CALIFORNIA - WhatsApp, a public media big, on Wednesday revealed a fresh feature that will permit users to talk about their location in real-time with relatives and buddies on the contact list.
The company said in a post, "Today, we're adding a fresh feature which allows you to talk about where you are in real-time with family or friends. Whether you're get together up with friends, enabling family members know you're safe, or posting your commute, Live Location is a straightforward and secure way to let people know what your location is".
This end-to-end encrypted feature allows users control who you tell and for the length of time. "You [users] can make to stop showing anytime or allow Live Location timer simply expire," it added.
Whatsapp declared the new feature following its father or mother company Facebook launched a momentary location writing feature in May this year.
How exactly to Use It
"Open a speak to the individual or group you want to talk about with. Under "Location" in the attach button, there's a fresh option to "Share Live Location." Decide for how much time you want to talk about and touch send. Each individual in the talk can see your real-time location over a map. And when several person stocks their Live Location in the group, all locations will be obvious on a single map".
Live Location is on both Google android and iPhone and you will be rolled out in the iphone app in the approaching weeks.