How to quickly share your location in iMessage for iOS 8<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='
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always know where they are. Up until <a href="
http://www.imore.com/ios-8" title="iOS 8 news, rumors, speculation">iOS 8[/url] the only way to share a location was through the Maps app, which didn't give you constant location information, only current. Now you can now share specific location information as well as continuous location data with anyone else who is also using <a href="
http://www.imore.com/imessage" title="activation, help, and how-to">iMessage[/url].</p> <!--break--> <ul><li><a href="#current-location">How to share only your current location via iMessage[/url]</li> <li><a href="#location-sharing">How to share your location over a period of time with iMessage[/url]</li> </ul><h2><a name="current-location" id="current-location">[/url]How to share your location one time via iMessage in iOS 8</h2> <div class="video_iframe"><iframe src="
http://www.youtube.com/embed/NMsDuvY3tog?rel=0&autoplay=0&wmode=opaque&controls=2&autohide=1&showinfo=0" width="627" height="353" class="video-filter video-youtube vf-nmsduvy3tog" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div> <ol><li>Launch the <strong>Messages app</strong> on your iPhone or iPad running iOS 8 or higher. </li> <li>Tap on the message thread that you'd like to share your location in — it can be with an individual person or with a group, as long as everyone in it is using iMessage.</li> <li>Tap on <strong>Details</strong> in the upper right hand corner. </li> <li>Tap on <strong>Send My Current Location</strong>. </li> <li>Your iPhone or iPad will instantly locate you and share your location. </li> </ol><p><a href='
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http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2014/09/ios_8_current_location_sharing_howto1.jpg?itok=PweXOnh7' />[/url]<a href='
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http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2014/09/ios_8_current_location_sharing_howto2.jpg?itok=rUTnVvK7' />[/url]</p> <p>That's all there is to it. The person on the other end can then tap on the location in order to view it and even get directions.</p> <h2><a name="location-sharing" id="location-sharing">[/url]How to share your location for a period of time via iMessage in iOS 8</h2> <div class="video_iframe"><iframe src="
http://www.youtube.com/embed/LAD3oEBWZWU?rel=0&autoplay=0&wmode=opaque&controls=2&autohide=1&showinfo=0" width="627" height="353" class="video-filter video-youtube vf-lad3oebwzwu" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div> <ol><li>Launch the <strong>Messages app</strong> on your iPhone or iPad running iOS 8 or higher. </li> <li>Tap on the message thread that you'd like to share your location in — it can be with an individual person or with a group, as long as everyone in it is using iMessage.</li> <li>Tap on <strong>Details</strong> in the upper right hand corner. </li> <li>Tap on <strong>Share My Location</strong>. </li> <li>Make your selection concerning how long you'd like to share your location. </li> </ol><p><a href='
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