Is there any way of setting the Current Location on a profile from either des...

Julian Bond - 2014-12-26 09:32:41+0000 - Updated: 2014-12-26 09:32:41+0000

Is there any way of setting the Current Location on a profile from either desktop web or mobile web. Please note, this is not from Android or iOS. And also note that I have all location displays set to sharing and public in Settings.

I can set "Lives in" by editing "Places lived" in the profile about edit pages, but I can't set current location. I used to be able to fool G+ into doing this by using the mobile web interface and using "Checkin". This required changing the User Agent to a mobile web browser. But although I can still do that, it no longer updates my profile from "Lives in" to "Currently in".

Rupert Wood - 2014-12-26 12:20:28+0000

It does sound like they've closed that loophole Julian, probably for good reasons so i suspect it won't be returning.

Julian Bond - 2014-12-26 14:41:03+0000 - Updated: 2014-12-26 14:41:39+0000

I don't get it though. How is that a loophole? How * are * you supposed to set current location?

And what is the point of "Checkin"?

Rupert Wood - 2014-12-26 15:28:22+0000 - Updated: 2014-12-26 15:29:31+0000

well, loophole or design flaw it has been removed from what can be done while acting as mobile. Though using chrome you should be able to permit location sharing with google+ but whether this updates in 'locations' or is just used for the local search I don't know.
as for checkin, I don't know, perhaps it's more relevant to the page/business you checkin to, tho you can see who else checked in on the page too.

Julian Bond - 2014-12-26 16:15:40+0000

https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/nearby works in Chrome desktop. Checkin and adding a location to a post works in G+ mobile web using Chrome desktop. Providing you change the user agent to a mobile version of the browser. Location sharing both in the browser and in G+ settings can be turned on in Chrome Desktop. However none of this sets profile current location.

This is also relevant for Chromebooks. Since they are lightweight portable devices but they use the Chrome browser interface to G+. AFAIK, they suffer the same problem of being unable to set profile location.

Rupert Wood - 2014-12-26 17:05:07+0000

+Julian Bond I'll have to ask around, though I don't think there is anyway of circumventing this.