Stop Sharing Location: iPhone, Google Maps, WhatsApp, Life360

Stopping is your right, and doing it shouldn't feel awkward or scary. Here are the steps in each app and, above all, what the other person sees when you do, according to each company's documentation.

The Mi Estela teamOctober 14, 2026 · 5 min read

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Find My (iPhone)
Google Maps
WhatsApp
Life360
Mi Estela
If it isn't your own choice

Sharing where you are should be reversible with one tap, no explanations needed. It's the foundation of consent, and an honest app makes it easy. What changes from one app to another is what the other person sees when you stop. Here's what each company documents.

Find My (iPhone)

With one person: Find My › People › their name › “Stop Sharing My Location”. With everyone: Settings › your name › Find My › “Share My Location” turned off. According to Apple's guide, when you stop sharing with someone, that person stops seeing you in Find My, and any arrival alerts they had set up about you turn off. Apple doesn't send them any notification: in their list, you just show up with no location.

Google Maps

Your profile picture › Location sharing › the person › “Stop”. If you shared via link, it expires on its own (within 24 hours at most). The other person stops seeing you in their shared location list; Google doesn't document any notification.

In the chat where you shared it, “Stop sharing”; or go to Settings › Privacy › Live location, where you see all the chats where it's active and can stop them all at once. The chat map freezes and shows that sharing has ended; if you do nothing, it ends on its own after the 15 minutes, 1 hour or 8 hours you chose.

Life360

Settings (top left) › “Share Location” › turn off. According to Life360's help, Circle members see “Location sharing paused” under your name, and the pause only affects the Circle where you turn it on: if you're in several, you need to repeat it in each one. Watch out for three exceptions that Life360 documents: check-in, an SOS alert (which is shared with all your Circles) and crash detection still send your position. And pausing doesn't delete history already saved.

Mi Estela

Three levels, one tap, no explanations: precise, area only (your approximate area instead of the street) or invisible (Ghost mode, for adults). What others see is the truth: “invisible,” not a frozen clock or a fake position. Going invisible asks for a “yes” so it doesn't happen by accident. And if you leave a circle, the circle gets a notice that you've left: nobody is left waiting for someone who's no longer there. How privacy works in Mi Estela.

If it isn't your own choice

If stopping sharing scares you because of how your partner, ex or a family member might react, the problem isn't the app. Read when sharing location as a couple is presence and when it's control and, if needed, the article on stalkerware, with helpline numbers (016, 112).

Sources

Written by the Mi Estela team. We talk about other apps with sources and dates; if you spot anything outdated, drop us a line at hola@miestela.app and we'll fix it. Brands and names mentioned belong to their respective owners.

Frequently asked questions

If I stop sharing my location in Find My, does the other person get a notification?

No. According to Apple, they stop seeing you in Find My and any arrival alerts they had set up about you turn off; they get no notification.

What does Life360 show if I pause my location?

“Location sharing paused” under your name, according to Life360's help page. The pause only affects the Circle where you turn it on, and SOS, check-in and crash detection still share your location.

How do I stop sharing my location on WhatsApp?

In the chat, tap “Stop sharing,” or go to Settings › Privacy › Live location to stop it in all chats at once. Otherwise, it ends on its own when the time you chose runs out.

What do others see if I go invisible in Mi Estela?

That you're invisible: not a frozen clock or a fake position. It's for adults; minors always share at least their area.