The old Find My Friends topic now leads naturally to the People features in Apple’s Find My app. This is a new practical guide, not a reconstruction of the missing forum conversation. Begin by deciding who should see your location and which device should represent you.
Which device is sharing my position?
Open Find My and choose Me. Apple’s location-sharing instructions explain Share My Location and the device shown under Sharing From. If the wrong device is selected, use the appropriate setting on the iPhone you intend to carry. Otherwise, someone may be looking at the position of a device you left elsewhere.
Before a meeting, check this at home with the person you plan to share with. A simple confirmation gives both of you a chance to understand the view before you depend on it in a crowded place.
Why can I see a name but no location?
Sharing is not automatically mutual. Apple documents requesting a friend’s location after sharing yours; the other person must accept. Its friend-management guide also explains checking location sharing and Location Services when a person appears without a map position.
Ask the person directly before changing your assumptions. A missing position is not evidence of where they are or why the update is unavailable.
How should I manage sharing after the event?
Review the People list when the original reason for sharing has ended. Apple’s guide explains removing a friend from the list. If the arrangement was intended to be temporary, make that expectation clear to each other at the start.
Location sharing works best as an agreed convenience. Pair it with a recognizable meeting point and a normal way to communicate, so a delayed map update does not become the only thing your plans depend on.