How to Turn Location Off On Facebook

Facebook goes to it again, releasing yet another feature that I never had the chance to nicely opt out of: place sharing.

When Facebook made a decision to withdraw efforts from its short-lived check-in service, Places, it quickly carried out a much more easy location-sharing function that doesn't also have a name. It's just there. And also it's scary.

Currently, each time you compose a message on a mobile device or desktop, you'll see a light-gray area description in the reduced left of the condition box.

Facebook sneakily orders your place by means of GPS or Wi-Fi router, and affixes it to your message, so your friends can appreciate an extra thorough tracking experience.

Do you bear in mind choosing in to that? Me neither.

Actually, if you dig with your privacy as well as account settings, the choice to turn off location-sharing isn't readily available. Nonetheless, it's quite easy to transform it off. Below's exactly how:

- Because the area is displayed in light gray, it's really easy to miss. Always inspect the lower left of the status box to see if a location is connected.

- If you get on the Web, just float the arrow over the area and also click the "X." Your location will certainly no more be affixed, even to future conditions. If you later on transform your mind, simply click the location pen to by hand enter your place, but beware: it will certainly be affixed once again for all future updates (unless you transform it off once again).

-In the Facebook mobile application, tap the area to remove it. On the apple iphone, you can turn off location solutions for Facebook totally by going to Settings > Place Services, and turning it off for Facebook.

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