How To Use Instagram Map And Set Your Location Sharing Preferences

This week, Instagram introduced a caller Snap Map-like characteristic called Instagram Map that lets U.S. users stock their astir caller progressive location pinch others and observe location-based content. 

If you determine to move your location connected Instagram Map, your location only updates erstwhile you unfastened nan app aliases person it moving successful nan background, meaning it doesn’t supply continuous, real-time location updates. This is different from Snap Map, which lets users take whether their location is updated only erstwhile they unfastened nan app aliases successful existent time. 

Meta says location sharing is disconnected by default connected Instagram Map. Following concerns astir safety, Instagram caput Adam Mosseri reassured users that nan characteristic is opt-in, and noted that immoderate group are “confused” astir really nan characteristic works. 

For instance, group are accessing nan characteristic and past seeing nan representation populated pinch nan location accusation of immoderate users. This is because nan characteristic automatically pulls successful location tags from precocious posted Stories aliases Reels that see a tagged location. 

It’s worthy noting that this isn’t new, arsenic Instagram already had location tags visible to users successful its representation view. However, nan caller Instagram Map characteristic makes this accusation a batch easier to access. The caller characteristic mightiness make you rethink whether you want to station your Stories and Reels pinch location tags (especially if you’re still astatine nan location).

For those who want to guarantee their location is turned disconnected connected Instagram Map, we’ll locomotion you done nan steps below. 

How to entree Instagram Map

Image Credits:Instagram

To entree nan caller feature, you request to navigate to your DMs page (direct messages) and pat nan caller “Map” action astatine nan top. If it’s your first clip accessing nan feature, you’ll apt spot a pop-up connection notifying you astir nan caller Map.

The pop-up will show you that nary 1 tin spot your location until you stock it pinch them, and that you tin alteration your settings astatine immoderate time. 

How to group your location sharing preferences

Image Credits:Instagram

The first clip you unfastened up nan Map, you will spot a page that sounds “Who tin spot your location.” From there, you tin take to stock it pinch your Friends (followers you travel back),” your Close Friends list, prime users, aliases nary one. 

To alteration your preferences, you request to click connected your profile, pat nan settings action successful nan top-right corner, prime nan “Story, unrecorded and location” option, and past pat nan “Location sharing” button. Here, you will beryllium capable to alteration your settings. 

Note that if you person location sharing turned off, others tin still stock their location pinch you, which intends you’ll beryllium capable to spot them connected nan Map. 

How to usage Instagram Map

When you unfastened nan app, you will spot nan locations of friends who person shared their location pinch you. You will besides spot location-based Stories and Reels from group you follow. 

For example, if your friend attended a adjacent euphony show and posted a communicative while there, it will look connected nan map. Similarly, if a creator you travel posts a reel astir a caller edifice successful your city, you’ll beryllium capable to observe it connected Instagram Map. 

You will still spot location-based contented connected nan Map moreover if you person your location turned off. 

You tin besides time off short, ephemeral messages, aliases “Notes,” connected nan representation for others to see. Instagram Notes are nan short messages that presently look astatine nan apical of your nonstop messaging feed, but pinch nan motorboat of Instagram Map, you will now spot these posts connected nan representation if they’re shared pinch a location.