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Find My Friends
Developer(s)Apple
Initial releaseOctober 12, 2011 (2011-10-12) (iPhone 4S)
Stable release
1.1[1] / March 7, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-03-07)[1]
Operating systemiOS 5 and later
Size18.0 MB
TypeLocation aware mobile application
LicenseFreeware
Websitewww.apple.com/it/icloud/features/find-my.html Edit this on Wikidata

Find My Friends (also known as "Find Friends" on the SpringBoard) is a feature in iOS developed by Apple for iOS 5.[2] It was released on October 12, 2011 to the general public. While not bundled with the operating system itself, it can be downloaded through the App Store only on iOS 5 or later.

History

Find My Friends was announced during the "Let's Talk iPhone" keynote event on October 4, 2011.[3] Find My Friends was released several hours earlier than the actual release of iOS 5.[4] The 1.1 update, released on March 7, 2012, added bug fixes and support for the 3rd generation iPad's Retina display.[1]

Features

With Find My Friends, users can follow people and track where their iOS device is.[5] 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. The feature can be turned on and off at any time.[6] Like many iOS application that use Location Services, parental controls are available. Find My Friends synchronizes with other applications with locations, such as Maps and Contacts. The application is supported on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "App Store - Find My Friends". Application Store. Apple. March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "iOS 5 - See new features included in iOS 5". Apple. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  3. ^ ZL Studios (2011-10-04). "Apple Announces Find My Friends iOS 5 App « ZL Studios". Zlstudios.net. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  4. ^ Christian Zibreg. "Find My Friends app goes live ahead of iOS 5 release | 9to5Mac | Apple Intelligence". 9to5Mac. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  5. ^ "iCloud - Find your friends and your missing Apple device". Apple. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  6. ^ Previous post Next post (2009-01-04). "Apple Stealth Launches 'Find My Friends' and 'Airport Utility' Apps | Gadget Lab". Wired.com. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
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