WHATSAPP has a neat trick to share your location with people - it's perfect for when plans have finally leave the group chat.
Here's how to use the super simple tool of sharing your location on WhatsApp.
How to share location on WhatsApp
Ever planned to meet a friend at a park or a festival and found you can't find them in the crowd?
Or maybe you've got an engagement and just want to show to the person you're meeting how far away you are.
In both cases, sharing your location on messaging app WhatsApp could be just the tool you need to keep your plans on track.
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Sharing your location on WhatsApp is very easy and you can do it with just a few taps.
In order to do it, you just need to take the following steps:
- Open the app
- Press on a conversation or chat to open it
- Press the paperclip icon (Android) or plus sign (iPhone) in the message bar at the bottom
- You'll be presented with a few options - select "Location"
- If you have not already given WhatsApp permission to send out your location, you will be directed to your phone's settings
- Back in the app, select "Share live location" under the map
- You can choose whether to do so for 15 minutes, an hour, or eight hours, as well as adding a comment to the person or people you're sending it to
- Your live location will then appear in the chat, with the time remaining displayed
How to turn off your location on WhatsApp
But what if you've shared your location by mistake, or you want to stop sharing your whereabouts after you've arrived?
Well, never fear, as it couldn't be simpler to to disable it.
- Open the chat you shared your location in
- Select "Stop sharing" (located underneath the map and your profile pic icon)
- You'll then be asked whether you want to "CANCEL" or "STOP"
- Select "STOP"
- Your live location will now no longer be live, and the "Stop sharing" text will have changed to "Live location ended".
