WhatsApp allows users to share their geographic location, so friends and family can follow their steps on their cell phones. Available on the iPhone app (iOS) and Android smartphones, the feature uses the device's GPS to indicate where on the planet the person is. To track WhatsApp, users need to make sure that the smartphone's location settings are enabled.
The tip can be used to show the way to someone who is lost and for parents who want to follow the steps of their children in the city. The location can be sent to a contact for 15 minutes, an hour or eight hours, working in real time as long as the phone is connected to the internet.
We performed the procedure on a Moto C Plus with Android 7 system (Nougat) and on an iPhone 7 updated with iOS 11.
Tutorial shows how to track people with WhatsApp Photo: Marvin Costa / dnetc
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Android: how to send your location in real time
Step 1. To open the sharing tool, your friend or family member has to touch the paper clip icon inside the chat message box. Then, tap the "Location" option.
When to send open the tool for sharing location on WhatsApp for Android Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa
Step 2. Choose the "Real-time location" option and tap "Continue" in the resource's display window.
By setting real-time location sharing on WhatsApp for Android Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa
Step 3. Set the sharing time (15 minutes, an hour or eight hours). Write a message and tap the green arrow button for your friend to follow your movement.
When setting real-time sharing options on WhatsApp for Android Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa
Step 4. The location appears as a frame in the chat. To open the map, just tap on the option "See real-time location". That done, just follow the movement of the friend.
When opening a friend's location on WhatsApp for iPhone Photo: Reproduction / Marvin Costa
iPhone: how to send location to a friend
Step 1. Open the chat and tap the "+" button. Then, tap the "Location" option.
When to open the location sharing tool in WhatsApp for iPhone Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa
Step 2. Choose the option "Real-time location". At that time, choose the sharing period and type a message. Finally, tap on the arrow icon so that your friend receives the map and tracks your movements in real time.
By sending the location in real time to a WhatsApp friend via iPhone Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa
Step 3. To open the person's location, tap "View real-time location". Once this is done, the map will appear on the screen indicating the person's location.
When opening a friend's location on WhatsApp for Android Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa
Use the procedure whenever you want to track friends or family using WhatsApp's live map. The location tool is completely voluntary and depends on the person in question allowing the sharing of GPS data. There is no official way to force the tracking of friends and relatives in the messaging app.
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