Then there are friends who drop by unexpectedly because you look like you’re doing something cool. Not only does it give children the desire to roam further afield to go and see what other Snapchatters are doing but will also tell people where that child might be at the time.

However, if you have kids, a jealous partner or ex, or inquisitive friends or neighbors, it isn’t quite such a good idea. Personally, I think it’s a bad idea but the ability to enable Ghost Mode mitigates that quite a lot.

Even after having a few months to get used to it, the reception is still mixed. So is this new feature a good idea or not? The jury seems out and cannot seem to make its mind up. Check the box next to Enable Ghost Mode.Select the gear icon in the top right to access the settings menu.Open the Snapchat app and open the camera.If more than 8 hours has passed and a Snapchatter has not opened the app, their location will disappear from the Map entirely. A friend’s location will remain on the Map for up to 8 hours if they do not open the app again, causing their location to update.Their location reflects where they last opened Snapchat. If you tap on your friend, you will see when their location was updated (i.e., 1 hour ago, 2 hours ago).(This period of time was not specified.) Some more general location data may be retained a little longer (this time was also not specified), but the company says that is also subject to regular deletion. Snapchat will delete precise location data after a short period of time.Only mutual friends can see each other on the Map.If a Snapchatter chooses to share their location with all of their friends on Snapchat, the app will remind them of that choice periodically to make sure they are still comfortable with this.If you are choosing to share your location on the Map, your location is updated every time the Snapchat app is opened.

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