Facebook has many features that can help you connect easily with friends and family. But some of them are often overlooked. For instance, the location tag on a post can be a subtle way to create a timeline of your experiences and trips.
The location tag can also inform your friends and family of your current location, and allows 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 is how you can tinker with this feature.
How to Switch 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 tagged 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 PC:
- Open your web browser and log into your Facebook account.
- Go to your profile and locate the post that 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 on the map pin icon and enter the new location.
- Pick “Save.”
And here’s how to do it on your mobile device:
- Open the Facebook app.
- Go to your profile. You can tap on your profile image on the home page.
- Find the post you want to edit.
- Tap on the three dots on the top right corner of the post.
- From the drop-down menu, choose “Edit Post.”
- Remove the current location by tapping the delete icon on the right of the location name.
- Tap on 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 add the location tag automatically when you post from it. While this is not available for all devices, you can add the location manually while creating the post.
Follow these steps for the PC:
- Open your web browser and log in to your Facebook account.
- Type your post in the “What’s on your mind?” textbox.
- Click on the “Add Location” button, which is a map pin icon located in the bottom left of the post box.
- Search for the location you want to add.
- Once you find the location, click on it to add it to your post.
- Click on “Post” to share the post with the added location.
Similarly, here’s how to do it on your mobile device:
- Open the Facebook app on your mobile device.
- Tap on the “What’s on your mind?” section.
- Type your post.
- Tap on the “Add Location” button, 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
Enabling Location Services on Facebook allows the platform to automatically add location information to your posts and stories. It 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.
Nevertheless, 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 on “Settings.”
- Select “Apps.”
- Find “Facebook” from the list of apps, and tap on it.
- Select “Permission.”
- Tap “Location.”
- You’ll get a pop-up menu with three options. Pick “Allow only while using the app.”
If you pick “Ask every time,” the app will ask to use location services for that session whenever it starts up.
You can disable Location Services by following the above steps and picking “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 worried about privacy, you can remove the location tag from your Facebook posts. It prevents your location information from being tracked or used by advertisers or other third parties.
You might also want to remove the location tag simply because it’s not accurate or relevant to the post.
The following guide will help you remove the location from your Facebook post on a PC:
- Open your web browser and log in to your Facebook account.
- Go to your profile.
- Find the post from which you want to remove the location tag.
- Click on the three dots on the top right corner of the post.
- Select “Edit Post.”
- Remove the location by clicking on the upper 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 on the top right corner of the post.
- Select “Edit Post.”
- Tap on the map pin icon at the bottom of your screen.
- Remove the current location by tapping the delete icon on 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 on Your Photos
You can remove location tags not just from Facebook posts, but also from photos. However, it can only be done on 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 that you want to modify.
- Tap on the map pin icon on the top 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 regarding Facebook’s location features, finding the features useful in some cases but also having reservations 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 can enable unwanted location-based targeting by advertisers, which some users may find invasive 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 frequently do you post location-specific posts on Facebook? What do you think of Facebook’s location features? Tell us in the comment section below.
