Sending location on Zalo, sharing your whereabouts with ease

Currently, Zalo stands out as a popular social network in Vietnam with numerous outstanding free features. Among them is the Zalo location sharing feature, assisting users in finding precise locations, tracking sender's movement routes, or easily locating lost phones.

Guide to sending location on Zalo via phone and computer

I. Sending Zalo location on Android

1. Quick guide

Step 1: Open Zalo App, select the friends/family you want to send your location to.
Step 2: Tap the three-dot icon and select Location.
Step 3: Turn on GPS => send specific Zalo location or directly share the journey to the recipient.

2. Detailed instructions
Update, download Zalo for Android latest version here.

Step 1: Open Zalo app, click the person you want to share your location with => tap the 3-dot icon => press Location.

Step 2: A GPS activation notification will appear, select Allow => turn on the Use location button to send Zalo location on Android.

Step 3: Here you can choose between Send specific location or directly share journey.
- In case of sending specific location, click

+ The chat snippet will display Zalo location as shown below.

- In other cases, press Directly share journey => select sending time for location.

+ Your location will be shared with friends or family as shown below. If you want to stop sharing Zalo location, readers can press Stop sharing journey, this will halt your shared journey.

II. Guide to sending Zalo location on iPhone

1. Quick guide

Step 1: Adjust Zalo settings to always access location.
Step 2: Open the app, select the recipient for Zalo location.
Step 3: Tap the 3-dot icon and select location, share location to friends/family via Send specific location or Directly share journey.

2. Detailed instructions
Update or download Zalo for iPhone here.

Step 1: Go to Settings, click on Zalo app =>Location.

- Select Always, allow location access to send Zalo location.

Step 2: Open Zalo, press the person you want to share your location with => tap the 3-dot icon =>Location.

Step 3: Similar to the Android version, here you can choose between Send specific location or Share Zalo location with friends.
- If you send a specific location, click Current location => press Send.

Step 4: Alternatively, to share precise location, press Directly share journey => select sending time for location.

Step 5: Once sending Zalo location is completed, you can stop sharing Zalo location by pressing Stop sharing journey.

III. Guide to sending Zalo location on PC

Currently, the Zalo PC location sharing feature has not been developed within the software. However, there is still a way to share your Zalo location through Google Maps, extremely accurately and effectively.

1. Quick guide

Step 1: Open Google Maps via the link below and determine your current location.
Step 2: Get the Share icon => Copy the link.
Step 3: Send the Google Maps link to friends/family you want to share your location with on Zalo PC.

2. Detailed instructions
Step 1: Access the Google Maps link HERE.
Step 2: Tap the dot icon => select Allow for Google Maps to determine your current location.

Step 3: After successfully locating, the blue dot appearing on the main screen is your current location. Click on the blue dot icon.

- Press Share icon.

- Select Copy link.

Step 4: Open Zalo PC, click the person you want to send location to => paste the link into the chat box => press Send.

- Your location will be displayed as a Google Maps link as shown below.

IV. Some FAQs about sending Zalo location

1. Why can't I share my Zalo location?
- This issue only occurs when you haven't enabled the location permission. To fix this error, please check if the setting is turned on before following the instructions.

2. Can old versions of Zalo use the location feature?
- The answer is no, because this feature is only applicable to the latest version of Zalo. Therefore, readers should update the app to the latest version before starting to share Zalo location.
- Of course, the Zalo location sending feature is only integrated into the app, so it definitely won't be as comprehensive as Google Maps or Cốc Cốc Map. Therefore, users can choose the most suitable Zalo location app based on their preferences.

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