Facebook Messenger now lets you send mapped locations

Facebook Messenger on Thursday rolled out the ability for iOS and Android users to send locations on a map from inside the app

Previously, most Facebook friends could only see which city and state people were messaging from. And if they wanted to send their location to a Facebook friend, they either manually typed in the address or jumped into a different app to send places on a map, usually via text

"One of the things we realized is that the way we’ve been doing location was sort of limiting," acknowledged Facebook Messenger Head of Product Stan Chudnovsky Read more...