FACEBOOK-OWNED WHATSAPP WILL NOW ALLOW USERS TO SHARE THEIR LIVE LOCATION WITH OTHER USERS. CALLED LIVE LOCATION, THE FEATURE HAS BEEN ROLLED OUR GLOBALLY. THE COMPANY LAUNCHED LOCATION-SHARING FEATURE IN MESSENGER IN MAY THIS YEAR. THE MAIN DIFFERENCE HERE IS THAT THE NEW FEATURE IS REAL-TIME AND DYNAMIC. THIS MEANS THAT IT ALLOWS USERS TO SHARE THEIR LOCATION UPDATE IN REALT-TIME.
USERS JUST NEED TO CLICK ON THE 'LOCATION' TAB HIDDEN UNDER THE 'ATTACH' ICON. THERE THEY WILL SEE THE NEW OPTION OF 'SHARE LIVE LOCATION'. THEY JUST HAVE TO SELECT THE TIME FRAME THEY WANT THEIR LOCATION TO BE SHARED.
USERS HAVE THE OPTION TO SHARE THEIR LOCATION WITH AN INDIVIDUAL AS WELL AS A GROUP. THEY CAN ALSO VIEW THE LOCATION OF MULTIPLE PEOPLE AT THE SAME TIME.
THE FEATURE IS COMPLETELY OPT-IN AND USERS CAN SELECT THE TIMEFRAME THEY WANT THEIR LOCATION TO BE SHARED. THE LOCATION WILL BE SHARED DEPENDING ON THE TIME THEY SELECT, IT CAN BE 15 MINUTES TO MAXIMUM OF 8 HOURS. A USER CAN ALSO MANUALLY STOP THE LOCATION SHARING AT ANYTIME THEY WANT
USERS PROFILE PHOTO WILL APPEAR IN THE MAP WHENEVER THEY SHARE THEIR LIVE LOCATION WITH ANY OF THEIR CONTACTS.
FACEBOOK CLAIMS THAT LIKE WHATSAPP CHATS, THE LIVE LOCATION FEATURE TOO SUPPORTS END-TO-END ENCRYPTION.
THE ALL-NEW LIVE LOCATION SHARING FEATURE HAS BEEN ROLLED OUT TO BOTH ANDROID AND IOS USERS GLOBALLY. THE UPDATE IS INCREMENTAL AND MAY TAKE FEW DAYS TO REACH ALL USERS. TO CHECK IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE FEATURE, OPEN ANY PRIVATE OR GROUP CHAT AND CLICK ON THE 'ATTACH' ICON'.
USERS NEED NOT HAVE THEIR WHATSAPP APP OPEN ALL THE TIME TO SHARE THEIR 'LIVE LOCATION'. ONCE THEY HAVE SELECTED THE TIME FRAME THEY WANT THEIR LOCATION TO BE SHARED, THE UPDATES WILL BE SHARED AS PER THE TIME LIMIT CHOSEN.
THERE ARE OTHER APPS TOO OFFERING SIMILAR FUNCTIONALITY. APPLE'S IMESSAGE ALLOWS USERS TO SHARE THEIR LOCATION FOR AN HOUR. GOOGLE MAPS TOO RECENTLY GOT LOCATION-SHARING FEATURE. TELEGRAM TOO HAS SIMILAR SUPPORT.
USERS JUST NEED TO CLICK ON THE 'LOCATION' TAB HIDDEN UNDER THE 'ATTACH' ICON. THERE THEY WILL SEE THE NEW OPTION OF 'SHARE LIVE LOCATION'. THEY JUST HAVE TO SELECT THE TIME FRAME THEY WANT THEIR LOCATION TO BE SHARED.
USERS HAVE THE OPTION TO SHARE THEIR LOCATION WITH AN INDIVIDUAL AS WELL AS A GROUP. THEY CAN ALSO VIEW THE LOCATION OF MULTIPLE PEOPLE AT THE SAME TIME.
THE FEATURE IS COMPLETELY OPT-IN AND USERS CAN SELECT THE TIMEFRAME THEY WANT THEIR LOCATION TO BE SHARED. THE LOCATION WILL BE SHARED DEPENDING ON THE TIME THEY SELECT, IT CAN BE 15 MINUTES TO MAXIMUM OF 8 HOURS. A USER CAN ALSO MANUALLY STOP THE LOCATION SHARING AT ANYTIME THEY WANT
USERS PROFILE PHOTO WILL APPEAR IN THE MAP WHENEVER THEY SHARE THEIR LIVE LOCATION WITH ANY OF THEIR CONTACTS.
FACEBOOK CLAIMS THAT LIKE WHATSAPP CHATS, THE LIVE LOCATION FEATURE TOO SUPPORTS END-TO-END ENCRYPTION.
THE ALL-NEW LIVE LOCATION SHARING FEATURE HAS BEEN ROLLED OUT TO BOTH ANDROID AND IOS USERS GLOBALLY. THE UPDATE IS INCREMENTAL AND MAY TAKE FEW DAYS TO REACH ALL USERS. TO CHECK IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE FEATURE, OPEN ANY PRIVATE OR GROUP CHAT AND CLICK ON THE 'ATTACH' ICON'.
USERS NEED NOT HAVE THEIR WHATSAPP APP OPEN ALL THE TIME TO SHARE THEIR 'LIVE LOCATION'. ONCE THEY HAVE SELECTED THE TIME FRAME THEY WANT THEIR LOCATION TO BE SHARED, THE UPDATES WILL BE SHARED AS PER THE TIME LIMIT CHOSEN.
THERE ARE OTHER APPS TOO OFFERING SIMILAR FUNCTIONALITY. APPLE'S IMESSAGE ALLOWS USERS TO SHARE THEIR LOCATION FOR AN HOUR. GOOGLE MAPS TOO RECENTLY GOT LOCATION-SHARING FEATURE. TELEGRAM TOO HAS SIMILAR SUPPORT.
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