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  • Screenshots of the Memories layer in Snapchat's Snap Map, showing locations from which users had posted photos and videos to the app to help them relive their favorite moments.

    Snapchat adds memories and exploration features to the Snap Map

    by 
    Kris Holt
    Kris Holt
    11.18.2021

    These are the first of several Layers that are coming to the Snap Map.

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    Snapchat tests Foursquare-style place check-ins

    by 
    Jon Fingas
    Jon Fingas
    04.03.2019

    Snap has been trying a number of methods to one-up Instagram, but its latest is decidedly old-school. Well-known code sleuther Jane Manchun Wong has discovered a test for Snapchat Status, a feature that would check you in Foursquare-style (or Swarm, rather) on the Snap Map to not only show where you are, but to signal your intent through Bitmoji characters. You could indicate that you're nearby but hanging out with family, for instance, or far away but up for a text chat.