Turn Off Location In Facebook

Facebook is at it once again, launching yet an additional feature that I never had the opportunity to pleasantly opt out of: area sharing.

When Facebook chose to withdraw efforts from its temporary check-in service, Places, it swiftly applied a more easy location-sharing attribute that doesn't also have a name. It's simply there. And also it's scary.

Now, each time you compose a message on a mobile device or desktop computer, you'll see a light-gray location summary in the reduced left of the status box.

Facebook sneakily grabs your location through GPS or Wi-Fi router, and also affixes it to your blog post, so your close friends can enjoy a much more extensive tracking experience.

Do you remember deciding in to that? Me neither.

Actually, if you dig through your privacy and account setups, the option to switch off location-sharing isn't readily available. However, it's pretty easy to turn it off. Right here's just how:

- Since the area is displayed in light grey, it's very easy to miss. Always check the lower left of the standing box to see if a place is connected.

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

-In the Facebook mobile app, tap the location to remove it. On the iPhone, you can turn off place solutions for Facebook entirely by mosting likely to Settings > Area Providers, as well as transforming it off for Facebook.

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