Tap a colored area to view the snaps shared from there. Blue means there are a few snaps, while red means a lot of activity is happening there.

Use the heat map to see snaps other people have shared: Use your finger to drag the map around and look for the splashes of color on the map, which shows where people are snapping.

Search for a friend's location: Wondering where in the world a friend might be? Tap Search at the top of the screen to look for a specific friend on the map.

Tap a friend to start a chat with them, or tap and hold to go to their profile.

See your friends' locations: Friends who've chosen to share their location with you appear on the Snap Map.

This Explore feature will be available to all Snapchat users in a coming few weeks.įor those who haven’t used Snap Map just yet don’t worry, Snapchat will take you through an onboarding process and only then you will appear on the Map. Also, the feature will show Explore updates for collaborative Our Story snaps as well. It also gives you updates on breaking news, events and trends happening in your vicinity. When it comes to exploring on Snap Map, it is not only restricted to what your friends are up to. The feature is very simple to use as by just a tap you can start a conversation with friends on Snap Map. So for those who have never visited Snap Map and are in the “Ghost Mode”, they will never appear on this feature. This Snap Map feature is opt-in only and only if you choose to give your location, you’ll appear on Snap Map otherwise not. Basically, it updates you on anything that is location related.

In order to get started with it, all you need to do is tap on “New Updates” and it will generate updates from your friends whenever they do activities like visit a major attraction, an airport of a big event. Now, this simple feature has been upgraded which will now act as your personal tour guide by automatically notifying and updating you on whatever is happening around you. This feature basically allows you to share your location and start discovering Stories from around the world.

Snap Map is a very interesting Snapchat feature which is already used by millions of user worldwide.

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