Facebook has many features that can help you easily connect with friends and family. But some of them are often overlooked. For example, the location tag on a post can be a subtle way to create a timeline of your experiences and travels.
The location tag can also inform your friends and family of your current location, and allow you to see if any of your friends are nearby. Adding location to a post can also increase its visibility in location-based searches and on localized pages.
You can change the location tag on an existing post or even remove it. Here’s how you can tinker with this feature.
How to Change Locations on a Facebook Post
There are a few reasons why someone might change the location on a Facebook post:
- Privacy: The user may want to hide their location from certain people or groups.
- Accuracy: The user may have accidentally marked the wrong location and wants to correct it.
- Better visibility: Tagging a location can make a post more visible to people in that area, so the user may want to change the location to increase the post’s visibility.
- Personal preference
Follow these steps to edit or change the location tag on your existing Facebook posts on a desktop:
- Open your web browser and log in to your Facebook account.
- Go to your profile and find the post you want to edit.
- Click on the three dots in the top right corner of the post.
- Select “Edit Post” from the drop-down menu.
- Click the map pin icon and enter the new location.
- Select “Save”.
And here’s how to do it on your mobile device:
- Open the Facebook app.
- Go to your profile. You can tap your profile picture on the home page.
- Find the post you want to edit.
- Tap on the three dots in the top right corner of the post.
- Select “Edit Post” from the drop-down menu.
- Remove the current location by tapping the remove icon to the right of the location name.
- Tap the map pin icon at the bottom of your screen.
- Select a new location or type it out.
- Tap “Save”.
How to Add a Location on a Facebook Post
With some location settings enabled, your smartphone app can automatically add the location tag when you post from it. Although not available for all devices, you can manually add the location while creating the post.
Follow these steps for the computer:
- Open your web browser and log in to your Facebook account.
- Type your post in the “What do you think?” text box.
- Click the “Add Location” button, which is a map pin icon located at the bottom left of the mailbox.
- Search for the location you want to add.
- Once you find the location, click on it to add it to your post.
- Click “Post” to share the post with the added location.
Likewise, here’s how to do it on your mobile device:
- Open the Facebook app on your mobile device.
- Tap the “What do you think?” section.
- Type your post.
- Tap on the “Add Location”, which is a blue button with a map pin icon.
- Search for the location you want to add.
- Once you find the location, click on it to add it to your post.
- Tap “Share” to share the post with the added location.
How to Automatically Add Location to Facebook Post
By enabling location services on Facebook, the platform can automatically add location information to your posts and stories. This can help other users discover your posts and stories when they search for content related to a specific location. You can also disable it if you want to protect your privacy.
However, it should be noted that this feature only works on the mobile app (for Android and iOS).
Follow the instructions below to enable Facebook’s automatic location tagging on Android devices:
- Navigate to the device’s home screen.
- Tap “Settings.”
- Select “Applications”.
- Find “Facebook” from the list of applications and tap on it.
- Select “Permission.”
- Tap “Location.”
- You will get a pop-up menu with three options. Select “Only allow while using the app.”
If you select “Ask every time”, the app will ask to use location services for that session whenever it starts.
You can disable Location Services by following the above steps and selecting “Don’t Allow” or “Never” (depending on OS version) in Step 7.
Enabling this feature on an iOS device is even easier:
- Navigate to the settings on your device.
- Go to “Privacy & Security” and select “Location Services”.
- Slide the toggle button next to “Location Services” to enable/disable the feature.
How to Remove Location on Facebook Post
If you’re concerned about privacy, you can remove the location tag from your Facebook posts. This prevents your location information from being tracked or used by advertisers or other third parties.
You may also want to remove the location tag simply because it is not accurate or relevant to the post.
The following guide will help you remove the location of your Facebook post on a computer:
- Open your web browser and log in to your Facebook account.
- Go to your profile.
- Find the post you want to remove the location tag from.
- Click on the three dots in the top right corner of the post.
- Select “Edit Post.”
- Remove the location by clicking on the top right corner of the location map.
- Click on “Save”.
Here’s how to remove the location from your post via mobile device:
- Open the Facebook app on your mobile device.
- Go to your profile.
- Select the post you want to remove the location tag from.
- Tap on the three dots in the top right corner of the post.
- Select “Edit Post.”
- Tap the map pin icon at the bottom of your screen.
- Remove the current location by tapping the remove icon to the right of the location name.
- Tap “Save”.
Please note that if the post is a check-in, you will not be able to remove the location and you will have to delete the post.
How to remove location from your photos
You can remove location tags not only from Facebook posts, but also from photos. However, this can only be done on a mobile device.
Follow these steps to remove location from your photos:
- Open the Facebook app on your mobile device.
- Go to your profile and select “Photos.”
- Select the photo you want to edit.
- Tap the map pin icon in the upper right corner. Here you can remove or edit your location.
- To remove the location, tap the X button next to the location name.
Facebook will automatically save your selection.
Facebook’s Location Features: Pros and Cons
Some users may have mixed feelings about Facebook’s location features, finding the features useful in some cases, but also having discussions about them.
The location features allow users to easily share their location with family and friends, making it easier to meet up or keep track of each other’s whereabouts. Businesses can also use the location features to promote their products and services to nearby users, increasing visibility and potentially driving more sales.
On the other hand, users may have some concerns about privacy issues related to sharing their location data on Facebook. The location features may enable unwanted location-based targeting by advertisers, which some users may find intrusive or annoying. There are also concerns about the accuracy of location data shared on Facebook, as well as the possibility of data misuse by third parties.
How often do you post location-specific posts on Facebook? What do you think of Facebook’s location features? Tell us in the comments section below.