WhatsApp is testing a button that lets you ask a friend for their location, so you can skip the typing. It showed up in a beta, and a launch looks months away.
WhatsApp is testing a button that lets you ask a friend where they are. Instead of typing out a message, you tap once, and your friend gets a clear request card in the chat. The feature turned up in an Android beta, which is an early test version of the app. It is not available to everyone yet.
The button sits inside the chat's existing sharing menu, right next to the option to share your own location. That means it should be easy to find if you already use that menu. The friend on the other end sees a request card, not a plain text message, so it is clear what you are asking for.
The test has limits. In the beta, the receiving phone called the feature unsupported. That suggests it is not fully working yet and may need changes on both ends before it can be used.
Anyone who has asked a relative where they are, then waited for a reply, knows the hassle. A built-in request could save the typing and the explaining. If it launches, it would be a small but handy change for families and friends meeting up. Expect a wait of months.
WhatsApp is testing a location request button, but it is early, unfinished and months from a likely launch, if it launches at all.
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