Does Blocking Someone's Number Stop
Location Sharing? Clearing Up the Confusion
Blocking a contact and leaving a family circle are two completely different systems, even though it's an easy mix-up to make.
July 2026 · 4 min read
Two Separate Systems
Blocking a phone number is a feature of the phone's dialer and messaging apps — it stops calls and texts from that number reaching you. A family circle in Raksha is a completely separate system built on app accounts, not phone numbers used for calling. Blocking someone's number has no effect on whether they can still see your location in the app, because the two were never connected in the first place.
Why the Confusion Is Understandable
Both a phone number and location sharing feel like they're about "connection" to another person, so it's a reasonable assumption that cutting one off cuts off the other. In practice, blocking is about voice and text communication; being in a family circle is about an entirely separate app-level relationship that has to be ended on its own terms.
How to Actually Stop Sharing Location
Remove the person from the family circle directly within the app — this is the actual action that stops them from seeing your location
If they added you, ask them to remove you, or check the app's circle management screen for a way to leave a circle yourself
Revoking location permission for the app at the phone's system settings level stops all location sharing entirely, including with everyone in the circle, not just one person
The General Rule Worth Remembering
Anything at the phone's call and messaging level — blocking, muting notifications — stays at that level and doesn't reach into an app's own account and permission system. If the goal is specifically to stop someone from seeing your location, that action needs to happen inside the app itself, not through the phone's block list.