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Part of the native Find app, which can be used on devices from Applu, is, among other things, a feature that allows you to find out the location of your friends or family members, and you can also share your location with them. Now, the popular social network Instagram is preparing a similar service. Its users will soon have access to a feature that will allow them to share their location with friends and family directly from the social network.

Meta Company this Monday announced several new features, which will be added to Instagram's private messages, one of which is location sharing support. The company said in a related blog post that the feature aims to make it easier for people to arrange meetings directly from their Instagram conversations. "You spend more time together and less time coordinating," the post says. For privacy reasons, location can only be shared individually via private or group messages. chatThe feature is off by default, and real-time location is only shared for one hour—after which Instagram automatically stops sharing. The app also displays an indicator to show when your location is being shared. Of course, you should never share your location with people you don't know.

Unlike the company's Find app Apple Instagram doesn't always have the option to share your location with others. Earlier this year, Meta confirmed that it was testing a feature similar to Snap Map that would show friends' locations on a map. However, the feature hasn't been made available to users yet. In addition to location sharing, Instagram is also adding new sticker packs for private messages, as well as custom nicknames for people in group messages. chatech. Instagram app for iPhone is available for free in App Store. Make sure you have the latest version of the app installed on your device to access the latest features. Keep in mind that when it comes to location sharing, Meta states that it is currently only available in “select countries.” At the time of writing, location sharing was not available on Instagram.

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