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Q: If someone is on your friend list but it says "location not available" does that for sure mean they just turned off your ability to see their location

If someone is on your friend list but it says "location not available" does that for sure mean they just turned off your ability to see their location or could it mean they deleted you? If they did delete me why are they still on the list?

 

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Posted on Aug 31, 2016 7:45 AM

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  • by gdgmacguy,

    gdgmacguy gdgmacguy Aug 29, 2016 2:54 PM in response to Emb12
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    Aug 29, 2016 2:54 PM in response to Emb12

    "Location not available" can also mean your friend's device is off. 

     

    I have a novel suggestion.  Why don't you call the person in question and ask what's going on? 

     

    Best,

    GDG

  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair Aug 30, 2016 6:18 AM in response to gdgmacguy
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    Aug 30, 2016 6:18 AM in response to gdgmacguy

    gdgmacguy wrote:

     

    "Location not available" can also mean your friend's device is off.

     

    I have a novel suggestion.  Why don't you call the person in question and ask what's going on? 

     

     

    I would have gone with "stop stalking people you think of as friends" but, yeah, also good advice.

  • by Michael Black,Apple recommended

    Michael Black Michael Black Aug 30, 2016 6:41 AM in response to Emb12
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    Aug 30, 2016 6:41 AM in response to Emb12

    All it means is exactly what it says - that person's location information is not available.  That could mean their device is off, in airplane mode, not connected to any wifi or cellular data network, broken, lost, stolen or any number of reasons why their location cannot be determined.  What you read into it is up to you. But that message merely means nothing more than what it says. It tells you nothing at all about the reason location information is not available.