Tech companies have been slowly and gradually adding new features in their services that make it secure for women to use them. For instance, Truecaller recently introduced the Guardians app as a measure to help women share their location with their trusted contacts in case of an emergency. But, did you know that WhatsApp also enables users to share their location with their contacts?
Location sharing in WhatsApp happens in two forms. The first is the Current Location sharing option wherein users can share their current location with an individual contact or in a group one time. The second one is the Live Location sharing option wherein users share their location continuously for a pre-defined period of time. While the former is static in nature, the latter is more dynamic in nature as it allows friends and family to keep a track of a user’s whereabouts.
Here’s how you can your current location on WhatsApp:
Step 1: Open an individual chat and tap on the ‘+’ icon.
Step 2: Tap on More option then tap on Location option.
Step 3: Now, tap on Send your Current Location option.
Here’s how you can your live location on WhatsApp:
Step 1: Open an individual chat and tap on the ‘+’ icon.
Step 2: Tap on More option then tap on Location option.
Step 3: Now, tap on Share Live Location option. WhatsApp will ask you to turn on your location services if you haven’t already.
Step 4: Select a time frame: 15 minutes, 1 hour or 8 hours.
Step 5: Add a caption and tap on the Send button.
Step 6: To stop sharing the location tap on the Stop Sharing button.
By Hindustan Times
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