How do I remove the starting share location message?

One useful feature of iMessage is the ability to share your location with your contacts. But the location sharing feature can also quickly turn into a liability if you were to fall out with that person or if the contact abuses the privilege. Therefore you need to know how to stop sharing your location on iMessage. The other person doesn’t even need to know — at least at first — that you have done it.

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To stop sharing location on iMessage, you need to go into the contact's details. On an iOS device, this means tapping their avatar at the top. On a Mac, click the info icon at the top-right of the window. Then click or tap Stop Sharing My Location. The contact will not receive any notification.

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How to stop sharing location on iMessage without others knowing

To stop sharing location on iMessage, follow these simple instructions.

Go into iMessage and tap the contact’s picture at the top of the screen. You will now see Stop Sharing My Location (this will also be the same place you enabled it in the first place.) Just tap that, and it will revert back to Start Sharing My Location.

The contact will not receive a notification that you have done this.

On a Mac, go to iMessage, go to the conversation of the contact you wish to block, and click the info button at the top-right of the messaging window. This is an i in a circle.

In the drop-down menu that appears, click Stop Sharing My Location. It will revert back to Start Sharing My Location.

As with iOS, the contact is not notified that they no longer have access to your location.

How to stop sharing location on an iPhone or iPad

The above methods are to turn off sharing your location with individual contacts. But what if you want to turn off location sharing altogether for everyone? Then you will either need to enable Airplane Mode (which is merely a temporary solution) or for a more permanent solution, you will have to delve into iPhone Location Services.

Airplane Mode is a quick easy solution, but the downside is that it shuts down your usage of the phone until it is disabled again. So this would just be something temporary for an hour or two. Read our article on how to enable Airplane Mode.

Disabling Find My iPhone Location Share

The more long-term solution — and the one that enables you to keep using your phone in the meantime — is to turn off location sharing in the iOS settings. This would be accomplished by going to Settings–>Privacy–>Location Services–>Find My. Toggle off Share My Location.

Can you fake your location on the iPhone?

Faking your location on the iPhone is not something Apple officially supports. Therefore you would need to download and install a third-party app that claims to be able to do it, or alternatively, jailbreak your device. In both instances, you would be taking a huge risk that could potentially invalidate your iPhone warranty.

Can my location still be tracked if Location Services are off?

Having Location Services disabled can make the job harder but not impossible to track you. It would stop the average civilian from tracking you, but if you are trying to avoid law enforcement or the government (for example), there are other ways they can track your device. This includes cellphone tower information, public wi-fi providers snatching your MAC address, and Stingrays, which simulate cell towers to grab your information. Plus, let’s not forget good old-fashioned malware installed on your phone.

Is iPhone Location tracking accurate?

It all depends on where you are. If you are in an area with good GPS coverage (a city or other populated area), then the tracking is extremely accurate. However, if you are in a forest, tunnel, or anywhere where the GPS signal is likely to be blocked, then the tracking location accuracy will go down.

No matter for what reasons you want to stop sharing location, there is always a way to do it. Follow them from easy to difficult.

Method 1: Funny Tip on How To Stop Sharing Location Without Them Knowing

The easiest way to hide location on iPhone is to set a virtual location, making iPhone believes that you're really there! Tenorshare iAnyGo is such a tool that enables you to change iPhone location to anywhere and also you can customize route to let the GPS move. Let's look at how it works.

• Launch the software on your computer, select ‘Change Location’.

  

• Connect your iPhone that you want to hide location to the computer; Unlock your iPhone and then click the "Enter" button to begin.

  

• Enter the address you want in the search box and click "Start to Modify".

  

Now the location of the iPhone will be changed to the place you set up in the iAnyGo.

Method 2. Turn on Airplane Mode

If you don’t want your iPhone to connect to any devices nearby or get calls during busy hours, turning ON Airplane mode can do a great favor. Airplane mode is the built-in feature every mobile phone has these days. Here are the known ways we are going to discuss to turn on Airplane mode.

Turn on Airplane Mode from Home and Lock Screen

• Drag down from the top right corner, or scroll up the screen on the bottom.

• Tap the Airplane button.

  

Turn on Airplane Mode from Settings

• Go to Settings>Airplane Mode.

  

Method 3. Use Your iPad or Another iPhone As Your Location

iPhone gives a fantastic feature that allows sharing location to your iPhone from another iOS device. But how to stop sharing location on iphone without them knowing? To this question, you can set up location sharing with a particular device.

• Login your Apple ID on the device and put it as you want.
• Go to Settings>Tap Apple ID>Find My.

• Choose Use This iPhone as My Location.

  

Method 4: Turn off Location Services

There can be reasons you would like to disable location sharing with the application and other members of your reach. Once you turned off the location services on the device, your location will not be updated anymore.

• Go to Settings and scroll down.
• Find the Privacy>Location Services.

• Turn off Location Services.

  

Method 5: Stop Sharing Your Location on Find My App

How to stop sharing your location without them knowing? If you wish to stop sharing your location with the members on Find My app, then here is how to do it.

• Open Find My>Select People.
• Choose a member whom you don’t want to share the location with.
• Tap on the member on scroll down.

• Tap Stop Sharing My Location.