
This could be the problem if you live in or have recently been in a remote place. As long as you’re signed in to your iPhone and into iCloud, the location should be shared. Toggle it to on and make sure This Device is set underneath. Select Settings and your account on your iPhone. Similarly, Find My reportedly only works through iOS 15 when powered down or reset if it's near other Apple devices. This is an essential part of making Find My Friends work and should be done as soon as you set up the app. If the device can’t be located: You see No location found below the device.

The best you can do is enforce restrictions on the device to prevent changes to Find My Friend / Location settings, but if your son is savvy enough to know to hide location, they will be savvy enough to: google a faraday cage and put the phone in aluminum foil. If the device can be located: It appears on the map so you can see where it is. Yes - your son can block sharing of location in several ways. Tap Devices at the bottom-left side of the screen, then tap the name of the device you want to locate.
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Apple's Car Key protocol uses NFC to unlock cars if your iPhone battery has died, but that only lasts about five hours if your device says it's offline and you've left it some time before checking iCloud, that might be the reason. You can see your device’s current or last known location in the Find My app.
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Because Apple won't reveal exactly how it works (likely for security reasons), Bluetooth or NFC could still be affected after some time. If you have downloaded iOS 15, battery could still be an issue. This is because the feature needs to access Maps and Apple simply doesn't have that capability in some regions. There's also the small possibility that your iPhone has been lost in a country without Find My support. This disconnects it from mobile internet, making it more difficult-but not impossible-to track. Through the Find my iPhone function, we can know at all times, which is the location of our device, including the last time you had an internet connection. If your smartphone has been stolen, the thief may have removed the SIM card. This cuts off all wireless signals like Wi-Fi and cellular data. Your device may also have Airplane Mode switched on.
