FEBRUARY 2020 MACWORLD 57with Apple, just like
iMessage.
With iOS 13 and macOS
Catalina, Apple has given
these location services their
biggest overhaul yet. Since
the two apps essentially do
the same thing, they have
been combined into a single
app called Find My with a
new interface. It’s included in
iOS 13, iPadOS 13, and
macOS Catalina.
(On the iCloud.com
website, Find Friends and
Find iPhone are separate apps. The Apple
Watch only has a Find People app.)
Here’s what you need to know about
the Find My app and how you can use it to
keep track of people you care about and
all your Apple gear.
WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH THE
FIND MY APP
The Find My app does more than help you
find where you may have left your phone
or see if your bestie is on the way or not.
You can:
See your friends’ location (with their
permission)
See where all your Apple devices are
Make your devices emit a sound so
you can find them more easily
Put your devices into a locked “lost
mode”
> Remotely erase a lost device
It’s about more than convenience, it’s
about security. And because it deals with
sensitive location data, it’s critical that
Apple has engineered it to protect your
privacy as much as possible.HOW FIND MY PROTECTS
YOUR PRIVACY
Any app that shows you the location of
people and your very expensive gear
should be architected from the ground up
to protect your privacy.
Apple does, of course, get location
data for your devices (how else would it
show you where they are?) but it minimizes
the data it collects and stores. Apple
receives location information only whenFind My can help you keep track of all your Apple gear, now
even on macOS Catalina.