live location
share your live location once so Folk knows where you are when location matters. works in Telegram and iMessage.
this is one of Folk's quietest useful tricks. share your live location once, and Folk knows where you are across every conversation. no commands, no fuss. that one thing unlocks reminders that fire at the right place and proactive texts when they actually help.
turn it on in Telegram
you don't need a slash command. you just share your location the normal Telegram way:
open the attachment menu
in your chat with Folk, tap the attachment icon and choose location.
pick "share live location"
choose share my live location (not the one-time pin), and pick how long: 15 minutes, 1 hour, or 8 hours.
that's it
Folk starts getting your position every minute or two while you're sharing, and it shows up on your Folk dashboard too. want to keep going past 8 hours? just share again.
it syncs to your folk, everywhere
once you've shared, your latest spot is saved to your Folk, not just that one chat. so Folk can answer "what's near me?" or "where am i?" without you re-sending a pin, and it shows on your dashboard too. (it treats your position as current for about an hour, then asks for a fresh share so it never acts on stale info.)
reminders that fire at the right place
this is where it gets fun. tell folk to remind you of something based on where you are, and it'll text you when you're actually there:
remind me to grab oat milk next time i'm near a grocery store
when i'm near the post office, remind me to mail the package
Folk quietly watches for it in the background and pings you at the spot. then backs off so it's never naggy.
folk texting you, proactively
with live location on, Folk can reach out on its own when it's genuinely useful. these land as gentle, silent notifications you see when you next open your chat:
errand moments
'you're right by Whole Foods. want to knock out that grocery list?'
gentle accountability
told Folk a goal? 'heads up, you're about a block from Chipotle.' only if you asked it to watch for that.
new places
land somewhere new and Folk might check in: 'looks like you're in Seoul. how is it?'
Folk is careful about this. there's a small daily limit so it never spams you, and you're always in control (see below).
staying in control
stop sharing
stop sharing from the location message in Telegram, or from iMessage's own location controls. Folk stops getting updates immediately.
/nudges off
pause Folk's proactive messages entirely (or /nudges snooze 24h).
disconnect
clear your stored location from your dashboard under settings → connections.
forget a reminder
tell Folk to drop a place-based reminder and it's gone.
on iMessage
iMessage works too. when Folk needs to know where you are, it fires the native "Share My Location" prompt right in the thread - accept it and Folk keeps up as you move, exactly like Telegram. everything above (place-based reminders, proactive check-ins) works the same way.
two small differences:
- it's 1:1 only. Apple doesn't allow the location prompt in group chats.
- you can always paste an Apple Maps link instead if you'd rather point Folk at one specific spot than share continuously. handy for finding what's nearby.