Location information in a communications system

A device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory having stored thereon computer readable instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to implement a communication client to perform operations comprising:
• displaying, by the first user terminal, a list of contacts associated with a first user of the first user terminal, the list of contacts comprising a contact representing a second user of the second user terminal;
• generating, by the first user terminal, a first location message comprising an indication of a location of the first user, wherein the first user terminal generates the indication of the location of the first user and the first location message without interaction of the first user with the first user terminal;
• determining that the second user is authorized to receive the location message;
• responsive to the determination, transmitting the first location message to the second user terminal;
• in response to a push operation initiated at the second user terminal independent of input by the second user, receiving, by the first user terminal, a second location message including a location of the second user;
• and
• displaying, by the first user terminal, a visual indication of the location of the second user in association with the contact representing the second user.

A memory having stored thereon computer readable instructions that are executable to perform operations comprising:

• displaying, by the first user terminal, a list of contacts associated with a first user of the first user terminal, the list of contacts comprising a contact representing a second user of the second user terminal;
• generating, by the first user terminal, a first location message comprising an indication of a location of the first user, wherein the first user terminal generates the indication of the location of the first user and the first location message without interaction of the first user with the first user terminal:
• determining that the second user is authorized to receive the location message,
• responsive to the determination, transmitting the first location message to the second user terminal;
• in response to a push operation initiated at the second user terminal independent of input by the second user, receiving, by the first user terminal, a second location message including a location of the second user;
• and
• displaying, by the first user terminal, a visual indication of the location of the second user in association with the contact representing the second user.