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This wikiHow teaches you how to send your current location to a Facebook Messenger contact when you’re using an Android.
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1Open Facebook Messenger. It’s the blue chat bubble icon with a white lightning bolt inside. You’ll usually find it on your home screen.
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2Select a contact. When you tap the name of the contact with whom you want to share your location, a conversation with that person will appear.
- If you don’t see the person you’re looking for, start typing their name into the search bar at the top of the screen, then select them from the search results.
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3Tap +. It’s at the bottom-left corner of the screen in a blue circle.
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4Tap Location. It’s the blue icon with a white arrow pointing northeast. This opens a map to your current location.
- If you are prompted to enable location services, follow the on-screen instructions to do so.
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5Tap the send button. It’s looks like a blue paper airplane. Your current location will now appear in the conversation.
- If you don’t see a paper airplane icon, you may have to tap “Share Live Location.”
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1. Open Messenger.
2. Select a contact.
3. Tap +.
4. Tap Location.
5. Tap the send button.
