How To Use Local in the Facebook app?

by Belma

Let’s get started with “How do I use Local in the Facebook app?”. Before we shall proceed with this guide in details, I recommend you check out this post: How Do I Create a New Location on Facebook? That post will show you the complete guide on how to create a new location Facebook with ease.

Alright, today, I will show you how to use local in the Facebook app. If you want to learn how to edit or remove your location from your post on Facebook, click here. Worthy of note is the fact that Local is only available on the Facebook app for iPhone or Android. When using Local on Facebook, you can turn on Location Services to get suggestions in your area. To learn how to turn on location services on Facebook, click here,

How Do I Create a New Location on Facebook?

What is Local?
According to the Facebook help center, Local helps you discover places and things to do that are recommended by friends. Suggestions in Local are based on things like friends’ recommendations, check-ins and likes.

What Can You Do In Local on Facebook?
There a number of things you can do in local. As a Facebook user, in Local you can;

– Scroll to see things like Your Top Picks This Week, Upcoming Events and Your Recent Places.

– Tap on the search button to search for nearby places based on name, category or location.

– You can tap a category at the top to explore and use filters to filter the results.