How to Turn Off Your Location On Facebook

Facebook is at it again, releasing yet one more function that I never had the opportunity to nicely opt out of: location sharing.

When Facebook made a decision to take out efforts from its short-lived check-in service, Places, it quickly implemented an extra easy location-sharing function that does not even have a name. It's just there. As well as it's creepy.

Currently, every time you compose a message on a mobile phone or computer, you'll see a light-gray location summary in the lower left of the condition box.

Facebook sneakily grabs your location via GENERAL PRACTITIONER or Wi-Fi router, and connects it to your blog post, so your close friends can enjoy a much more comprehensive tracking experience.

Do you remember deciding in to that? Me neither.

As a matter of fact, if you dig with your personal privacy and account setups, the alternative to switch off location-sharing isn't available. Nonetheless, it's pretty easy to transform it off. Here's how:

- Given that the location is shown in light grey, it's really easy to miss. Constantly examine the lower left of the condition box to see if a place is affixed.

- If you get on the Web, just hover the cursor over the location as well as click the "X." Your area will certainly no longer be affixed, also to future statuses. If you later alter your mind, simply click the area pen to by hand enter your place, however beware: it will certainly be connected once more for all future updates (unless you transform it off again).

-In the Facebook mobile app, touch the place to remove it. On the iPhone, you can shut off place services for Facebook completely by mosting likely to Setups > Place Solutions, as well as transforming it off for Facebook.

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