Everyone has the right to protect their own privacy; that includes your rebellious teens. Sure you want them to be safe, but tracking their devices isn’t the only way. Make sure that you only use this feature for emergency situations only; not because you are paranoid whether they are hanging out with the wrong groups or to spy on them.
Here are some steps that you can do if you want to track your kids’ iPhone, but again, bear in mind that such thing should only be done in case of emergency and you are sure that they are in grave danger.
- First of all, you need to sign up for MobileMe service from Apple. Yes, you do have to pay for the service because you can actually make use of the offered package. But most of the times, iPhone users are using the tracking feature only.
- When you are buying your kids the iPhone, keep in mind to access the restrictions on the phone and set up a pass code.
- To do so, you can go to Settings and choose Restrictions that is located at the bottom part of the page.
- You will be asked to set a pass code consisting of 4 digit form.
- You have to enter the code twice.
- This feature will prevent your kids from modifying or changing the settings.
- When you are already on the Restrictions page, you will see lists of options, one of which is the Location. Make sure it is off. You may be confused why you should turn it off, instead of on. Basically, you are eliminating the possibility of your kids hiding the phone’s location from the service of MobileMe. Once you have done this, you can give the phone to your kids.
- When you do finally need the help of finding your kids, you can log into the MobileMe account. Make use of the provided Find My iPhone. The provider will retrieve the info from your kids iPhone and show you the approximate spot on the map.