How to see someone’s location on WhatsApp and Instagram? Learn the easiest and safest method

WhatsApp Tips Marathi : Today’s Digital In today’s era, location sharing has become an important part of everyday communication. Social media platforms like WhatsApp and Instagram offer various facilities to share your exact location with friends, family or colleagues. However, many people have a question that can one see a person’s location without their permission? While WhatsApp offers a ‘Live Location’ feature, Instagram offers location sharing via DM.

How to share live location on WhatsApp

If you want to share your live location with your friend on WhatsApp, then follow these steps

Go to WhatsApp and open the chat of the person or group concerned.

Tap on the attachment icon.

Select the ‘Location’ option.

Tap on ‘Share Live Location’.

Choose a duration of 15 minutes, 1 hour or 8 hours.

If desired, write a message and tap ‘Send’.

After this, the other person can see your live location on the map for a set time. You can also turn this off by tapping on ‘Stop Sharing’.

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How to share live location on Instagram

Instagram has also introduced a location sharing feature in Direct Messages (DMs), allowing you to share your location with a friend.

Open the Instagram app.

Open the DM of the person or group you want to share your location with.

+ icon or select location in chat option.

Tap on Share Live Location.

Confirm to share your location.

Live location is shared on Instagram for a limited time and can only be seen by people in the same chat. This feature is turned off by default and location is not shared without your permission.

Remember these things

Another person’s location cannot be viewed without their permission.

Live Location can be turned off at any time.

Location is only shared with people or groups you choose.

Public profiles or location of anonymous individuals cannot be determined using these features.

User privacy is a priority on both Meta’s WhatsApp and Instagram platforms. Therefore, without the express consent of the concerned person, the facility to view her live location or exact location is not available. When using any location sharing facility, share it only with trusted individuals and check privacy settings periodically.

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