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Tap on a friend to instantly start a chat with them, or tap and hold to go to their profile. 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. 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 from.
Blue means there are just a few snaps, while red means a lot of activity is happening there. Tap a colored area to view the snaps shared from there. View Stories for hot spots : Scouting out the colored portions of the map will reveal story collections for popular locations and events. Tap a popular part of the map first to reveal the circular story collection, and then tap the story collection to view the stories added to it.
Add your snaps to Our Story : If you're snapping from a location with its own story collection, you can select Our Story from the Send To tab after taking a snap.
If you ever want to change your location settings at a later time:. On the following Settings tab, you can customize the settings. My Friends lets anyone you're friends with on Snapchat see you on the map. My Friends, Except lets you exclude anyone from your list of Snapchat contacts. Only These Friends is where you hand-pick who from your connections can see you on the map.
Near the capture button, you should see an icon that looks like cards or a circle. We might know, for instance, that you watched a particular Story, saw a specific ad for a certain period of time, and sent a few Snaps. Explore Topics Expand your knowledge. However, I remember being both intrigued and a little confused with the introduction of Snapchat Map. Snapchat has changed a lot in the past few years. If you prefer, you can usually remove or reject browser cookies through the settings on your browser or device.
Snapchat will save your changes automatically. Open Snap Map and click on the setting menu in the right hand corner, where you can decide who gets the privilege of tracking your every move.
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Topics how-to Snapchat Social Media privacy. On the Account Management homepage of Snapchat's desktop site, click on the three bars in the top-right corner of the screen. Tap the hamburger menu in the corner.
A "Log Out" button will appear at the top of the page. Click on it — it'll log you out and return you to the login page. The log out button will slide into place at the top of the page.
original Shows, and community Stories — made just for your phone. SNAP MAP • See where your friends are hanging out, if they've shared their location. Your location on Snap Map only updates when you have Snapchat open — your Open your App Settings; Tap 'Who Can See My Location'; Toggle off 'Allow.
Get the latest Snap stock price here. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.
Login Subscribe. My Account. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options.