Snapchat Debuts New 'Snap Map' Location Sharing Feature

[MacRumors]

Snapchat for iOS was today updated with a new "Snap Map" feature that's designed to let Snapchat users share their current location with their friends, facilitating real-life meet ups.

With the new Snap Map, all of your friends with location sharing enabled will show up on an in-app map with either photos or "Actionmoji" avatars marking each friend location. For those who do not want to share their location, Snapchat is including a "Ghost Mode." Location is only updated when Snapchat is open, so it's not tracking in the background.

We've built a whole new way to explore the world! See what's happening, find your friends, and get inspired to go on an adventure!

It's easy to get started -- just pinch to zoom out and view the Map! You decide if you want to share your location with friends, or simply keep it to yourself with Ghost Mode.

If your friends are sharing their location with you, their Actionmoji will appear on the Map. Actionmojis only update when you open Snapchat.

Snap Map in Snapchat is available on iOS and Android devices starting today. Snapchat for iOS can be downloaded from the App Store for free. [Direct Link]

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[826317]

So that's why they are forcing me to enable location services for filters that don't require location data..

 

[markhort]

Coming soon to Instagram

 

[mariusignorello]

Yeah no. Besides I like Instagram more.

The only thing I let persistent location tracking for is Siri suggestions. They can be useful if you’re running late or a road is closed (where I live at least). And the Home app to run automations.

 

[Born Again]

snap is definitely more geared to <25 crowd. instagram is more for the 30s club and facebook is for parents.

 

[sudo1996]

Oh man. The old folks are gonna be upset. Anyway, I don't think anyone is going to use this. This sort of service has been tried many times and in better ways.

 

[LewisChapman]

Oh man. The old folks are gonna be upset. Anyway, I don't think anyone is going to use this. This sort of service has been tried many times and in better ways.

Agreed.

 

[Vasilioskn]

snap is definitely more geared to <25 crowd. instagram is more for the 30s club and facebook is for parents.

I’ve seen more and more “Facebook” type posts on Instagram than ever before. Shots of a grape someone was about to eat, screenshots of a “status update” made from notes, etc. Instagram is slowly on the way out I think.

 

[ovo6]

Instagram winning the game right now but Snapchat always does everything better if u look at the new stories update design with # and locations on instagram it doesn't compare to Snapchat design at all