WhatsApp tests in-chat location requests from contacts

WhatsApp 2.26.41.11 adds a "Request location" button to the Location screen, letting users ask a contact to share their whereabouts from inside the chat. Today only the sender can share a current or live location. No release date has been announced.

• Feature spotted in an APK teardown of WhatsApp 2.26.41.11
• A "Request location" button appears on the location screen
• Currently users can only send or live-share their own location
• No public rollout date has been announced