How to Send Your Current Location in a Text Message on iPhone and iPad. How to find location on WhatsApp

We live in a world of freedom of information, which no one can stop, no matter how hard they try, and many are accustomed to the fact that everyone knows about them, they are watched, supported, and they want to tell people even more about themselves. Hence the enormous popularity of selfies, which are immediately posted on all major social networks. But sometimes you want your friends and acquaintances to know where you are without constantly reminding them.

How to send geolocation from Android

If the user has an Android device, then the easiest way to transfer their position is to use the Google Latitude service. And to do this, you don’t need to go anywhere or download anything, since the service is already built into the application or service that everyone has initially - this is Google Maps. This service clearly shows the location of all your friends on a map. You can view positions not only from a smart phone or tablet, but also from a desktop computer or laptop.

To send your geolocation through the Latitude service, you need to open Google Maps and select our service, which appears in the drop-down menu at the top left. If this is your first time turning it on, it will give you an alert that your device is still invisible to third-party users. When we touch this message, a menu opens where you can configure what you need. This is where we turn on the visibility of our smartphone and GPS module.

Now we add friends and acquaintances who will see where you are. This is done in the Latitude service, in the Friends List section. You can add friends there from your contacts on your phone or from a list of familiar email addresses. To see another person, he must accept the invitation, after which all coordinates become visible on the map.

The Messages app on iPhone and iPad lets you share not only text and voice messages, but also your location. You may need such an opportunity in a variety of situations, for example, when you want to clearly explain to someone how to get to a particular place.

Step 1. Launch the application " Messages» on iPhone or iPad

Step 3. Click on " Details

Step 4. Select " Send my current location»
Step 5: Wait for the device to complete the operation

While sending your location, you may encounter problems with the Messages app accessing your location data. In this case, in the window that pops up (example below), you must click “ Allow", after making sure that "Location Services" is activated.

Step 1. Launch the application " Messages» on iPhone or iPad

Step 2: Select the contact you want to send your location to

Step 3. Click on " Details" in the upper right corner of the screen

Thus, you can set up automatic transmission of data about your current geolocation to your favorite contacts. In order to cancel the effect, you must press the " Do not share location».

Dear Android smartphone users!

Sometimes a situation arises when you are in an unfamiliar place and don’t know where exactly. For example, you are lost in the forest or in an unfamiliar area of a big city, and you need the help of a friend to find you. Or maybe you're just at a fancy resort and decide to show off to a friend by letting him know your whereabouts. You never know what other cases there are when you need to quickly determine your coordinates on the ground and communicate them to someone.

You just have to remember that in your pocket you have a lifesaver in the form of your favorite smartphone on Android OS. And it provides excellent opportunities for solving the above problem, because, as a rule, it is equipped with a system for determining coordinates using satellites of the global positioning system GPS and sometimes also GLONASS.

Let's look at several methods, one simpler than the other. However, there are many others, no less complex.

1. Yandex Maps

If you do not have this application installed, install it immediately. Very useful application. Further, in the situation described above, the sequence of actions is as follows.

Open the application Yandex maps. It (with the GPS module enabled in advance in the settings) automatically detects your location and displays a mark in the middle of the map. You wait until the circle around the mark, indicating the accuracy of the location, narrows or disappears altogether, and the round mark turns into a compass arrow.

Click on this label, its name appears. Click on it again and you get another screen.

If you select SMS, then the text with coordinates has already been entered into the SMS; all that remains is to add the recipient and send. And if you choose More..., then a lot of additional opportunities will open up for sending coordinates, including through well-known messengers (Skype,Viber,whatsapp) and even social media.

And a friend or friends will see your message by clicking on the link, open a map with your location and contact you. And if necessary, they will find you. Only in the latter case, do not run through the forest and do not change coordinates.

2.GPS Test

This application is designed to test the functionality of the GSM module, determine coordinates, altitude, course, speed and other parameters. I covered it earlier in this article.

But it also makes it easy to share your current coordinates with a friend. To do this, use the left soft key to open Menu, find the point Share and then you get a screen similar to the screen shown just above with a lot of possibilities for transmitting information about coordinates.

3. WhatsApp and Viber messengers

If you have one of these wonderful messengers installed, then the matter is quite simple. Because in them built-in transfer capability in a chat with a friend not only pictures, photos, videos or contacts, but also voice messages and, especially for our case - location information. Moreover, the latter is done in literally three clicks.

For example, in case whatsapp , in the chat with the desired recipient, press paperclip at the top of the screen(V Viber- plus sign below), select Location, the program detects it and displays a map. Next click Submit your location. That's all!

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Whatsapp developers never cease to amaze their users with new useful messenger options. One of the latest features of the program is the ability to share your exact location with your interlocutor. However, not all users know how. Read on to learn about ways to get caller location information.

Geolocation in WhatsApp

If you need to know where a friend or relative is, ask them to send you a geolocation message. To use the geolocation function in WhatsApp, users must be connected to the Internet and the GPS option must be turned on. In order to activate GPS on a device with Android OS you need to:

Go to “Settings”, then to the “Location” tab.
Check the box next to “Use GPS”.

The location function in WhatsApp is protected by end-to-end encryption. Therefore, users do not have to worry about leakage of personal information. The sent geodata will be available only to the recipient.

One-time location sending

If the user wants to send his geodata to the subscriber only once, without the ability to monitor changes in his route, he must perform the following actions:

Launch the WhatsApp application.
In the program menu, select the “Chats” section.
Find a conversation with a user who needs to send location information. You can also send this information to groups.
At the bottom of the interface, tap the paperclip icon.
Next, tap on the “Place” map icon.
Activate the “Locate location” option.
Wait until the system detects it.
After this, a window with a map and two points will open on the mobile phone display. The blue dot shows your location. The turquoise dot shows places that are located nearby.
Tap the “Submit location” button.
The interlocutor will receive a notification with a map on which the location will be marked with a red dot.

If the owner of the IPhone wants to transfer information about the current location, the procedure will be as follows:

You need to make sure that the geolocation service is enabled in the settings of your iOS device. To do this, find the “Settings” shortcut on your smartphone’s desktop.
In this section, click “Privacy”, then go to “Location Services”.
Click “Enable”.
From the list of programs presented, select WhatsApp.
Set the option “When using programs”.
The procedure for enabling the option is completed. In the same way, you can enable or disable the transfer of geolocation for other instant messengers.

To send a message with location data on WhatsApp from an iPhone, follow these steps:

Open the messenger, find the required user in the contact list.
Go to the chat, then click on the “+” icon.
Go to “Location”.
At the end of the process of determining the current geolocation, tap the “Send current geolocation” option.

Send real-time location

In the case when the user wants to notify the interlocutor about his movement in real time, he will need to perform the following actions:

Open messenger on your device.
In the “Settings” section, tap “Contacts” and “Shares geodata”.
Specify the time during which the interlocutor can observe your location.
A warning window will open. Read, then click “Next”.
To deactivate the option, you must click “Stop sharing.”

To send a geolocation to your interlocutor, you need the following:

Select the person you are talking to from your contact list, to whom the location will be sent;
Find the arrow icon and click on it. It should be located on the left in the window where the message text is entered;

Then select “My location”;

A map with a mark will appear on the screen

Before sending geolocation, you must first allow the application access to GPRS navigation on your phone.

After this, a map will appear in the location menu, on which you can either place a mark yourself or select a location from the list of possible locations on the phone screen.

Your interlocutor will receive a message containing a link to a map, which will contain all the necessary information about the location, including the city, street and more detailed details.

This feature is very useful because it makes it easy to tell your loved ones where you are at the moment. This is much more convenient than explaining for a long time and confusingly over the phone how to find the right place. If you are not yet using this wonderful application, then we recommend that you download it to your smartphone as soon as possible.

How to send photos and videos in WhatsApp messenger

If you want to send a video, the application must be given permission to use the smartphone camera. It is important not to forget that the maximum video size on WhatsApp is 90 seconds, and the quality is at your discretion. To send a photo, you must also allow access to albums. The application has the ability to preview photos before sending, so you will know exactly what you are poisoning. If you use WhatsApp on a computer, the conditions are the same.

You can also send records that are already on your phone. The only limitation is that they should not be larger than 18 MB. If the video is slightly larger than these dimensions, then you need to compress it using the appropriate utilities.

Sometimes the application itself compresses the video, but it is better to have a backup option just in case.

Keeping up with the times and staying close to loved ones is now more convenient and easier than ever: share files, photos, captivating videos, send voice messages and much more. Now all these functions are available in one application, which makes communication much more pleasant and productive.