Whether you’re a fan of WhatsApp or can’t stand the thought of being added to yet another group chat, using it to share your location can be massively handy at times.
It saves endless calls trying to describe where you are and can make sure you head straight for your mates rather than lurking outside the wrong pub.
Best of all, you can choose exactly when to share your location, so you don’t have to worry about being tracked every moment of the day and night.
Plus you can choose to share with individuals or an entire group.
So how do you do it?
Let’s find out.
How to share your location on WhatsApp
Step 1 is to go to your phone’s settings.
Tap apps – or on the iPhone you can scroll down to them – and select WhatsApp.
You might see ‘location’ straightaway, if not choose ‘permissions‘ and then ‘location‘.
Touch ‘location’ and choose how long you’d like to share your location for (in general).
The choice is ‘Never/ask next time or when I share’/while using the app/always.’
Now open WhatsApp, and choose a group or individual chat.
Press the + button on the bottom right of the chat to bring up a menu, and choose ‘location’.
You will then have the option to ‘share live location’.
And your recipient will be able to see your live location on a map.
How to stop sharing your location
To stop sharing in a specific group or individual chat, open the chat and click ‘stop sharing’, then ‘stop’.
To stop sharing for all chats and groups, open your WhatsApp settings by clicking on the wheel on the botton right of the app, select ‘privacy’ and ‘then ‘live location’ and touch ‘stop’.
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