Snapchat now helps you to inform others when you’ve arrived at your vacation spot

After launching a “Home Safe” function that lets customers notify family and friends once they’ve arrived residence safely, Snapchat is now introducing extra alerts to inform others when customers have arrived at different locations.

The social media big introduced on Monday that with its new “Arrival Notifications,” customers can now set one-time or recurring alerts for areas past their residence, offering an automated means to share once they’ve arrived at particular locations.

“Arrival Notifications now work for on a regular basis moments — like letting somebody know you’re again for the night time whereas touring, or mechanically sharing while you arrive at a weekly class, apply, or assembly — while not having to keep in mind to ship a message,” the firm wrote in a weblog put up.

As with the platform’s Dwelling Secure alerts, Arrival Notifications can solely be despatched to associates you select to share your location with. It’s price noting that location sharing on Snap Map is off by default. Nobody can see your location or obtain an alert except you select to share it, Snapchat defined. One-time alerts expire after they’re despatched or after 24 hours.

To make use of Arrival Notifications, you want to share your location with a trusted buddy that you really want to maintain in the loop. Then, you want to faucet on your friendship profile and scroll down to “Arrival Notifications.” You’ll be able to choose a location on the map and provides it a private identify. For instance, you possibly can set the location in your “run membership” or the location for “piano classes.” You’ll be able to then select a one-time or recurring alert, after which Snapchat will notify your buddy while you arrive.

The brand new function comes as Snapchat announced last summer that Snap Map now has greater than 400 million month-to-month lively customers.

Snap Map, which launched in 2017, was initially a means for customers to see their associates’ areas and browse public snaps from round the world. The function now additionally provides methods for customers to discover local hotspots and discover issues to do.

With its Dwelling Secure and Arrival Notifications options, Snapchat is wanting to additional compete with providers like the household location-sharing app Life360 and Apple’s “Discover My.”