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How to View the Location History of Your iPhone

How to View the Location History of Your iPhone

Posted November 28, 2013 at 8:17am by
These are instructions on how to view the location history of your iPhone. You may be surprised to learn that iOS stores the time and place of locations you've visited, even pinpointing the locations on a map for you.

Step One:
Tap Settings from your SpringBoard.
How to View the Location History of Your iPhone

Step Two:
Choose Privacy from the Settings menu.
How to View the Location History of Your iPhone

Step Three:
Select Location Services from the Privacy menu.
How to View the Location History of Your iPhone

Step Four:
Tap System Services: from the Location Services menu.
How to View the Location History of Your iPhone

Step Five:
Choose Frequent Locations from the System Services menu.
How to View the Location History of Your iPhone

Step Six:
At the bottom of the Frequent Locations page you will notice a section called History.

Tap to select an area.
How to View the Location History of Your iPhone

Step Seven:
You will now be presented a with a map and list of specific locations visited with within that area.

Tap to select a location.
How to View the Location History of Your iPhone

Step Eight:
You can now see a close-up of your selected location on the map along with a list of times and dates you visited that location.
How to View the Location History of Your iPhone


If you have privacy concerns over the use and storage of this location information, we suggest you toggle the Frequent Locations switch to OFF in Step Six.




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Vaclav22222
Vaclav22222 - October 29, 2017 at 3:47pm
Hi It works great but I can see just a few time locations. How can I go more deeper in time? I need 6months back ??? Thanks you
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Johnnyschmelt
Johnnyschmelt - September 20, 2016 at 9:44pm
My map doesn't show streets or anything ? Just a blue circle... Any suggestions ??
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ziad jameel
ziad jameel - January 6, 2018 at 12:08pm
hi, did you find answer, if yes please share it regards
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rosaarceo92
rosaarceo92 - February 22, 2016 at 2:27am
okay question! I want to know where I was a specific date on my phone but the I phone only goes back so much is there a way I can obtain that information?
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Cow
Cow - September 30, 2015 at 2:04pm
I only see 5 line items in my frequent history. is that all I have or how do I view more history of past locations? or does this clear out and update like one a month? i'm just looking for more past locations but only see the 5 line items in the history.
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Donna13
Donna13 - August 26, 2015 at 2:20pm
I'm not worried about my hubby knowing where I am or go. I'm worried about someone who steals my phone or hackers knowing where I live and work.
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Sofia
Sofia - May 21, 2015 at 8:00pm
Hi, Firstly thank you for your information. I have one question. I do all the steps and get to step 7 but cannot see a close-up of your selected location on the map along with a list of times and dates I visited that location. I tap the blue circle but nothing happens. Any ideas of what I should do?? thank you, Sofia
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Johnnyschmelt
Johnnyschmelt - September 20, 2016 at 9:46pm
Do you ever figure it out ? I'm having the same problem
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kimp123
kimp123 - March 28, 2015 at 2:57am
I do not have a frequent location option on my iphone 4- is there anyway to retrieve the tracking history?
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Kell Wilson
Kell Wilson - May 17, 2015 at 2:56pm
How do I veiw my frequent locations on iphone 4
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Guest
Guest - March 26, 2015 at 1:21pm
My boyfriends iPhone says he was not at work, that he is telling me lies and so does his Facebook location history. They both say he was somewhere else. Could they both be wrong?
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tt
tt - December 18, 2014 at 3:00pm
i have Iphone 4, running on IOS 5. Will i have locations history recorded?
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Candace
Candace - December 3, 2014 at 8:57pm
how do I set up location history on new iphone 6 ?
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Steph
Steph - August 14, 2014 at 8:34am
You're able to turn the locations off, I have an iPhone 5 ios7 and I have that feature turned off and it doesn't show any history of my locations, but it doesn't matter because any cellphone company can track and see what towers your phone is pinging off of and much more. Unfortunately with the technology these days we can't escape it, iPhone or not.
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linda
linda - August 9, 2014 at 2:43pm
how about i4 with os7? I cant see the last step on my phone.....wi-fi networking is last choice?
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Jon
Jon - December 2, 2013 at 4:56pm
If you read this article you will learn that iPhones have been storing your location data for a loooong time, and still do http://arstechnica.com/apple/2011/04/how-apple-tracks-your-location-without-your-consent-and-why-it-matters/ in that article there is a link to this app http://petewarden.github.io/iPhoneTracker/ if you download it, you may be surprised to discover that there is a HUUUGE history file of where your phone has been. Try it. Just because Apple now has a switch you can turn off, does not mean the file does not exist. And just because your IOS version does not have a switch for it, does NOT mean your phone location is not being logged. Your iPhone logs your location.
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odedoo1
odedoo1 - December 3, 2013 at 12:39am
Its an old case and it went to curt Apple used to keep 6 month of your location data at curt the judge made Apple cut it down to 2 weeks but when you say without our consent i disagree because we all agree to Apple terms when we activate the phone so yes I'm sure that somewhere in those 80 pages we consent and probably now that its on a contract there is no time limit.
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Jon
Jon - January 16, 2014 at 6:05am
1. download this app to the computer you sync your phone to http://petewarden.github.io/iPhoneTracker/ 2. run the app on the computer you (or your wife) sync your iphone to you will now see all the locations you have been with your iphone, even iphone 1,2,3,4,5, with ANY ios. only ios 7 lets you turn it off but it has been tracking and logging your location since long before ios 7 if you are jailbroken, you can also use the Cydia app called untracerd and go back to my first post for the link with instructions on how to delete the location data that iTunes has been storing on your computer when you sync your iPhone
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Penny
Penny - May 18, 2014 at 8:53pm
Jon1, i copy the htt://p u provided but it say page cannot be found. my husband has location turned on his phone but it doesn't give all locations. how can i get AA locations. Penny
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Jill
Jill - July 20, 2014 at 7:51pm
Hi, I'm being falsley accused of pushing my neighbor. Ironically I've been harassed by her for years. I saw a location history on my iphone but it only goes back a couple of weeks. I need to prove to the Judge that I didn't do it and I was out at stores the day she accused me of. Do you know how to view old locations history that's stored somewhere in my iphone? I'd be so grateful if you could help me. Jill
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Jill
Jill - July 20, 2014 at 8:27pm
Thank You. Appreciate ur help.
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Vik murray
Vik murray - June 28, 2015 at 9:36am
Restore location info on my iPhone
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Damn
Damn - November 29, 2013 at 9:52pm
I have it on 5s. It tells you what it is used for and how to turn it off.
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ipadguy
ipadguy - November 29, 2013 at 6:39pm
It's not on iPad 3 and I'm guessing why would it be on any iPad that option is not in there on iOS 7... Plus don't you guys know they're tracking us for lots of reasons but one reason is apps that let you know who's installing what software and what location its a pretty cool app, they would obviously get their information from that feature. Plus you can just look in Apple history and find this, and on Google history anywhere you can find even more of this location information!!!
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A
A - November 28, 2013 at 7:19pm
You only see it if you use apple maps
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Sam
Sam - November 28, 2013 at 5:43pm
Tittle is incomplete it must say "iPhone 5 and up with IOS 7 "
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Bo
Bo - November 28, 2013 at 4:27pm
iPhone 4S it is not present. iOS 7.0.
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Me
Me - November 28, 2013 at 3:58pm
This function is only available on IOS7 not on 6.1.2 I could careless about that .
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odedoo1
odedoo1 - December 3, 2013 at 12:43am
the function to turn it off is on iOS 7 but its still there on all iOS's.
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Bigtiestofan
Bigtiestofan - November 28, 2013 at 1:33pm
Not on iPad mini 7.0.4
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