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ind My Friends was not the first
location-sharing app when it was
introduced in 2011, but by being
a first-party solution, it saw
incredibly widespread support. So much
so that Apple just went ahead and
bundled it with iOS starting with iOS 9.
Find My iPhone first launched as a
MobileMe service in 2010, and became a
free iCloud service in 2011. It has been a
critical piece of infrastructure to help
people locate their lost gear.
The ubiquity of these services have
made them so popular, so oft-used and
reliable, that they have become a mainstay
of the Apple ecosystem; a reason to stickFind My: How to use Apple’s all-in-
one app to find friends and devices
Here’s everything you need to know about the new find-everything app.
BY JASON CROSS