Overview
- Snap announced the expansion in conjunction with Safer Internet Day, positioning it as an evolution of last summer’s Home Safe feature.
- Users who already share location on Snap Map can set alerts from a friendship profile, choose a place on the map, assign a label, and select one-time or recurring notifications.
- One-time alerts automatically expire after they are sent or after 24 hours, reducing lingering location data.
- Only chosen friends can receive alerts, and Snap Map location sharing remains off by default unless users opt in.
- Snap cites more than 400 million monthly Snap Map users and over 1 million Home Safe users, as coverage notes competitive pressure from Life360 and Apple’s Find My.