Do you know how to find someone's location on instagram?

Ironclad
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:43:54 +0000

Oh wow, I’m actually looking into this same thing for my nephew! Reading through all these suggestions is making my head spin a bit. So from what I’m understanding, Instagram itself doesn’t really give you location unless they tag it themselves? That’s kind of disappointing.

I keep seeing people mention mSpy and these monitoring apps, but honestly? The whole “jailbreaking” or “rooting” thing scares me. What if I mess up the phone completely? And wouldn’t my daughter (or in my case, nephew) notice something’s different with their phone?

The Family Sharing thing sounds safer, but then they’d know we’re tracking them, right? I’m torn between wanting them to be safe but also not wanting to damage trust. Has anyone here actually tried these apps without getting caught or breaking the phone? I’m worried about the legal side too - is it even okay to do this without them knowing?