New KakaoTalk features make party planning easier

MANILA, Philippines - Planning to meet with friends can be challenging and frustrating, especially if you are constantly on the go and have different schedules.

Especially since the Philippines is like a maze filled with one-way streets and small alleyways to get lost in, describing a location to a friend can be especially difficult.

KakaoTalk, a leading social networking app in the iOS App Store, offers a Location Sharing feature, which reduces the hassle of planning and coordinating with your friends, giving you accurate updates on their current location.

With only a few taps on your phone, KakaoTalk’s Location Sharing feature lets your friends know where you are, instead of typing out the complete address. You can also use the feature to share a certain location of choice.

Tim Jang, director of Kakao Philippines, explains how this will simplify meeting with friends: “The location feature offers a seamless experience for users, by allowing them to share either their current location or a location of choice all within the KakaoTalk chat room, without the inconvenience of switching between different applications.”

By swiping the chat window to the right, users will discover a newly added “Location” button in the hidden menu bar. Choose between your current whereabouts or location of choice by search, depending on the situation.

Then, by clicking the “Share Location” bubble, this information will automatically be shared to your group of friends in the chat room. The feature takes advantage of the default map applications for the different operating systems: Google Map for Android OS and Apple Maps for the iOS.

In addition to KakaoTalk’s latest Location Sharing feature, you can easily gather yourself and your friends for a date with the help of its scheduling feature. Schedule helps set reunions and meetings between your friends on KakaoTalk.

“The scheduling feature goes hand in hand with the Location Sharing feature. Just plug in details such as the date, time and location, and send it off to your friends. You can easily keep track of who has confirmed or declined all within the app,” notes Jang.

Take control of your schedule with the use of KakaoTalk’s revolutionary new features. Enjoy the company of your friends with the help of the Location Sharing and Schedule features.

KakaoTalk is available on iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows, Bada and PC. For more information, visit KakaoTalk’s website at http://www.kakaotalk.com.ph/.