"Let us know when you're home." How many times have you heard that from friends or family at the end of the night, but forgotten to follow up when you get through the door? Snapchat has added a feature to its popular Snap Map that will take care of it for you.
The messaging app launched a new feature on Thursday called "Home Safe," which will alert friends and/or family that you're home safely even when you forget to do so. It's ideal to let folks know when you're back from a vacation, a night out or a long drive.
With location sharing already part of Snapchat's Family Center hub, the new "Home Safe" feature will also be great for parents to get alerts to know when they're kids are home in one piece.
How Home Safe Works
First, tap your Bitmoji on Snap Map and then "My Home" to set your home location. Then, open the chat conversation with a friend or friends who you want to alert when you get home, tap the map icon and then the "Home Safe" button. Later, when you arrive back home, your friend or friends will get a one-time alert in the chat conversation that you've made it home with no problems.
Remember that alerts can only be sent to contacts with whom you are already sharing your location, and the "Home Safe" notification will only be sent once. You will need to go through the process again for future alerts. Also, remember that location sharing on Snap Map is turned off by default.
In May, Snapchat announced that their user base for Snap Maps topped 400 million monthly active users.
Snapchat's "Home Safe" is a welcome addition to its app, and it's one of several apps that can help make others aware that you are safe, including: