Apple may update Find My to allow you to share the location of lost items

Apple may soon let users share the location of lost or missing items – resembling an iPhone, Macbook, or other item with an Airtag attached – through the Find My app to individuals who aren’t of their contacts using a link.

Macrumors spotted an updated feature in the iOS 18.2 developer beta and noted that Apple says it’s intended to help locate lost items by sharing the location with people like a taxi driver or airline worker.

Find My in the iOS 18.2 developer beta has a brand new “Share Item Location” option that lets you share a link to the location of a missing item. Users can open the link on any device (including non-Apple devices) to try to track it down. The link will expire mechanically after one week or once the item is returned to you.

There’s also a “Share Contact Info” option that permits any phone to connect to the item and open an internet page that can display your phone number and email address if you’ve added that information to the item’s contact page. Ostensibly, that is to help someone who finds the item contact you.

Find My now lets you share an item’s location along with your contacts.

The update may also allow users to view statistics resembling the number of individuals who visited the link.