How to turn off location sharing on BeReal to prevent others from tracking your whereabouts
Redeem now - You can turn off location sharing on BeReal after taking your daily picture and before sending it.
- If initially enabled, BeReal will share your location with your friends by default when you post your picture every day.
- These locations are quite precise, and you might prefer to hide your location.
BeReal is a social media app that focuses on, as the name suggests, "being real" — no elaborate slideshow-style stories, no filters, no soundtracks, no green screens. You take a snapshot and share it, period.
But there's a potential privacy risk associated with BeReal as well. If initially enabled, the app will, by default, show the precise location when you snapped your BeReal post. If you'd rather keep your location to yourself, you can turn off your location on BeReal with a few taps.
How to turn off your location in BeReal on iPhone
If you've previously allowed location sharing for the app, you can disable your location after taking your picture, but before you post it. Here is what to do:
1. When you're notified that it's time to create a post on BeReal, take your picture the way you ordinarily would, but don't send it.
2. In the photo preview, find your location at the bottom of the image and tap it.
3. In the pop-up menu, tap Location off.
4. Tap Send to post your picture with the location turned off.
How to turn off your location in BeReal on Android
If you're using BeReal on Android, you control whether the location is on or off right before sending the photo.
1. When you're notified that it's time to create a post on BeReal, take your picture the way you ordinarily would, but don't send it.
2. Tap the Send button.
3. On the Send options page, in the Other options section, clear the checkbox for Share my position.
4. Tap Send.
Quick tip: For iPhone and Android, if you turn off location sharing, it's now off by default. Subsequent BeReal posts will be captured with the location disabled unless you follow the same steps to turn it back on.
Dave Johnson Freelance Writer Dave Johnson is a technology journalist who writes about consumer tech and how the industry is transforming the speculative world of science fiction into modern-day real life. Dave grew up in New Jersey before entering the Air Force to operate satellites, teach space operations, and do space launch planning. He then spent eight years as a content lead on the Windows team at Microsoft. As a photographer, Dave has photographed wolves in their natural environment; he's also a scuba instructor and co-host of several podcasts. Dave is the author of more than two dozen books and has contributed to many sites and publications including CNET, Forbes, PC World, How To Geek, and Insider. Read more Read lessncG1vNJzZmivp6x7o8HSoqWeq6Oeu7S1w56pZ5ufonyowcidnKxnpJqwqXvHqK5mrJ9iwba%2BzWamn55dobykrdOipqdln6N6o7HRnpil