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Share your location

You can can share your static or real-time location in a chat. Chat participants receive a prompt to view your location on a map. When you share your location, you set an expiry time to control how long your location is shared.
  1. Tap The location icon at the bottom of the screen.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To share your static location, tap
      Share my location
      .
    • To share your real-time location, tap
      Share my real-time location
      .
  3. Specify how long your location can be shared. Tap
    OK
    .
    A notification that you are sharing your location is added to the chat on your device. The recipient receives a notification that your have shared your location.
  4. If you want to extend the sharing period, you can tap
    Update
    in the chat notification. Change the
    Share until
    period and tap
    Update
    , or tap
    Stop
    to end location sharing.
You can tap The globe icon at the top of the screen to view a list of the contacts that are sharing their locations. Tap The drop-down list icon to expand the list and tap an entry to view the map. In the map, you can switch between map, satellite, and hybrid views and zoom in or zoom out.