Find my Iphone ever wrong?

Check the exact location... if its a shopping center then perhaps just write it off as she was picking up some stuff.

If its some dudes house then find out who lives there. Plorry she is knobbing the dude though
 
I've done random tests on my devices, with them sitting right next to me. I distinctly remember the map showing my iPhone as being in Somerset West, when I was at home in Paarl... Only happened once - but that's enough for me to suggest you check things a few times, before leaping to any conclusions...

Of course - all of the above can be sorted with a simple conversation - although how simple it will turn out, will depend largely on how strong any preconceived ideas you might have, are brought in to the 'chat'.... :whistle:
 
Ki11erwolf said:
So here's the thing. Wifey told me yesterday she was going to be working late.
After her being very late, and me trying to call her twice without her answering, I was starting to worry, then I clicked, wait, she has an Iphone, let me try to use find my iphone to track it now cause im worried. It tracked her phone, but it was showing she was somewhere else, bout 15km away from her work....
Now heres my thing, can it ever be wrong? Before I start questioning her and getting myself into trouble :)
Thanks guys
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The "find my iphone" app provides you with a clear indication of the accuracy: the dot can be either green or grey (online or offline); second is the accuracy reflected by the outer circle, a green very tiny circle around a green dot indicates that the device is at the location (error typically within ~20m)

The larger outer circle the less accurate the location (large circles indicate that the location was determined by cellular tower triangulation; accuracy will vary depending on the distance to the towers used for the calculation) -- the position of the device is estimated to be somewhere within the circle (as this is an estimate, it can be wrong)
 
I did something similar once....her phone showed her about 20km away. Then refreshed and it showed her at home. Then 5 minutes later, showed her 20km away again. But I knew she was at home....it jumped around for about a half hour.
That gave me enough doubt to realize there are glitches.

G26
 
I know this is an older thread but I want to reply because I used google to find an answer to my location question and came across this thread.
I use find my iphone on my kids phones - they are university age and I like to make sure they are getting up and going to class. They know it and since I'm paying all the bills they are accepting of it.
Today I tracked my son down and it showed him in the middle of the ocean with a large green circle around his location. He should have been almost 20 km from where the circle was. I texted him a general inquiry and he texted me back saying he was in class and couldn't text.
In that instant the circle moved closer to his actual location and then back to where it was.
I have to assume that if the phone is inactive the location is not accurate - his wifi was off as well. Perhaps it was pinging off a nearby tower close to his last known location.
At the end of the class - not 5 mins later - he texted me and it showed his ACTUAL ACCURATE location.
There is no way he could be jumping around that much in such a short amount of time. It's just not possible.
I would suggest to the OP or anyone else who is using this app to track "loved ones" to not jump to any conclusions but to do subsequent testing of the app before making accusations.
 
Albereth said:
It's accurate to within meters
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GPS accuracy on iDevices or most mobile phones is within 10 meters. As far as I'm aware they haven't implemented WAAS/GLONASS, technologies that would get the accuracy down to the meter area.

However both A-GPS and cellular tower triangulation technologies are also deployed to improved the detection speed (re GPS satellites), so the detected area's accuracy can often grows substantially larger, to multiples of kilometers.

FYI, The outer circle & color provide a clear indication of the accuracy of the position.
 
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Same issue i'm having. I just starting using app. Wife said she was going to see family, I didnt want to question that. Anyways i noticed there was a place sound on app so i was going to do that to get here attention and say sorry for doubting her. But then it pulls up the location "35miles" from where she was roughly suppose to be. My mistake was calling her out on it asap... once doing that she hung up, turned off her call and i didnt see her for 4 hrs or so. Now she wont turn her locations on her iphone and said i should just trust her. I tested the app on my cell multiple times since issue and its accurate for me within 30ft. or so at most. Any advice at this point would help, She straight up refused to turn locations on app and turning me into the bad guy saying i should track her. I know this thread is old but seems to have alot of good points.
 
Geez why not do what satan suggested and test the app a few times when you knew she was at work before jumping in the deep end. I'd be livid if my SO doubted me because of a one time location report.
 
btw my issue is she wasn't at work. scenario is first day off in long time together and she wanted to go to her familys place. seeing that i will never come inbetween fam and i wanted to spend time with her regardless of where i said i'd hang out with her. She all out argued that fact that she wanted to go alone. This is not the first instance either. Also the fact that ever since i called her out she refuses to have locations turned on... just to make my doubts even higher. I told her i want her to prove me wrong, turn locations on, make me realize i made a terrible mistake. But no matter what the argument or scenario i propose she refuses to have locations on any more... also keep in mind she is the one that introduced me to this app and how it works.
 
I do feel terrible that it came to this mistrust issue. But in no way, shape, or form is she willing to work with me on this issue. Says just will have to trust her...
 
We use it daily in our circle of friends and family. It can be wrong and *is* often wrong. This is the nature of cellular positioning, it is sometimes off.

It can be proven every time by having a bunch of people and then activating Find my Friend. Often the people will be rather spread out.

For the most part, it works extremely well and I use geo fencing alerts in every day life. Very convenient instead of missed calls to say you're there, or have you left yet?

It goes without saying that such a service requires basic trust. It isn't a service for mischievous and devious people. I hope these people get caught out and nailed for deceiving and hurting their loved ones.
 
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Thing is almost every time i used the app, before accusation, locations where exact! There was hardly an outer circle around the pin point of location. Also I did refresh app a few times for bout 5-10 min before calling and asking why she wasn't anywhere she said she was... I can see how tech can be wrong, most of the time it isn't, there are glitches. That being said, no way i can believe its 35+/- miles off from where she was saying she was at. everything like hanging up instantly, turning phone off and not turning on till got back home also throws up red flags. I never get this involved with where she goes and what she does, but lately things felt different... Just confused on how to handle this to the best interest for the relationship.
 
R13... said:
If they use the same apple ID as most people in a household would they can see all the devices using those details on find my device. Remember these are the same details you use for the store and iCloud.
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You can happily use a shared iTunes account for the store while having your own account for iCloud and everything else.

So for all that we know he is tracking his own device with his own account.

*****

To the OP. I would rather use the location to find her and catch her in the act to be safe, instead of making an assumption and then getting cake on your face.

Less room for error if you actually find her at the location it claims to be at.


Google Now thinks I'm about 10km away from my work whenever it routes me home, so I wouldn't trust this stuff.
 
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