'Find my Friends App' Can Now Be Accessed Using Mac or PC
Apple is expanding its resources on the web by adding the "Find my Friends" app to its iCloud.com site.
According to 9to5mac, iCloud recently received the useful and equally fun app when Apple made it available on Mac and PC. There has been numerous updates for the watchOS, tvOS and iOS, but last week, Apple finally removed the iWork from iCloud and replaced it with the "Find my Friends" app. Although the web version of the said app never appeared on the beta version of the iOS 9, it can now be accessed online using the beta.icloud.com.
Just like how it appears on iOS, the web version of "Find my Friends" shows an incredibly useful map of friends that displays a pin mark on their whereabouts.
Of course, "Find my Friends" web version can only be applied to friends who opted to join the circle. Others may still choose not to join in case they want to keep their locations private.
According to MacRumors, the "Find my Friends" app is making its debut on Mac and PC, but its mobile version has been utilized by consumers for quite some time now. According to the news outlet, the "Find my Friends" app allows a user to not only locate friends but to know who's nearby.
The arrival of "Find my Friends" on Mac and PCs, as a part of the latest iOS 9, means that it is now considered as a pre-installed app within the device and cannot be deleted. The app can be hidden but not totally removed from the device.
The "Find my Friends" app is joined by several other pre-installed iPhone apps such as Notes, Reminders, Photos, Contacts, Calendar, iCloud drive and the iWork suite.
Meanwhile, consumers have different thoughts about the "Find my Friends" app as some consider it helpful and practical while others find it creepy and disturbing.
Either way, a user will not be included to the said app without his or her approval. Once you opt in, you will be included on the Apple map. However, if you choose not to be part of it, none of this should alarm you.
One positive comment about the app is the parents' ability to track their children's whereabouts without actually texting them. However, some questions the app and its invasion to privacy because if a person needs to know someone's whereabout, he or she could just call and ask. True, but not as interesting as stalking them.
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