Let’s explain What is the Instagram map and howa new function with which you can see the location of your contacts and their publications. It is an option that has been available on other social networks, but that Instagram has now incorporated.
We are going to start the article explaining what this option is, so that you can understand what can be expected of it and that It is something optional. Then we will explain how to activate it and how it works.
What are Instagram maps
Instagram maps are an option with which You can share your location in real time In the app. When you do, you can see the location of yours and that of all the contacts that have also activated the option.
Your location will only be sharing it if you have this option activated, and then you will be able to deactivate it whenever you want. In addition, you can also make only certain contacts to see it, being something quite flexible.
When you have this activated, you can enter a section where a map of the world appears where you can make or remove zoom, and navigate. On this map the icons of the contacts you have and have also activated the option, as well as their publications put in the location they have added in them.
The idea is to see where your friends are, and where they have made publications. Thus, if you want to explore a concrete part of the world where you have contacts you can go and see both the profile of the person and what they have published in the last hours.
How to activate and use the Instagram map
The first thing you have to do is enter the section of private messages of Instagram. Once inside, at all, next to the row where the notes and the snapshots can click on Map that appears with a Mapamundi.
This will take you to the map, where in principle you will not appear. However, you can navigate to see the contacts that have shared their location. In addition, below you can stretch up to go to a friends seeker with the list of your contacts to locate them on the map.
If on the map screen You press up where you share or not your locationyou will go to the screen where you can configure who can see your location. Here, you can make all your followers who also follow it, that they are only your best friends, or only specific people. If you choose the option Nobody You will disable your location. Choose one of the options and click on the bottom button to start sharing.
And that’s it, now you can enter the map whenever you want. In it, In circle you will see the location of the peopleof his profiles. Then, in rectangular way you will see the location of the stories of all the contacts that are also sharing yours.
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