Relatives Around Me is a feature unique to the Family Tree mobile app. The feature shows your relationship to other people near you who are also using the Family Tree mobile app. Relationships display based on FamilySearch Family Tree.
Before you start
Before you start, here are things to know:
- All users who want to participate must be near each other.
- All users who want to participate must sign in to the Family Tree mobile app.
- The mobile devices must give Family Tree mobile app permission to use location services.
- Relatives around me is not available on the FamilySearch website or FamilySearch Lite. Use the Family Tree mobile app.
Steps (mobile app)
Everyone who wants to participate must take these steps:
- In the Family Tree mobile app, open the additional options:
- Android: In the top-left corner, tap the 3 lines.
- Apple iOS: In the bottom-right corner, tap 3 lines.
- Tap Relatives Around Me.
- To agree to terms and conditions, tap in the box (if applicable).
- Tap Scan for relatives (Apple iOS devices) or Scan for Friends (Android devices), Wait as your device connects with other devices.
- To view your relationship, tap a name.
Troubleshooting
Here are some reasons that the app does not find any relatives within 100 feet (30.5 meters) of you:
- No one within 100 feet (30.5 meters) of you has a common deceased ancestor in FamilySearch Family Tree.
- A participant's mobile device lacks the FamilySearch Family Tree app, so the app cannot detect the person.
- You or a relative lacks the Internet or a data plan activated on the mobile device.
- The GPS on your mobile device is not working or activated. Check your settings.
The Relatives Around Me feature does not display the location of other users. The app uses location only to determine if the device is near others who are using this feature. Your location is never shown or stored.