Snapchat, with its ephemeral messages and real-time location-sharing features, has become a staple in the world of social media. It is a popular messaging app that allows an individual to send photos and videos in the form of snaps that disappear after they are viewed. This is an incredible feature because you can essentially share media and be in control of who can see it and for how long.
This also makes the platform quite spontaneous and thrilling. Users are more comfortable sharing about their lives because they know the media will eventually disappear.
The app also has location-sharing features, and one of them is the Snap Map. This feature basically allows users to see the location of people they are friends with on an in-built map. However, users often have questions about their privacy, especially as to what happens when they remove someone from their friend list.
In this article, we’ll explore the intricacies of Snapchat’s location-sharing settings and what happens to your location information when you remove someone from your friend list. Let’s get started!
If I Remove Someone on Snapchat, Can They Still See My Location?
Snapchat introduced location-sharing features to its platform, primarily through two features: Snap Map and Location Sharing. These features allow users to share their real-time location with friends or a select group of people.
Let’s understand both of these features briefly before we move on to address the elephant in the room.
Snap Map
Snap Map is an interactive map within Snapchat that displays the locations of your friends who have toggled the location-sharing feature on. Friends are represented on the map by their Bitmoji avatars. The map can be accessed by pinching the camera screen, and you can choose who can see your location: everyone, select friends, or no one (Ghost Mode).
Location Sharing
Using this feature, you can share your real-time location with a friend for a specified period. You can set the duration for which your location is visible, and your friend can view it as long as you’re actively sharing. Once the time expires, your location is no longer visible to that friend.
Now, let’s address the primary question: If you remove someone on Snapchat, can they still see your location? When you remove a user from your friend list on Snapchat, it means that you are no longer connected as friends on the platform.
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