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Those of you who frequently plan meetups with your Facebook friends<\/strong> will be pleased to know that along with other interesting features<\/a>, Facebook\u2019s Messenger app will now allow you to share your location<\/strong> with your friends.<\/p>\n

Assuming you have the latest version of Messenger<\/strong> installed on your device, you\u2019ll be able to see a Location<\/strong> option available in the app\u2019s More<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n

\"location<\/figure>\n

Upon tapping the Location<\/strong> option, a small map will appear at the bottom of the screen with the dot on the screen representing your current location. From here, all you need to do is tap on the \"Share Live Location for 60min\"<\/strong> button, and your location will immediately be shared<\/strong> to your friends for the next hour.<\/p>\n

\"share<\/figure>\n

Once you\u2019ve finally managed to group up with your friends<\/strong>, you can opt to stop sharing your location by tapping on the Stop Sharing<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tRead Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\tHow to Enable Secret Conversation in Facebook Messenger<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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