WhatsApp is great for communicating with friends and family. Even though the platform is popularly used for sending messages or calling people, it offers many other features too. One of them is sharing location, which is an added benefit during travel. WhatsApp allows users to share their current as well as real-time location with others for a particular period.
The WhatsApp Live Location helps your friends and family know where you are, it helps immensely during vacationing and if you have split into groups. A great feature to help your friends find the address to your new home even. Moreover, you are in control of how long you wish to share the live location. You can stop any time you want.
Similar to WhatsApp messages, the Live Location feature is end-to-end encrypted. So, no one can see your live location, except those you have shared it with. To start sharing your live location on WhatsApp, turn on your GPS, enabling the location permissions for WhatsApp in your device setting.
Here is how you can share your live location on WhatsApp on Android and iPhone.
Sharing Live Location on WhatsApp – Android
- Open the WhatsApp app on your Android phone.
- Select the chat where you wish to share the location.
- Tap on the paperclip icon at the bottom of the screen where you type the message.
- Now tap on the Location icon.
- You can share both your live and current location.
- The live location will update as you move.
- Tap send to share.
Sharing Live Location on WhatsApp – iPhone
The steps for sharing your live location on WhatsApp using iPhone are almost the same for Android. However, the interface is a bit different. Here is how you can share your location on WhatsApp for an iOS device:
- On your iPhone, open WhatsApp.
- If you have not selected Chats already, then go to Chats.
- Select the one you want to share a live location with. You can share your live location with a group or a person.
- On the bottom-left corner, you will find a plus sign. Tap on it.
- From the options, tap on Location.
- Also, select when you want to share your location. Always or Only When using this app (WhatsApp).
- Select the option of sharing a live location.
- If you decide to share your current location, only a pin of where you are at the moment will be shared.
- When you decide you share your live location, it will update as you move. You can share your live location for a certain duration.
Sharing live locations on WhatsApp comes in handy. You can guide your friends to reach where you are. Also, it helps others to find you if you have mixed up directions and have lost your way. You can easily share current or live locations using the location-sharing feature on WhatsApp on both your Android and iOS devices. Remember to enable the location settings and turn it on when sharing the location. You can find it in settings or swipe down your screen from the top and do so from the control panel.
