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Facebook unveils optional feature Nearby Friends to help make meeting up with friends easier

on Apr 18, 2014 | 0 comments

By Ishbel Macleod

Facebook has launched a new feature, Nearby Friends that, when activated, will allow users to discover the whereabouts of their friends, whether to check that they’ll make it to the cinema on time, or to see where they are travelling to.

Users who have the feature turned on will receive occasionally notifications when friends are nearby, “so you can get in touch with them and meet up”.

Explaining the feature, Andrea Vaccari, product manager at Facebook, said: “Sharing your location with Nearby Friends goes two ways — you and your friends both have to turn on Nearby Friends and choose to share Read full story ›

Source: The Drum