Snapchat’s added a brand new security characteristic, with “Dwelling Secure” alerts, which is able to let your pals within the app know that you simply’ve arrived residence safely each time activated.
As you possibly can see on this instance, Snap customers will be capable of activate “Dwelling Secure” inside their location settings, so you possibly can swap it on everytime you really feel the necessity to add an additional stage of transparency.
So in the event you’re strolling residence at night time, for instance, and your pals are involved, or possibly you’re fearful that you simply’re doubtlessly being adopted. Now you’ll have another choice to make sure that your Snap associates, as a minimum, know that you simply acquired residence protected. Otherwise you didn’t.
As defined by Snap:
“Beginning at this time, a brand new characteristic referred to as ‘Dwelling Secure’ will give Snapchatters a easy technique to let a buddy know after they’ve returned after being out and about – with out having to recollect to ship a message.”
Customers will be capable of set their residence location by tapping their Bitmoji on the Snap Map, then choosing “My Dwelling.”
“When you set this up, it’s solely ever seen to you and the buddies you’ve got chosen to share your location with on Snap Map.”
Certainly, Snap says that it’s developed Dwelling Alerts with privateness in thoughts, with alerts solely capable of be despatched to associates that you simply already share your location with.
Your arrival notification will probably be despatched out one time, then it’ll be deactivated robotically, so that you received’t have to fret about sending out alerts to your entire Snap associates each single time you arrive residence safely. It’ll solely occur while you’ve manually chosen to activate the notification.
It’s one other safety measure which may assist to offer peace of thoughts to your Snap associates, whereas additionally providing you with some further assurance that folks know the place you’re at, in case one thing occurs.
And whereas associates can already monitor you on the Snap Map, having a message that reassures them of your protected arrival may very well be one other easy profit, for associates and sure dad and mom as effectively.
