When Find My says “No Location Found” , it usually means the device (or person) can’t currently send a usable GPS/location signal to Apple’s servers, not necessarily that it’s been blocked or removed.

What “No Location Found” means

  • The device’s location cannot be determined at all right now (for example, it is offline or cannot get GPS).
  • This is different from messages like “Location Not Available,” which often mean the device knows its location but isn’t sharing it with you (privacy/permission issue).

Common reasons you see it

  • Device is offline : Powered off, battery dead, or no Wi‑Fi/cellular connection.
  • Airplane Mode or no signal : Airplane Mode disables radios, or the device is in an area with no service.
  • Location Services off : Location Services or “Share My Location” is disabled in Settings, so Find My has nothing to read.
  • Wrong date/time : Incorrect system time can interfere with location updates.
  • Old software or service issues : Outdated iOS or temporary issues with Apple’s location services.

Quick things to check on the device

On the iPhone/iPad/Mac that’s showing “No Location Found”:

  1. Turn on Location Services
    • Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services → On.
 * Scroll to **Find My** and set permission to **While Using** or **Always** , and enable **Precise Location**.
  1. Enable Share My Location
    • Settings → [your Apple ID name] → Find My → Share My Location → On.
  1. Check connectivity
    • Make sure Wi‑Fi or Cellular Data is on and the device has a signal.
 * Avoid Airplane Mode if you want tracking to work.
  1. Check date & time and restart
    • Settings → General → Date & Time → Set Automatically.
 * Restart the device to refresh connections.

If it’s about a friend’s location

  • The friend’s device may be offline, out of service, or with Location Services/Share My Location turned off.
  • If you suspect a permission issue instead, ask them to:
    • Open Messages → your conversation → tap your name → Share My Location → Share Indefinitely.
  • If you consistently see “Location Not Available” rather than “No Location Found,” that more often points to them changing sharing settings or restricting access.

When it might clear up on its own

  • If the device just lost signal (subway, basement, rural area), the message often disappears once it reconnects to the network and GPS.
  • Short-term outages with Apple’s services can briefly cause these errors, then resolve without you doing anything.

Bottom note: Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.