[2024] How to Share Location on Messenger

Whether you're meeting up with your loved ones or trying to find someone in an unfamiliar place, sharing your live locations is convenient and helpful. And Facebook Messenger not only provides an instant messaging program to communicate but also allows you to share locations.

So, here's everything aboutsharinglocation on Messenger.Read on!

How to Share Live Location in Messenger
How to Send Current Location on Messenger
Why Can't I Share My Location on Messenger?
FAQs about Messenger Location Sharing

How to Share Location in Messenger

It's pretty simple and easy to share your location on Messenger in real-time with your contacts to let them know where you are. Follow these 3 steps below based on the device you're using:

On Android:

Step 1.Launch the Messenger app and open a chat.
Step 2.Tap on "+" and select "Location" from the pop-up.
Step 3.Press "Start sharing live location for 60 minutes."

On iPhone:

Step 1.Go to the Messenger conversation you want to share your location with.
Step 2.Tap the "+" icon at the bottom left.
Step 3.Hit on "Start sharing live location.

💡To stop location sharing on Messenger, simply tap "Stop sharing location."

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How to Send Current Location on Messenger

What if you just want to share your current place instead of your live location on Messenger? Don't fret; Messenger allows you to send a pinned location to friends on Messenger. Let's see how:

On Android:

Step 1.Open the Messenger app and head to the conversation with the contact you wish to send your current place.
Step 2.Press "+" and then "Location," which comes up with two icons at the bottom right.
Step 3.Hit on the gray "Pin" button.
Step 4.Tap on "SEND LOCATION" toshare your current location.

On iPhone:

Step 1.After opening a chat, tap the "+" button.
Step 2.Select the blue "Pin" button.
Step 3.Tap "Send location."

💡Whether you are using Android or iPhone, you can drag the pin to any place on the map, or search for a place to send the desired location you want.

Sharing Live Location vs. Current Location

Live location allows your friends to see your location, including your live movements, in real-time.
In contrast, the current location only enables you to send them a static location you are.

Why Can't I Share My Location on Messenger?

"Live location sharing option is gone! On my OnePlus 9 Android 13 there is no more option to share live location via messenger?! Who also experiences this and how to fix? I use this feature quite often.." -- from Reddit.

Have you also experienced the above issue so you can't share location on Messenger? This is a common problem that many users are suffering. Now, scroll down to know why this "Messenger location sharing not working" issue happens and how to solve it.

You may not have enabled location services for Facebook Messenger.

Solution: Head to the "Settings" app and find the "Messenger" app. Make sure the "Location" permission is on.

You might have selected a secret conversation on Messenger.

Solution: In the secret conversation, you can only send a pinned location. To check if this is a secret chat, just tap the user's profile from the chat window;if it says "End-to-end encrypted," then you'd better exit this chat and switch to the normal conversation to share your live location.

The Messenger app is outdated.

Solution:Go to the Play Store or App Store to update and install the latest version of Messenger.

The Messenger app has glitches.

Solution:Force quit the Messenger app and reopen it after a few minutes. Surely, you can also share live location through Google Maps or parental control apps like AirDroid.

In case you fail to solve this trouble, please reach out to the Facebook support team for a better solution.