Facebook Messenger improves the way you send your location
The proprietary messaging application of Facebook, Messenger and no WhatsApp, you just received a new update to improve its operation. A tool that is now considered a platform by opening its doors to applications of third parties to expand its possibilities and content and, incidentally, do some business. However, its new function has nothing to do with these extra tools, but with the evolution of one of its already known features: sharing the user's location
Thus, this messaging application now has a new interesting option that has been a long time coming, especially taking into account the rest of the possibilities it already has. And it is that from now on Facbook Messenger allows you to share the location of the user, or other coordinates and places that may be of interest to the person(s) in the conversation as one more message. Something especially useful for to meet or specify places without major problems
So far, Facebook Messenger allows you to turn the location function on or off , indicating to other users from where you are writing messages Now, with this new feature, it is possible to share this information on form of a message independent in the conversation or chat, taking the interlocutor to his map application to know the specific place .But there is more.
This feature is not only limited to the current location of the user Next to it it is possible to select any other place before sharing The specific point where there is a establishment, a meeting place in a park or monument, or a specific address, can now be objects to be shared through conversations. Something that will make it easier for the user to give explanations or plan meetings, all with the help of technology to get to know that place without the need for drawings, sketches or written references.
To use this new way of sharing a location, just look at the bottom of the chat screen, where the functions are locatedof this tool. Next to the voice messages or stickers is the characteristic location icon.When clicking on it, a new screen appears with a map centered on the place where the user is. A number of places are listed at the bottom of this screen. In the first option, the reference to the user himself, then establishments, places of interest and different addresses that the user can choose.
This sends the chosen location to the conversation partner. All this through a message that appears with a thumbnail of the map, thus differentiating itself from the information that previously appeared only next to the user to know where he was sending messages from.
In short, an update with a notable novelty that is strange that it was not already present. And it is that Facebook Messenger is one of the most advanced applications, with calls, video calls and the option to use other tools in your chats, although with a basic question such as the location somewhat neglected so far.The new version of Facebook Messenger has already been released for Android, although apparently it will have to wait for the feature to be activated by Facebook shortly. It can be downloaded from Google Play It is also available on iPhone via App Store
