Snap Map is now on the Web (3 Things You Probably Didn’t Know)

Snapchat has introduced Snap Map in the middle of 2017 to its Snapchat application. However, at that time, Snap Map only are accessible via Snapchat platform only. Snapchat content can only be consumable and use in a mobile device. By bringing Snapchat content accessible into the web, it will appeal more to the masses. And this is what Snapchat needs to have in order to grow and match Facebook.

Therefore in 2018, Snapchat has just released a new feature of the Snap Map and that is the ability for other users to access it on the web. The content that shows on the web are contributed by Snapchat users but it is curated and control by Snapchat. Any story showing up on the Snap Map web are considered official story where many people who visited the Snap Map web can explore.

1. YOU CAN NOW VIEW SNAP MAP EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE NOT A SNAPCHAT USER

Before this, Snap Map is only available via the Snapchat platform. The function is to serve Snapchat users to show their activities in a Snap Map as well as find their nearby friends. Snapchat has now given other people who are not Snapchat user’s access to the Snap Map via the Snap Map web. Here, you can view Snap Map official story.

The Snap Map official story is contributed by Snapchat users and filtered and curated by Snapchat. Therefore, even you do not have a Snapchat account, you can now view Snapchat official story around the globe.

2. SNAP MAP WORKS ON MOBILE AND ALSO ON THE WEB

How does Snap Map work on your mobile phone?

To access Snap Map on your mobile phone, you only need to pinch your camera screen mode in Snapchat. It will immediately show a map which you can browse to see the Snap updates from your Snapchat friends. The action of your friends is represented by ActionMoji. The ActionMoji can show whether your friend is sleeping, flying or travelling. You can message them directly by tapping on your friend Bitmoji on the map. Read here in our previous article on how to use Snap Map on your mobile phone.

How does Snap Map work on the Web?

The Snap Map on the web, however, function differently. If you are not a Snapchat user, you can if you want to explore the Snap Map on the web, you can just visit https://map.snapchat.com

Step 1
Go to https://map.snapchat.com and start browsing the map

Step 2
Explore and browse the map to see Snapchat story posted based on their location

Step 3
Tap on any Snapchat story you are interested. Swipe to go back to the map

3. YOU CAN SHARE SNAP MAPS OFFICIAL STORIES

Snapchat also unleashes an important feature for Snap Map in which users can share snapchat official story elsewhere on the web. This allows Snapchat content to be shared on many different platforms and therefore making it more appealing to people who are not a Snapchat user to join Snapchat.

Here is how you can share the Snap Map content.

Step 1
Browse and explore the Snap Map

Step 2
Tap on the existing Snap Map story you want to share here

Step 3
Tap on the “Copy Embed Code”

Step 4
Once you have copied the embed code, open Facebook or any other social media platform. Paste the code in your post

Step 5
Once done, click the submit post button. Your friends or followers will be able to see the Snapchat story that you have shared in your social media feed.

So, there you have it. 3 things that you probably did not know about Snap Map that is now on the web. With this feature, Snapchat might be able nudge ahead of Instagram in terms of its usage with the masses.

It will only be a matter of time Snapchat will introduce a VR version to this Snap Map. This will allow people to browse through the Snap Map using their virtual headset and experience the world through other people’s snapchat videos.

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