Find My Friends

Find My Friends

Find My Friends on the iPad
Developer(s) Apple Inc.
Initial release October 12, 2011 (2011-10-12)
Stable release 4.0.1[1] / October 17, 2014 (2014-10-17)[1]
Development status Active
Operating system iOS 8 and later
Size 6.1 MB
Type Location aware mobile application
License Freeware

Find My Friends (also known as "Find Friends" on the SpringBoard) is an application and service for iOS developed by Apple Inc. It was released on October 12, 2011 to the general public. As of the release of iOS 9, the app is now bundled with the operating system. If a user is running iOS 8, the app is available for download from the App Store free of charge.

History

Find My Friends was announced during the "Let's Talk iPhone" keynote event on October 4, 2011.[2] Find My Friends was released several hours earlier than the actual release of iOS 5.[3]

Version history

Version Number Date released Changes
1.0

October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11)
  • Initial release
1.1

March 7, 2012 (2012-03-07)
  • Support for Retina display devices
  • Bug fixes and enhancements
2.0

September 19, 2012 (2012-09-19)
  • Location-based alerts (requires iOS 6 or later)
  • Friend Suggestions and Favourites
2.0.1

October 29, 2012 (2012-10-29)
  • Temporary friends are listed as Followers
2.1

March 28, 2013 (2013-03-28)
  • New design and layout
  • Location-based notifications (iOS 6.1 or later)
2.1.1

August 22, 2013 (2013-08-22)
  • Bug fixes and stability improvements
3.0

November 19, 2013 (2013-11-19)
  • New design for iOS 7 devices
4.0

September 17, 2014 (2014-09-17)
  • Support for iOS 8
  • Allows users to move their friends list to their iCloud if needed.
4.0.1

October 16, 2014 (2014-10-16)
  • Bug fixes and stability improvements

Features

With Find My Friends, users can follow and track people with their iOS device(s).[4] Users can also share their location with the people they choose. Location is determined using GPS in the iOS device when Location Services are turned on. Notifications appear when a user requests another user to see where they are or is turned on through the message application. It can also be accepted through Facebook sharing options. The feature can be turned on and off at any time.[5] Like many iOS applications that use Location Services, parental controls are available. Find My Friends synchronizes with other applications such as Maps and Contacts. The application is supported on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.[1] A friends location can be viewed in OS X 10.10 as well, by clicking "Details" in the top right corner of the Messages App.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "App Store - Find My Friends". Application Store. Apple Inc.
  2. ↑ ZL Studios (October 4, 2011). "Apple Announces Find My Friends iOS 5 App « ZL Studios". Zlstudios.net. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  3. ↑ Christian Zibreg. "Find My Friends app goes live ahead of iOS 5 release | 9to5Mac | Apple Intelligence". 9to5Mac. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  4. ↑ "iCloud - Find your friends and your missing Apple device". Apple. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  5. ↑ Previous post Next post (January 4, 2009). "Apple Stealth Launches ‘Find My Friends’ and ‘Airport Utility’ Apps | Gadget Lab". Wired.com. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
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