When you tap a friend on the map or in your friend list, their detail screen opens. It shows where your friend is right now, their battery level, recent trips, and the moments you've shared. Here's what each part means.
Friend info
- Real-time location – A green dot with "Now" under the address means your friend's location is updating in real time.
- Status label – If something on your friend's phone is stopping their location from updating, a status label appears under their name. See Why is my friend's location not updating? Status labels explained.
- Battery level – Shows how much battery is left on your friend's phone. If the icon is gray, see Why is my friend's battery icon gray?.
- Current address – The address of your friend's current location.
- History – Opens your friend's Location History. See What is Location History?.
- Driving – Opens your friend's Driving Report. See What is Driving Report?.
- Places – Opens your friend's Places and Place Alerts. See What are Place Alerts?.
- Distance (e.g., 5.5 mi) – How far your friend is from you. Tap it to get directions in your preferred navigation app.
Quick messages
Above your friend's info, you'll see quick message buttons with emojis (for example, ❤️ Love Ya!). Tap one to send a quick message to your friend.
Recent Trip
- Trip time – When your friend's most recent trip started and ended.
- Distance – How far your friend traveled. The icon shows how they moved (for example, walking or driving).
- Start & end points – Where the trip started and ended. The route is shown on the map below.
- Trip details – Tap the arrow to see the trip in detail.
- See Full History – Opens your friend's full Location History.
Friends Heatmap
- Date range – The period the heatmap covers.
- Choose a friend – Tap a friend to see the places they spent time.
- Where friends spent time – Places are marked by color. The darker the color, the longer your friend stayed there.
- Open heatmap – Tap the arrow to see the full heatmap in Moments. See iSharing Moments: View Your Weekly Activity & Friend Recap.
You crossed paths and Hangouts
These cards appear only when there's data to show, for example after you and your friend have been near each other.
- You crossed paths – Shows a time you and your friend were near each other, with the date and how long you were nearby. "Near Miss" means you were nearby but didn't meet.
- Hangouts – Shows how many times you met this friend during the period, and how many times you met each day.
- Share – Tap to share the card with your friend.
Driving Summary
- Trip time – When your friend's most recent drive started and ended.
- Safety events – How many times phone usage, hard braking, and rapid acceleration were detected during the drive.
- Total Distance & Total Time – How far and how long your friend drove.
- Max Speed & High Speed Distance – Your friend's top speed, and the distance driven above the high-speed threshold (130 km/h, or 85 mph in countries that use miles).
For more details on driving data, see What is Driving Report?.