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Share Location

The Share Location feature periodically sends your location to your organization for the duration you choose. The location sharing interval is set in the
BlackBerry AtHoc
 management system. You can manually increase or decrease the time your location sharing is active at any time. Location sharing stops if you disconnect from the current organization or switch to another organization.
Ensure that your device location services are enabled.
If you are using an Apple iPhone running iOS 14 or later, turn the Precise Location setting on at
Settings
 >
Privacy & Security
 >
Location Services
 >
AtHoc
.
If you are connected to multiple organizations, location sharing occurs in your primary organization. For more information, see Select a primary organization.
  1. Tap The Globe icon to open the
    BlackBerry AtHoc
     mobile app on your device.
  2. Tap The Share Location icon
    Share Location
     in the top navigation bar.
  3. On the
    Share Location
     screen, do either of the following:
    • Drag the slider to set a desired duration for location sharing. You can select to share your location from 5 minutes to twelve hours. The default duration is 5 minutes.
    • Turn on the
      Until I stop
       option.
  4. Tap
    Start Location Sharing
    . The screen closes and a Location Sharing Started card appears on the home screen.
  5. Optionally, on the
    Location Sharing Started
     screen, tap
    Update sharing duration
     and change the time your location sharing continues or turn on the
    Until I stop
     option. Click
    Update sharing duration
    .
  6. To stop location sharing, tap the
    Location Sharing Started
     card and then, on the
    Location Sharing Started
     screen,  tap
    Stop Location Sharing
    .