Turn Off Location Facebook

Facebook goes to it once more, launching yet one more feature that I never ever had the possibility to nicely pull out of: location sharing.

When Facebook made a decision to withdraw initiatives from its temporary check-in service, Places, it quickly carried out a more easy location-sharing attribute that doesn't even have a name. It's simply there. And it's scary.

Now, whenever you compose a post on a mobile phone or desktop computer, you'll see a light-gray location summary in the lower left of the condition box.

Facebook sneakily grabs your location through GPS or Wi-Fi router, and connects it to your message, so your pals can appreciate a much more extensive tracking experience.

Do you keep in mind deciding in to that? Me neither.

In fact, if you dig with your personal privacy as well as account setups, the choice to turn off location-sharing isn't offered. However, it's pretty easy to turn it off. Here's exactly how:

- Given that the location is received light gray, it's very easy to miss out on. Constantly inspect the lower left of the standing box to see if a location is connected.

- If you're on the Web, just hover the cursor over the place and also click the "X." Your location will certainly no more be attached, even to future statuses. If you later on transform your mind, just click the area pen to manually enter your place, however beware: it will certainly be attached once more for all future updates (unless you transform it off again).

-In the Facebook mobile application, touch the area to remove it. On the iPhone, you can switch off area services for Facebook completely by mosting likely to Settings > Place Providers, and also transforming it off for Facebook.

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