iPhone 15’s ‘long overdue’ feature that directs you to someone who shared your location

One of the many new features unveiled at the highly anticipated Apple Event on September 12 will help users guide themselves to other users who have shared their location.

Reactions to the feature were largely positive, despite some considering it ‘long overdue’.

The new Apple Watch Series 9, Apple Watch Ultra 2, iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro were unveiled at the event.

All four of these devices will be equipped with a new “ultrawideband chip” that “opens up a whole new way to use precision research.”

You can now direct yourself to a friend or family member who has shared their location with you on a similarly compatible device. You can follow an arrow to them, with the phone also telling you the distance to your target.

The change was announced at the September 12 Apple Event when two new watches and two new phones were unveiled

The fan reaction was largely positive, despite some describing it as ‘long overdue’

One commenter on I’m excited for soon.”

Another said: ‘About bloody time!’

Apart from questioning the timeliness of the new feature, reactions were largely positive, with people describing it as ‘great’ and another saying: ‘I needed this.’

But someone else thought it was ‘nothing special’.

The Apple event The announcement video suggested train stations and farmers markets as potential locations where this could be useful, and viewers quickly added other possibilities.

One predicted the feature would be “great for women’s safety.”

Less sincerely, another suggested that they use it to find their mother if they got lost while shopping.

Despite this positivity, some Apple fans were left disappointed when it came to the other new features, or lack thereof.

The other changes announced included a move to USB-C charging in line with EU regulations, new materials and a ‘Name Drop’ feature.

Name Drop allows iPhone users to exchange contact information by simply bringing their devices together.