Find my app: Colored Ring Meanings

What does it mean when there is a black ring around the contact’s icon and around the dot that shows where they are located in the find my app? (Black ring around blue circle). Also, why is the map with their location only visible SOMETIMES when clicking “info” in iMessages? When it is visible in iMessages, sometimes the black ring is present, but not present if the find my app is opened. Is it a fake location? Did they turn their location off to hide it from me? Is it their VPN?

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Posted on Dec 28, 2022 10:19 PM

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