The feature allows users to zoom in on neighborhoods, streets or even apartment buildings and acts as a heat map of sorts, using red to indicate where the most snaps and Stories are coming from and blue to illustrate a lack of activity. If your friends share their locations, their avatars will appear on the map, and those avatars can change depending on what the user is doing-a little airplane icon will appear when they're flying, for instance. The app is also expected to launch new parental control features later this year.Snapchat introduced a new tracking feature called Snap Map last week, allowing users to share their location as well as see where their friends are and, in some cases, what they’re doing. The company recently announced it would limit friend recommendations for teens in an effort to deal with drug dealers targeting teenage users. The update comes as Snap has tried to build up its safety features in recent months. The company notes users will need to be friends, and mutually opt into the live location sharing in order to use it.
Snap says the optional feature could make it easier to meet up with friends, or help people “stay safe” in situations when they may want the extra reassurance of knowing a friend or family member can see where they are. Location details can be shared for 15 minutes, one hour or eight hours at a time. The new “live location” will allow select friends to see exactly where you are in real-time for a set period of time, much like Apple’s “Find My” app. The Snap Map has had location sharing for years, but the current version of the feature only updates the location when the Snapchat app is opened. The app is introducing live location sharing, which allows users to share their exact whereabouts with select friends for short periods of time. Snapchat is adding a new location-sharing feature as it looks to build up its safety features.
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