Instagram's New Location Sharing Feature Sure Looks A Lot Like The Snap Map

Instagram just announced an update pinch immoderate long-requested features. The astir notable is nan preamble of a location-sharing instrumentality for friends. Once opted into, nan representation shares a user's past progressive location pinch chosen contacts. The location sharing characteristic is turned disconnected until selected and location are galore customization controls.

For instance, Instagram users tin take to stock location information pinch each friends, Close Friends, selected accounts aliases cipher astatine all. This information tin beryllium restricted erstwhile astatine definite locations aliases erstwhile pinch circumstantial people.

It sounds and looks a full batch for illustration Snapchat's Snap Map, conscionable without nan tiny emoji animations. This isn't nan first clip Meta's Instagram has looked toward Snapchat for inspiration. The level introduced Snapchat-like tags for adding friends and a Stories slideshow carousel that was astir identical to nan one recovered connected Snapchat.

Instagram's update, however, brings much than conscionable location sharing. The level has yet introduced reposts, which it first teased all nan measurement backmost successful 2022 and past again earlier this year. This lets group repost nationalist Reels and provender posts. These reposts will beryllium recommended to friends and followers and they're housed successful a abstracted floor plan tab. Reposts are besides automatically credited to nan original poster, though users tin adhd personalized notes.

Finally, Instagram is rolling retired a caller Friends tab successful Reels. This lets group spot nationalist contented that friends person interacted with. Meta began experimenting pinch this characteristic earlier this year, but now it's launching globally. I person nary liking successful knowing what my friends are looking astatine unless they specifically stock something, but possibly that's conscionable me.

These devices are rolling retired coming and should beryllium disposable to astir users correct now. Just cheque nan app for an update.