(MENAFN- The Peninsula) New York: Instant messaging app WhatsApp is working on a feature that will track the live location of members, allowing users to track the whereabouts of their friends in real time.
According to the WABetaInfo account on Twitter which is known for leaking information related to WhatsApp updates, the feature will work on WhatsApp beta version 2.17.3.28 for iOS, 2.16.399+ on Android and will be disabled by default.
Even though the option is disabled by default, many people are spooked about the option as they fear this could be a threat to privacy. They argue that many people who are not very tech-friendly also use the chat service and they could compromise their privacy by allowing others to track them real-time.
"The tracking can be kept on for 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, or indefinitely. This comes in handy if you're supposed to meet the gang at a certain location and time, and you want to see how far away from the destination every one in the group is," phonearena.com reported on Monday.
The live streaming can also be disabled so that your group members can't learn where you are at any given moment, it added.
The "Live Location Tracking" is disabled by default, which means that WhatsApp needs to activate it when it is ready to be launched.
In December last year, WhatsApp added the features to revoke and edit the sent messages in a beta version testing. The feature is currently available in WhatsApp beta for the iOS 2.17.1.869 platform.
WhatsApp recently launched a video calling feature. The feature is available on all platforms -- Android, iOS and Windows.
WhatsApp is available in more than 50 different languages around the world. Nearly 100 million calls are being made on the platform daily worldwide.
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