WhatsApp Status Location Sharing: A Map Post Is Coming
WhatsApp is working on a way to post your location straight to Status, with no photo or sticker detour. You choose exact or approximate, or type any address.
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The feature was spotted by WABetaInfo. Today it already works, but only through a workaround: you choose a picture or video, then add a location sticker. According to the report, Meta wants to give Status its own location option instead.
How does WhatsApp Status location sharing work?
Tap the new option and WhatsApp asks for permission to access your location data. You then decide whether to share your exact position or only an approximate one. Once it is posted, your contacts see a map snippet in your Status. They can tap it to enlarge the map and take a closer look.
What we don't know yet: whether tapping the map can open Google Maps or another app to start navigation.
When is it useful, and when not?
Broadcasting where you are around the clock is not a great idea, even if only your contacts can see it. The more interesting use, as WABetaInfo points out, is sharing a place that isn't you. The menu also lets you type in an address. A business could use that to promote a new shop in town, for example.
Is it coming soon?
Not necessarily. The location option can already be found buried in the app's code, but there is no beta phase yet. Meta could still change the feature, add to it or drop it completely if it doesn't fit WhatsApp's standards.
Status has been turning into a small social network inside the messenger for a while. It already carries photos, videos and music, and a map would be one more thing on the list.
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