, with airlines.
<figure id="attachment_5331" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5331" style="width: 450px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-5331" class="wp-caption-text">Share Item Location is a new iOS feature that helps users locate and recover misplaced items by easily and securely sharing the location of an AirTag or Find My network accessory with third parties such as airlines.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_5332" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5332" style="width: 450px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-5332" class="wp-caption-text">After a user generates a Share Item Location link in the Find My app on their iPhone, iPad, or Mac, the recipients will be able to view a website that shows a location of the item on an interactive map.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_5333" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5333" style="width: 450px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-5333" class="wp-caption-text">Find My is built with privacy and safety at its core — the shared location will be disabled as soon as a user is reunited with their item, can be stopped by the owner at any time, and will automatically expire after seven days</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_5334" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5334" style="width: 450px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-5334" class="wp-caption-text">Find My is built with privacy and safety at its core — the shared location will be disabled as soon as a user is reunited with their item, can be stopped by the owner at any time, and will automatically expire after seven days.</figcaption></figure>
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