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iPhone & iPad: “Share My Location” is Grayed Out

iPhone & iPad: “Share My Location” is Grayed Out

October 3, 2018 by Mitch Bartlett 8 Comments

Is the “Share My Location” option on your Apple iPhone or iPad grayed out? Here are a few things you can check if you have this problem.

Fix 1 – Ensure iCloud is Enabled

The “Share My Location” option will only light up if you sync with iCloud. Go to “Settings” > “iCloud” and login with your Apple account.


Fix 2 – Ensure Locations Services is Enabled

  1. Open “Settings” > “Privacy” > “Location Services“.
  2. Ensure “Location Services” is turned “On” or “Off” as desired.

Fix 3 – Ensure Restrictions are Not Enabled

  1. From the Home screen, select “Settings“.
  2. In iOS12 and higher choose “Screen Time” > “Content Privacy & Restrictions” > “Content Privacy“. In iOS 11 and lower, choose “General” > “Restrictions“.
  3. Type the PIN that is set on your device. If you don’t know what the PIN is, check with others who have had access to the device to see if they set one.
  4. Select “Location Services“.
  5. Ensure that “Allow Changes” is enabled.
  6. Select “Share My Location” and ensure that it is set to “On” or “Off” as desired.

Note: You may not be able to change this setting if your device was provided by your school or employer. In this case, you will need to contact the administrator of your enterprise devices and get them to unlock the setting.

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  1. Damien in SF says

    June 9, 2021 at 6:44 pm

    It was the Fix 3 that I needed for my iphone XR. Thanks!

  2. Denys says

    April 1, 2021 at 3:01 pm

    fix 3 helped me, not sure how but after one of the updates Settings -> Screen Time -> Content & Privacy Restrictions was completely turned off! which drove me crazy cause I tried lots of other things and it was not working

    insane

    Thank you!

  3. Mel says

    January 29, 2021 at 4:56 pm

    Thank you!!! sanity restored x

  4. Agile_GSD says

    January 3, 2021 at 10:15 pm

    I tried all of these and more! Still no dice. What finally worked was going into “Contacts,” selecting the family member, then scrolling all the way down and hitting “Share My Location.”

  5. Kimberley says

    October 4, 2020 at 1:11 pm

    Fix 3 worked for me! So happy thank u x

  6. Brenda Webster says

    October 9, 2019 at 11:50 pm

    My family has always had “always share
    Location” on in case of
    Emergencies and now none of
    Is can see each other’s locations even though everything is still turned on.

  7. Tonyia C says

    November 8, 2018 at 10:26 pm

    No I’m still greyed out

  8. Paul Raju Mike says

    October 7, 2018 at 3:01 am

    Fix 3 helped me. Thanks a lot !

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