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Has your iPhone been asking you to “Check In” with people on iMessage?
You might have tried to turn this feature off, only to find that you’re free to’t.
Why is iMessage Asking Me to Check In with Someone?
Check Inis a feature that was added iniOS 17that prompts you to check in with your regular iMessage contacts.
What Could Go Wrong?
Often it’s not someone you want to know your travel plans or location.
Just because you message someone frequently, doesn’t mean you want to share this information with them.
Unfortunately, the button to share your location in the Check In notification is really easy to accidentally tap.
How to Turn This Off Annoyingly, there’s no direct way to turn this feature off completely.
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), if you’re concerned about your privacy it’s a worthwhile trade-off.
you could stillmanually enable Check In whenever you gotta use itwith a trusted contact.