Location expired no matter what

Did you already try to reset the network settings, which helped a user in this similar discussion?

"Location Expired" message on iPhone - Apple Community

kyany wrote:

No new contacts can share their location with me.

This usually happens when location sharing permissions are mismatched between you and your contacts. If they can see your location but you can’t see theirs, it means your side of the connection is fine, but theirs hasn’t been fully enabled. 

Network & Privacy Settings

• Both devices need a stable internet connection.
• On their phone: Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services → Find My should be set to While Using the App.
• If Location Services are off, you won’t see them.

The process shown in the image must be enabled on both devices.

To use Find My and Location Services on an iPhone effectively, both your iPhone and the device you're trying to locate must have an active internet connection. These services rely on internet access to share your location with friends and family and to track the locations of devices, people, and items. Without internet connectivity on either end, the sharing and locating features of Find My and Location Services will not function properly. --> Internet not available WiFi and Cellular … - Apple Community

Re: "Location expired no matter what:

Whenever someone tried to share their location, it just immediately says location expired. I’ve tried every solution from previous forums, and even got a new phone. Nothing has worked"

So it is not possible for us to guess just which tips you have already tried ... and which you haven't seen yet. The same solution may not work in every case ... the solution likely depends on what causes the situation.

(1) Wondering which iOS version (operating system) is installed on your iPhone,

(2) which iPhone model you use,

and

(3) whether or not you have tried simply restarting the iPhone (often restores order if something is not working s expected).

(4) Keeping an iPhone up-to-date with the newest compatible iOS version for that model often sidesteps issues that may arise.

(5) Have you tried using "the "accept" button under the "find my" function when someone tries to share their location with you ... (ie: before you get the "location expired" message) ... so the location works ?

(6) Are your network settings correct ? Resetting network settings may be helpful if there is no time to use the "accept" button before the "expired" message.

(7) If those who are trying to share the locations with you are part of your same family sharing group, please let us know, so we can help troubleshoot that particular situation.

(8) Apple Support's online article (link below) may or may not help in the situation: Locate a friend in Find My on iPhone - Apple Support

For contacts who have never shared their location with you and for contacts who were already sharing their location, Find My can behave differently. It is important not to interpret “Location Expired” simply as meaning that the person’s iPhone is offline.

1. New Contacts — “Location Expired” is normally not something you would see

If a contact has never shared their location with you, you would not normally see “Location Expired.” There is no active location-sharing arrangement that could have expired.

“Location Expired” generally becomes relevant when there was previously a location-sharing arrangement with that person and that arrangement had a defined duration or subsequently ended.

So, for a completely new contact who has never shared their location, “Location Expired” should not be interpreted as the normal status for an unshared location.

2. Contacts who were already sharing their location

For an existing location-sharing contact, remember this important distinction:

“Location Expired” ≠ “The phone is offline.”

A simple way to understand the two statuses is:

• • Location Expired → the location-sharing arrangement or its specified duration has ended.
  • No Location Found → location sharing may still be in place, but Find My is currently unable to obtain the person’s location.

When does “Location Expired” appear?

It generally indicates that the location-sharing period or arrangement has ended. For example:

• The person selected Share for 1 Hour → after that period ends, the sharing expires.
• The person selected Share Until End of Day → sharing expires when that specified period ends.
• The person selected Share Indefinitely → there is no scheduled expiration simply because the iPhone is switched off, has temporarily lost an internet connection, or is offline.

This last point is particularly important.

If someone is sharing their location indefinitely, temporarily turning off the iPhone or losing network connectivity does not normally convert the sharing arrangement into an expired one. In such circumstances, Find My may instead be unable to obtain the current location, and you may see “No Location Found” or another unavailable-location indication.

What if the person deliberately stops sharing?

That is different from the phone merely being offline.

If a person stops sharing their location, the previous sharing arrangement has effectively been terminated. What you see afterwards can depend on the exact Find My state, the devices involved, and the iOS version.

So, don't use “Location Expired” as proof that someone's phone is switched off, disconnected, or unavailable.

The key distinction

Think of it this way:

• Expired = the sharing arrangement has ended.
• No Location Found = the sharing arrangement may still exist, but Find My cannot currently obtain the person's location.

In other words, “Location Expired” is primarily about the status of location sharing, whereas “No Location Found” is primarily about Find My being unable to retrieve a location at that moment.

So if a person had been sharing their location indefinitely, simply switching off their iPhone, entering an area without connectivity, or temporarily being offline should not by itself be interpreted as “Location Expired.”