Can't share your Waze location on WhatsApp? You are not the only one, it is a general fault

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A lot of users claim that Waze’s location sharing feature on WhatsApp is causing problems . Are you one of them? Why does this happen? When will they fix it? We leave you the answer to these questions below.

The error that does not allow Waze location sharing on WhatsApp only affects Android

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Google Maps may be the most famous GPS location and navigation app, but when it comes to avoiding traffic jams, nothing beats Waze . Google’s social app feeds on the reports of its users to identify problems on the roads and show you alternate routes so you can quickly reach your destination. Since this function is so useful, millions of users around the world use this app and decide to share their location from it.

However, for a few days a particular complaint has become common in the Waze support forum: the function of sharing location through WhatsApp is not working. According to reports and a response from the support team, this problem would only be happening on Android and the development team is already aware of it.

The company commented that the failure would have to do with the administration of permissions between Waze and WhatsApp, preventing them from communicating with each other. This error would not be extensible to the iOS version, nor to the function of sharing location with other apps within Android (Telegram, SMS, mail, etc.).

Google hasn’t announced a specific date for releasing a patch to fix this bug , but encouraged users to keep auto-update apps active. In this way, Google ensures that everyone receives the patch as soon as it is available.

Finally, we want to leave you with some articles that could help you if you have an emergency and need to tell someone where you are. The first talks about how to share your location in real time from Google Maps; the second, on how to share your location without activating the mobile’s GPS; and the third, some alternatives to share your location from Android.