Why should I turn on Bluetooth permissions?

Q: What are Bluetooth Permissions used for?

With your permission, Life360 uses Bluetooth to detect and connect to devices near you. This will help you or another member of the Life360 community find lost devices. For more information, please check out our Privacy Policy.

Q: Does this mean other Life360 members can see my device’s location?

No.  The only people who can see your location or the location of your devices in Life360 are other people in your own private Circle. Enabling Bluetooth allows Life360 to anonymously connect to devices on the Life360 network so locations can be updated more frequently. For more information, please check out our Privacy Policy.

Q: How do I turn on Bluetooth Permissions on an iPhone?

In order for Life360 to detect and connect to devices near you, set OS-level permissions and App-level permissions for Bluetooth to On. The Bluetooth settings path is the same across all iOS devices.

For iPhone-level permissions:

1. On your device home screen, tap Settings
2. Scroll down to select Bluetooth
3. Toggle Bluetooth to On

For Life360 in-app permissions*:

1. On your device home screen, tap Settings
2. Scroll down to and select Privacy
3. Select Bluetooth
4. Scroll down to Life360, then toggle Bluetooth to On

Q: How do I turn on Bluetooth Permissions on an Android phone?
In order for Life360 to detect and connect to devices near you, Bluetooth must be turned on.

Android Bluetooth settings:

1. Search for the Settings app on your device, then select the Life360 app
2. Scroll down to and select Bluetooth or Bluetooth symbol
3. Toggle Bluetooth to On

*NOTE: Be sure you are using Life360 app version 22.1.0 or later to see this setting