Catching up with a friend? WhatsApp can help him locate you
With the help of WhatsApp, you can send him your exact location on where to meet
Mumbai: WhatsApp is one of the most powerful chat applications out there. Using the smartphone platform, WhatsApp can help you with text chats, voice chats and you can also send photos, videos and voice notes. Now we are awaiting video calling, which could put the chat application to the forefront of other similar apps. Being the most popular app on a smartphone, WhatsApp is definitely one of the highest preferred communication app out there.
The recent WhatsApp update has made it also possible to send your geo-location to your contacts. Be it a group chat or a single contact, you can send your exact location of where you presently are on your chat. All you need to do is make sure that your smartphone’s GPS is active and your location is enabled. Then simply hit the ‘send attachment’ icon on the chat window and tap the ‘Location’ icon. If you have not enabled location services, the app will alert you to turn it on. Once done, simply tap the ‘send my current location’ and your GPS coordinates will be send across to the WhatsApp contact.
When he receives it, he can tap the message and it will take him to his Google Maps and show him where you are located and using Google Maps, he can find the best route to you.