Facebook Messenger to let users share locations along with maps

Clarifies that the new feature will not get the location information from the device in the background, but will allow people to select a location manually

Facebook is reportedly introducing a new feature that will make it easier for users to share locations, along with a map, with their friends, family and colleagues inside Messenger app.

While Messenger already had a feature that allowed users to see friends' locations by just tapping on a message sent by them, the new feature, which will replace the old one, will let people share any location such as, a meeting spot at a music festival or a restaurant, inside the conversation, reported The Verge.
 

 

Facebook clarified that the new feature will not get the location information from the device in the background, but will allow people to select a location manually and hit 'Send' from the app. The feature can also be disabled entirely.