How to Turn Off Facebook Location | Update 2019

Facebook goes to it again, releasing yet an additional attribute that I never ever had the chance to nicely opt out of: area sharing.

When Facebook determined to withdraw efforts from its brief check-in service, Places, it promptly carried out a much more passive location-sharing feature that doesn't also have a name. It's just there. And it's weird.

Currently, each time you make up a post on a smart phone or desktop computer, you'll see a light-gray area summary in the lower left of the standing box.

Facebook sneakily gets your place via GPS or Wi-Fi router, and also attaches it to your message, so your close friends can take pleasure in a much more comprehensive stalking experience.

Do you remember deciding in to that? Me neither.

In fact, if you dig through your privacy and also account settings, the alternative to shut off location-sharing isn't readily available. Nonetheless, it's pretty very easy to turn it off. Below's exactly how:

- Considering that the location is shown in light grey, it's very simple to miss. Constantly inspect the reduced left of the condition box to see if a place is attached.

- If you get on the Internet, merely hover the cursor over the location and also click the "X." Your place will no more be attached, also to future conditions. If you later on transform your mind, just click the place marker to manually enter your area, however beware: it will certainly be affixed once again for all future updates (unless you transform it off once again).

-In the Facebook mobile app, touch the area to remove it. On the apple iphone, you can shut off location solutions for Facebook completely by going to Settings > Location Providers, and transforming it off for Facebook.

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