Apple has announced it will be rolling out its ‘Find My’ network to South Korea in the spring of 2025, after finally overcoming South Korean regulatory hurdles. The full range of Apple’s “Find My” services will be available to users in the country for the first time. Users will be able to track family members, their devices, and belongings.
Using the Find My network, users will be able to to locate their iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watches, and other Apple devices, as well as AirTag-connected items and some third-party trackers, all while enjoying privacy protections.
Apple had previously said that it hadn’t brought Find My to the Asian country, due to its inability to export high-precision map data out of the country because of local laws, but Korea also has strict privacy regulations that it may have come up against.
Last July, a petition on Korea’s National Assembly Electronic Petition website called for the introduction of Apple’s Find My service in the country, garnering over 9,000 signatures. The petition laid out the frustration Korean users, as well as users from abroad, who had lost their devices and were not able to find them due to the lack of Find My.
The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) appears to have responded positively to the petition, and its acting chairman Kim Tae-gyu has expressed support for bringing the Find My service to South Korea. The KCC has also been in ongoing talks with Apple about the service’s debut.