Snapchat's newest feature, Snap Map, is based on its latest acquisition, social mapping startup Zenly . TechCrunch has learned that Snapchat has bought Zenly for between $250 million and $350 million ...

Multiple current Instagram features appeared first on other social platforms. Adopting options from theoretically unrelated apps made it a much more complete service and probably helped its success.

Instagram rolled out a new feature this week allowing users to share their location with a select group of followers, resembling a years-old feature Snapchat pioneered, though the map is sparking a ...

Snap Map has come a long way since its launch in 2017. The feature was originally a way for users to see their friends’ locations via GPS tracking. Now, Snap Map has a “Footsteps” feature that lets ...

Update: Meta has confirmed that it’s working on this feature, but has not revealed when we can expect it to launch. There are signs that an Instagram Friends Map may be in development, seemingly ...

Instagram is developing a “Friend Map” feature, a Meta spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday. The opt-in feature, which is similar to Snapchat’s Snap Map, would allow users to see their ...

Instagram is developing a “Friend Map” -- a feature very similar to Snapchat’s Snap Map, which uses a device’s location information to help users locate their friends in real-time on a virtual map ...