Do your friends and family always tell you to let them know when you arrive at your destination regardless of whether you’re driving, walking, flying, skateboarding or sleepwalking? Sometimes that could be a pain in the butt. There are several ways you can check in automatically. One way is through the iPhone’s “Check-in” feature, which uses the Messages app to send a message to selected people to let them know when you have arrived safely at a pre-determined location.
Snapchat introduces “Arrival Notifications”
If you already share your location with someone via Google Maps, they can set an alert from their end that alerts them when you leave or arrive at a specific location like the “home” or “office.”
Snapchat’s arrival notification feature lets others know when you have returned from a night out. | Image credit-Snapchat
The announcement of the new feature was not made Monday as a random decision. Tuesday is Safer Internet Day and adding the capabilities of “Arrival Notifications” to “Home Safe” surely makes the internet safer.
“As always, Arrival Notifications are built with safety and privacy in mind. Alerts can only be sent to friends you choose to share your location with, and location sharing on Snap Map is off by default. No one can see your location or receive an alert unless you choose to share it. If you’ve selected a one-time alert, it will expire once it’s sent or after 24 hours.”
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- Share your location with a trusted friend you’d like to have track your comings and goings.
- After tapping on your friendship profile. scroll down to “Arrival Notifications.
- Select a location on the map and give it a new, personal name. If it’s a location where you take singing lessons, name it “Singing Lessons.”
- Choose to make the alert a one-time or recurring notification, and Snapchat will notify your friend or family member when you arrive.
Snapchat’s Snap Map has over 400 million monthly users who use it not just to explore places nearby but also use it to stay in touch with friends and family. With the new expanded “Arrival Notifications,” users have another way to stay close with those they trust.
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Snapchat says, “These Arrival Notifications make it simple to let someone know you’ve arrived at your destination safely after being out and about, whether you’re heading back from a first date, a crowded concert, or a weekend getaway.” The feature, Snapchat says, is built with safety and privacy in mind. Only friends you’ve decided to share your location with can receive these alerts, and location sharing on Snap Map is off by default. Your location is a secret and cannot be shared unless you choose to share it. One-time alerts expire after they are sent or once 24-hours has gone by.