Multiple current Instagram features appeared first on other social platforms. Adopting options from theoretically unrelated apps made it a much more complete service and probably helped its success.

Move aside, Google Maps: Snapchat’s Snap Map has hit a major milestone with 400 million monthly active users. Launched in 2017, Snap Map began as a GPS-based feature that allowed users to see their ...

Snapchat introduces real-time location sharing for families, allowing parents to track teens. The feature arrives amid privacy concerns and a lawsuit for alleged "sextortion." Geopolitical tensions, ...

KNOXVILLE (WATE) – We may be used to the location filters available Snapchat, but the latest update might take it a step further. Snapchat rolled out on June 21 its latest feature – “Snap Map” – an ...

Instagram rolled out a new feature this week allowing users to share their location with a select group of followers, resembling a years-old feature Snapchat pioneered, though the map is sparking a ...

Update: Meta has confirmed that it’s working on this feature, but has not revealed when we can expect it to launch. There are signs that an Instagram Friends Map may be in development, seemingly ...

What Instagram touted as a fun new feature to connect further with your friends is devolving into a dialogue about privacy concerns and hurting the app’s already fragile street cred. Last week, ...

Snapchat is rolling out a simplified version of the app to some users, the company announced on Tuesday during its Snap Partner Summit, as part of a test to make the disappearing photo app easier to ...