Over time, WhatsApp It has evolved thanks to its updates, which has allowed the application to be increasingly functional and versatile.
Millions of people around the world use this instant messaging app to communicate with friends, family and acquaintances, but few have discovered the multiple functions it offers, including the possibility of sharing the current or real-time location.
This function is very useful, since it allows to know the exact location of a person or where he is going. The Truth News informs you that in order to send or share your location, you must first activate the GPS function on your mobile device.
What is real time and current location?
The app can share the user’s location.
According to the official page of WhatsApplocation sharing feature you have two options:
Location in real time.- This option allows the mobile device to share its location for a specified time with participants in a group chat or with a contact in an individual chat.
The user can control the duration time of the sharing, which can be of 15 minutes, one hour or eight hours. You can also stop sharing your location at any time. Every time you submit your location, it will update in real time as you move.
Current location.- This feature allows you to share a still image of the device’s location at the time the message is sent. Basically, it is sharing the location of a fixed or exact point at that moment.
this location will remain in the chat unless the user removes it. This location sharing option is end-to-end encrypted, which means that only the people you’ve shared it with will be able to see it.
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How to remove the location of WhatsApp?
The location can be deactivated from the app settings.
It is important to note that the user can disable location permissions for WhatsApp at any time by following these steps: go to “Settings”, then “Applications”, press “Notifications”, then “Advanced”, and finally “Application permissions”. What to do if WhatsApp changes your security code?
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