In the modern, fast-paced world we live in, various social media platforms seem like an inevitable part of our daily routine.
Did you go to the bathroom to do the dirty work? Well, now all your friends will be able to find out about it in time! Make sure to turn on your digital mechanism, log in to your preferred social media platform, and then wait to see who comes to check your progress!
Kidding aside, the amount of information you want to give your social media friends about your current location is entirely up to you, so you shouldn’t really worry about being followed or otherwise rudely interrupted in the middle of an important meeting. , or something else.
(This should at least be the case in theory. In practice, some abuses of locating systems have been reported on a few major social media platforms – but that would be the subject of an entirely different article.)
In this post, we’re going to talk about Snapchat, an app that lets you take quick photos that you send in hopes of meeting new people and getting some sort of score. Good things!
To be more precise, we’re talking about Snapchat’s unique locator system that lets you and your friends find each other even when you’re miles apart!
So let’s see how it works, shall we?
Who Can See Your Location and When Can You See Someone’s Location?
While the thought of someone knowing your exact location at any given moment may seem scary and insecure at first, let’s decipher what’s really going on with this Snapchat feature.
The thing is, people can indeed see your location, but only if they are in your friends list. If you decline someone’s friend request, no matter how hard they try, they won’t know where you are. (At least they won’t find out about this information via Snapchat!)
There’s also a pretty smart and intuitive system built by Snapchat staff that lets you fine-tune who can see where you are at a given moment and who can’t. Let’s see in more detail how it works!
Snapchat’s Location Sharing Options
First of all, let’s repeat: The only way someone can see your location via Snapchat is if you see them as friends on the platform. Otherwise it will not work.
Now that that’s out of the way, we can focus on some of the more nuanced options Snapchat offers for managing the distribution of your whereabouts information. There are several modes you can turn on or off to use this to your advantage! Pretty interesting. Here’s how it works:
ghost mode
As you might guess from the name, Ghost Mode gives you the ability to NOT be seen by anyone! (Of course, in the sense that your location cannot be seen, not yours.) If you turn this mode on, even your friends won’t be able to find you on the map, so it can be a great way to take turns. If you’re in a meeting, job interview or anything like that, get rid of all the distractions.
My friends
The ‘My Friends’ mode only gives your location information to people in your friends list. Of course, you must be logged in and active on your account to be visible. (If you’re logged out or turned off your phone, you can’t be tracked.)
Just These Friends…
Grants access to a specific group of friends that you previously granted access to. This option allows only some of your friends to know where you are, while others are not notified of your location.
Except for my friends…
If you’re on good terms with most of your friends but have had an argument with one of them recently, you can block them from seeing your location on the Snapchat Map. Tick the person you don’t want to share your location with and voila! – You will be completely invisible to them!
So How Do You Find Your Friends on Snapchat Map?
Pretty easy actually. There are several steps, but nothing too complicated. First open your location on Snapchat and then check the list of your currently active friends! Map locations will also appear on your map! Pretty easy, right?
Well that’s all folks! We hope you found this article useful and with the Snap Map feature you can always be at the center of events!
