It means Life360 can’t access that person’s phone location, so it can’t update or share their live location with the circle. Usually, the phone’s location setting is off, Life360’s permission is denied, or background location access is restricted.

What it usually means

  • The phone’s GPS/location services are turned off.
  • Life360 does not have permission to use location on that device.
  • Sometimes the app is blocked by battery settings, connectivity issues, or device restrictions, which can make it look like permissions are off even when the setting seems correct.

What others will see

  • The member’s location may stop updating.
  • Their icon may stay on the last known spot or appear greyed out, depending on the exact issue.
  • If the person is logged out, Life360 shows a different status instead of “location permissions off”.

How to fix it

  1. Turn on the phone’s location services.
  2. Open the phone settings and allow Life360 location access.
  3. Set location access to allow all the time, not just while using the app.
  4. Check battery optimization and background restrictions.
  5. Restart the app or phone if it still shows the warning.

In plain English

It usually does not mean the person is necessarily hiding; it most often means the app can’t legally or technically read the phone’s location right now.

TL;DR: “Location permissions off” means Life360 can’t access that phone’s location, so tracking and live updates stop until permissions are turned back on.