
If more than eight hours have passed since you last opened the app, your location will disappear from the map until the next time you do. Locations will remain on the map for up to eight hours, assuming you don’t open the app again during that time period. This also reflects the last time they opened the app, and they can do the same for you. If you tap on a friend’s Bitmoji on the map, you’ll see when their location was last updated. Precise location data will only be displayed for a short period of time, but general location data may be retained for longer (although it’s unclear exactly how long these periods are). If you’ve enabled the feature, your location will be updated on the Snap Map whenever you open Snapchat.

Thankfully, we’ve outlined how to disable the Snap Map below, as well as ways to limit who can see your location if you wish to keep it enabled.

Seven hidden Snapchat features for chatting with friendsīesides the obvious dangers this feature could pose for younger users or those unfamiliar with the capabilities of location-sharing, who really wants their friends (or parents for that matter) knowing where they are at all times? Many users likely enabled the feature when posting to Our Story for the first time, without realizing exactly how much access they were giving the app.
