To pause your location on Find My iPhone, you have several options depending on whether you want to stop sharing your location temporarily, freeze it in place, or stop sharing with specific people. Here are the main methods:

1. Turn Off Location Services Completely

• Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services.
• Toggle Location Services off. This stops all apps, including Find My, from accessing your location.
• Confirm by tapping "Turn Off" when prompted.
• Note: This disables location for all apps and will notify your contacts that location sharing is off when you turn it back on

2. Stop Sharing Location with Specific People

• Open the Find My app.
• Tap the People tab.
• Select the person you want to stop sharing your location with.
• Tap Stop Sharing My Location.
• The person will no longer see your location but will not be notified that you stopped sharing

3. Use Airplane Mode to Freeze Location Temporarily

• Swipe down to open Control Center and enable Airplane Mode.
• This freezes your location where you currently are but disables all network connections (calls, messages, internet).
• This method does not notify others but limits phone functionality

4. Switch Location Sharing to Another Device

• If you have multiple Apple devices (iPad, Mac, another iPhone), you can turn off location sharing on your iPhone and enable it on another device.
• This effectively "freezes" your location to the other device's location.
• Go to Settings > [your name] > Find My, turn off Share My Location on your iPhone, and enable it on the other device

5. Use Third-Party Tools to Spoof Location

• Apps like UltFone Location Changer allow you to fake or freeze your location without turning off location services.
• You connect your iPhone to a computer, select a fake location, and your device will report that location instead of your real one.
• This method keeps location sharing on but shows a static, fake location to others

Summary Table

Method| How It Works| Pros| Cons
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Turn off Location Services| Disable all location access| Simple, immediate privacy| Notifies contacts, disables all apps
Stop Sharing with Specific Person| Stop sharing location only to selected people| Targeted privacy| Person removed from location sharing
Airplane Mode| Freeze location by cutting off connections| No notifications, easy toggle| No calls, messages, or internet
Share Location from Another Device| Switch location sharing to another device| Location appears static elsewhere| Requires another Apple device
Use Location Spoofing Tool| Fake location via third-party app| No notifications, location appears static| Requires computer and app

These methods give you flexibility to pause or freeze your location on Find My iPhone depending on your privacy needs and whether you want to notify others or not