"Instagram's New Friend Map: Sharing Real-Time Locations with Friends"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by TechCrunch
Instagram is developing a "Friend Map" feature that would allow users to see their friends' real-time locations, similar to Snapchat's Snap Map. The opt-in feature, currently an internal prototype, would let users choose who can see their location and post short messages, or "Notes," on the map. If launched, Instagram would be copying another popular feature from Snapchat and competing with Apple's "Find My" map feature. This move could give users more reasons to spend time on Instagram and appeal to fans of the now-defunct social map app Zenly.