TL;DR
- WhatsApp is working on an iMessage-style button to ask someone to share their location.
- Tapping “Request location” sends a dedicated chat card, potentially saving you from having to explain where to find the sharing options.
- We manually enabled the feature, but couldn’t verify the recipient’s response flow, and there’s no confirmed release timeline.
Asking “Where are you?” on WhatsApp can lead to surprisingly complicated answers. You want a map pin; your friend needs instructions on how to find the location-sharing menu. WhatsApp could soon make that exchange easier with a dedicated location request.
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