How to share your live location to let contacts or group members for Telegram

Telegram is one of the best messaging apps on Android, with many fun and useful features. One of these features is Live Location, which allows you to share your current location with your friends and contacts in real time. This can be handy when you want to meet up with someone, or when you want to keep track of where your group members are. In this article, we will show you how to use Live Location on Telegram, and what settings you can adjust to control your privacy.



How to share your Live Location on Telegram
To share your Live Location on Telegram, you need to follow these steps:

•  Open the Telegram app and tap on the chat thread of the person or group you want to share your location with.

•  Tap on the attachment icon (paperclip) at the bottom of the screen.

•  Tap on Location on the bottom row of icons.

•  You will see two options: Send my Current Location and Share my Live Location for...

•  If you choose Send my Current Location, you will send a static location pin that shows where you are at the moment.

•  If you choose Share my Live Location for..., you will be able to share your location for a certain period of time, from 15 minutes to 8 hours. You will also see a disclaimer that explains how this feature works and asks for your permission to access your location.

•  After you select the duration, tap Share. Your Live Location will be sent to the chat thread, and you will see a bar at the top of the screen that reminds you who you are sharing your location with and how much time is left.

•  You can stop sharing your Live Location at any time by tapping on the X button next to the bar and confirming your choice.

How to view and manage Live Location on Telegram
If someone shares their Live Location with you, you will see a map with their icon moving in real time. You can tap on their icon to see more details, such as their name, distance, and direction. You can also zoom in and out of the map, or switch to satellite view.

You can also set up notifications to alert you when someone is near you. To do this, tap on their Live Location tile in the chat and tap on the notification bell. You can choose at what distance you want to be notified, from 100 meters to 1 kilometer.

If you are in a group chat where multiple people are sharing their Live Locations, you will see an interactive map with all of their icons. You can tap on any icon to see more details, or tap on the map button at the bottom right corner to open a full-screen map.

You can also adjust some settings for Live Location in groups. If you are an admin of a supergroup, you can control whether new members can see the previous message history that includes Live Locations. To do this, go to Group Info > Edit > History for New Members and choose either Visible or Hidden.

Why you may want to be careful with Live Location
Live Location is a useful feature that can make it easier to coordinate with your friends and contacts, but it also comes with some risks. Sharing your location with someone means that they can see where you are and where you are going at any time. This can pose a threat to your privacy and security, especially if you share your location with strangers or people you don't trust.

Therefore, before you share your Live Location on Telegram, make sure that you know who you are sharing it with and why. You should also limit the duration of sharing your location to only as long as necessary. And remember that you can always stop sharing your location whenever you want.

Conclusion
Live Location is one of the many features that make Telegram a great messaging app. It allows you to share your current location with your friends and contacts in real time, which can be helpful when you want to meet up or stay in touch. However, it also has some drawbacks that can affect your privacy and security, so you should use it wisely and responsibly.

We hope that this article has helped you understand how to use Live Location on Telegram.