How to Stop Sharing Location in Find My (iPhone Guide)
Step-by-step guide to stop sharing your iPhone location in Find My, Messages, and iCloud—plus privacy checks to prevent background updates.
When you should use this guide
You shared your location with someone (family, a partner, a coworker), and now you want to stop location sharing on iPhone—without guessing which toggle actually controls it.
Quick answer
To stop sharing your iPhone location, you usually need to do one of these:
- Stop sharing with a specific person (Find My → People → select person → Stop Sharing My Location)
- Turn off Share My Location entirely (Settings → Apple ID → Find My → Share My Location → Off)
If the other person is seeing your location in Messages, it’s still powered by Find My under the hood.
Step-by-step: stop sharing with one person
- Open Find My on iPhone
- Tap People
- Tap the person’s name
- Tap Stop Sharing My Location
Tip: If you don’t see the person under “People,” check if you shared through Family Sharing (see below).