Method, device, and terminal for simultaneously displaying multiple users' locations on a map

Abstract

The present disclosure directs to method, device, and terminal for displaying multiple users' locations on a map. The method includes: acquiring the most current locations of all the users who participate in sharing their locations; determining a starting location on a map, creating a starting region centered on the starting location, and gradually expanding the starting region in accordance with the most current location or each of the users who participate in sharing their locations, until a target region including the most current locations of all the users who participate in sharing their locations is acquired; and determining and displaying a viewable region on the map in accordance with the target region. The target region starting region expands to display a viewable region on the map as determined, such that the most current locations of users participating in sharing location may be efficiently acquired.