Instagram Updates Maps Feature

Instagram announced that it’s updating its Map feature to make it easier to see whether you’re sharing your location. The social network also announced that it’s launching the Snap Map-like feature to users in India, following the initial rollout to users in the United States and Canada in August. When the feature first launched, it caused widespread confusion, with numerous social media posts urging users to turn off location sharing, incorrectly claiming it was enabled by default. At the time, Instagram head Adam Mosseri reassured users that their location is only visible to others if they decide to share it. Now, two months later, Instagram is adding a more prominent indicator at the top of the Map to remind users whether or not they’re sharing their location, or if they have their device location off entirely. There’s also a new indicator that appears under their profile photo in the Notes tray on the DMs page that clarifies if they’re not sharing their location.