Facebook to Discontinue Nearby Friends and Other Location-Based Features Soon

May. 6, 2022

As a surprise move for Facebook, Meta has decided to discontinue a few location-based features on the social platform for users soon. These will include the Nearby Friends feature on Facebook that lets users locate and track their Facebook friends’ real-time locations, considering the feature is enabled. Additionally, the company will discontinue other location-dependent features like weather alerts, location history, and background location on the platform soon. Let’s check out the details below.

Facebook to Discontinue Location-Based Features Soon

However, it is worth mentioning that the Meta-owned social giant will continue to collect the location information of users for“other experiences”on the platform. Also, it is currently unknown why the company decided to make this move.

You should note that the decision to discontinue the location-focused features comes just months after the social platformstarted losing daily active users (DAUs)for the first time in its history. Hence, maybe it just doesn’t want to give its users another reason to quit! So, what do you think might be the reason for this decision? Do, you think it’s a good move? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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