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--- manual:user_guide:functions:share [2024/01/18 16:00] – [What3words] mstupka
+++ manual:user_guide:functions:share [2024/10/25 10:12] (current) – mstupka
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 ==== My current location ====
-The quickest way how to tell your friends where you are at the moment.  Locus offers a selection of your favorite messaging apps through which you can send a short message with your **location on Google Maps**.
+The quickest way how to tell your friends where you are at the moment.  Locus Map offers a selection of your favorite messaging apps through which you can send a short message with a URL showing your **location on [[https://web.locusmap.app|Locus Map Web]]**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:share12.jpg |}}
- ==== My LIVE location ====
+==== My live location ====
-With this, you can share your location continuously in **real-time** with **anybody in the world who has access to the internet**.  It shares a **URL** leading to a microsite where your location is displayed on a map and updated every 15 seconds.
+With this, you can share your location continuously in **real-time** with **anybody who has access to the internet**.  It shares a **URL** leading to a microsite where your location is displayed on a map and updated every 15 seconds.
  * if you like, insert a **message** for those who will track you, and then just tap the green **START** button.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:share7.jpg?nolink |}}
   * in the next dialog you can **copy to clipboard** or **share via all available services** the URL displaying your real-time location.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:share8.jpg?nolink |}}
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 <WRAP center round info >
-The service can be used **for free for 30 minutes**.  If you like it purchase **[[https://www.locusmap.app/premium|Premium Gold]]** and share your real time location with your friends without limits.
+The service can be used **for free for 30 minutes**.  If you like it purchase **[[https://www.locusmap.app/premium|Premium Gold]]** and share your real-time location with your friends without limits.
  </WRAP>
+==== Live tracking ====
+{{ :manual:user_guide:functions:share13.jpg |}}
+With Locus Live tracking you share your actual location continuously in real-time **mutually with all other Locus Map users** or the **[[https://live-tracking.locusmap.app/online-trackers/|whole world]]**. You can share the location publicly or in closed groups.
-===== Share map cursor location =====
+**[[manual:user_guide:functions:live_tracking|More information about Live tracking setup >>]]**
+===== Map cursor location =====
 These are means of sharing the location of the cursor on the map:
 ==== Web link ====
-The quickest way how to send the location of the cursor to your friends.  Locus offers a selection of your favorite messaging apps through which you can send a URL address displaying the location on the map at **[[https://web.locusmap.app|web.locusmap.app]]**.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:share11.jpg?nolink |}}
+The quickest way how to send the location of any place marked by the cursor to your friends.  Locus Map offers a selection of your favorite messaging apps through which you can send a URL address displaying the location on the map at **[[https://web.locusmap.app|web.locusmap.app]]**.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:share11.jpg?nolink |}}
 ==== Text message ====
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-  * **Name** - pre-filled by Locus Map, contains address, GPS coordinates, and is editable.
+  * **Name** - pre-filled by Locus Map, contains address, and GPS coordinates, and is editable.
   * **+**  - adds other parameters of about the cursor location:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:share3.jpg?nolink |}}\\
     * **Coordinates**  (text) - extra value if the coords in the text part are overwritten
-    * **Geohash**  (URL) - coordinates are coded in a short URL to open on the [[http://geohash.org/|Geohash.org]] website. It serves as a hub of a few position-displaying services - OpenStreetMaps, GoogleMaps, Geocaching.com, offers download of a GPX file with your position or export to a Garmin device.
+    * **Geohash**  (URL) - coordinates are coded in a short URL to open on the [[http://geohash.org/|Geohash.org]] website. It serves as a hub of a few position-displaying services - OpenStreetMaps, GoogleMaps, and Geocaching.com, and offers the download of a GPX file with your position or export to a Garmin device.
     * **Google Maps (URL)**  - a direct link to Google Maps
     * **Altitude**  - GPS-calculated altitude
- === Quick sharing ===
+=== Quick sharing ===
 Offers fast share of just URLs:
   * Google Maps
   * Geohash
-Directly calls available messaging apps to send Google Maps or Geohash URLs through them without further editing.
+This directly calls available messaging apps to send Google Maps or Geohash URLs without further editing.
- ==== Other map apps ====
+==== Other map apps ====
-Quickly shares the map cursor location with all other map apps installed in your device, e.g.  Google Maps, Waze, Sygic etc.
+Quickly share the map cursor location with all other map apps installed on your device, e.g.  Google Maps, Waze, Sygic, etc.
- ==== Facebook ====
-Shares the map cursor location on your Facebook profile.  Facebook login and confirmation that you allow Locus Map to write on your wall is required.
+==== What3words ====
- ==== What3words ====
 <wrap info>**Available only with [[manual:user_guide:premium|Premium Gold]]**</wrap>\\ \\
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