How to find out someone's location via WhatsApp on a cellphone
How to find out someone’s location via whatsapp on cellphone – WhatsApp is a chat application with a lot of features in it. One of its features is location sharing.
It’s true that two WhatsApp users can exchange locations, but is it possible to track someone’s location using WhatsApp?
Here are 3 easy ways to track someone’s location via WhatsApp. Check this out.
Using Live Location
The first way you can try to use is to use live location. WhatsApp has an accurate live location sharing feature.
If the account owner is running or moving, the live location will automatically follow.
Here are the steps to use live location to find out someone’s location:
- Open the WhatsApp application.
- Choose which contacts or groups to share your live location with.
- Click the paperclip icon next to the camera.
- Click the location menu.
- Click the recent location sharing option.
Done, the recipient of the message will immediately see where the sender’s current location is. This live location can only be used within a predetermined period of time. If before the specified time period you want to end the live location, then please click stop sharing.
Using HLR Lookup
The second way you can track someone’s location is to use HLR Lookup or Home Location Register.
With this HLR method, you will know what provider the user is using and where it is currently located. This method can be used if you get a fraudulent message via WhatsApp.
To be able to use this second method, you need an additional application. Please download the HLR application first on the Google Play Store.
When it’s downloaded, open the app and enter the WhatsApp number of the person you want to locate. Click send when done.
Within a few minutes, details of the area code, service provider used, region, location and city of the owner of the number will appear.
You can share this information by clicking send. This method is quite general so it cannot provide the current location of the perpetrator like the live location method.
Using Google Maps on WhatsApp
Google Maps is an application that can be used to track someone’s location via WhatsApp.
Here are the steps to use Google Maps to track someone’s location via WhatsApp:
- Open the Google Maps application on your phone.
- Click the Account icon in the top right corner.
- Select the location sharing menu.
- Click start to start sharing your location with friends.
- Select the WhatsApp menu and click on the contact or group you want to share the information with.
You can choose whether to share your location live or not. If not, you can disable it first. But if you want to share live time, you can set the duration first.
You can use the methods above to determine the place of appointment, check whether the account owner is still at home and so on.
It is suitable for use by parents who want to monitor their children or couples who want to know each other’s current location.
So that’s 3 ways to find out someone’s location via WhatsApp on your cellphone. You can adjust which method you will use according to your needs.
Keep in mind that the three methods above may not work on some devices so use the one that supports your device. Good luck.
