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[com.whatsapp] WhatsApp map when sharing location is off center

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Description

**Affected app**
Name: WhatsApp
Package id: com.whatsapp

**Describe the bug**
When opening the menu to share the current location in a WhatsApp chat, the location is off center from the location for the device.

**To Reproduce**
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
1. Open a chat in WhatsApp
2. Click on the clip icon
3. Click on Location
4. Click on the button to go to your current location
5. Map gets sent above the current location indicator

**Expected behavior**
Center of the map should go to the current location

**Screenshots**
Not doing so to not doxx myself :| Sorry...

**System**
Android Version: 16 QPR2
Custom ROM: CalyxOS 7.2.4.20
**microG**
microG Core version: 0.3.16
microG Self-Check results: All ticked

**Additional context**
If you go into the little 'fullscreen' mode and back out, it starts acting properly.

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue by following the listed WhatsApp location-sharing steps on Android 16 QPR2 with CalyxOS 7.2.4.20 and microG 0.3.16. Compare the map position with the device location indicator, including after entering and leaving fullscreen; done when the map centers on the current location consistently.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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