{"id":94629,"date":"2017-10-19T13:25:02","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T13:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=94629"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:45:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:45:17","slug":"whatsapp-now-has-live-location-sharing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/whatsapp-now-has-live-location-sharing\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp Now Has Live Location Sharing"},"content":{"rendered":"

WhatsApp has announced a rather controversial new feature:\u00a0the ability to share your live location<\/strong> with people in your contact list.<\/p>\n

Up to now, we\u2019ve been able to share our location with others, but only using a static pin for a one-time update<\/strong>. WhatsApp\u2019s new Share-Location<\/strong>\u00a0improves on this by adding\u00a0the ability for us to share our live location and continuously update it in real-time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Privacy experts might shriek in horror at the thought of live locations being beamed out in real time, but the rest of us might actually find the feature quite useful<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re running late, for example, or if you feel unsafe walking home alone at night,\u00a0this feature will allow others to always know where you are.<\/strong> You won\u2019t have to keep explaining that you’re on your way, and you\u2019ll feel a little safer knowing people who love you know exactly where you are.<\/p>\n

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If you are worried about privacy, you\u2019ll be pleased to know that you’ll be the one who decides who can track your whereabouts and for how long.<\/strong> You\u2019ll also be able to cut off your live location broadcast at any moment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As is always the case with WhatsApp, this update will be rolling out gradually. If it hasn\u2019t found its way to your phone yet, don\u2019t worry, it will. In the meantime, check out this guide to how and when to send your live location safely<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Via: WhatsApp<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow me on Twitter:\u00a0@PatrickDevaney_<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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