Social
Snapchat
Pictures that say they disappear. They do not, once someone saves them. The map shows where the phone is.
Looked at November 10, 2026.
The Living Meter on this desk is 19 of 100. Read the score. Under 45, it does not play. How to keep it off.
What a parent needs to know
Disappearing is a story
A screenshot keeps the picture. So does another phone in the room. Do not send what you would hate to see again.
The map
Snap Map can show location to friends, and to people who should not have it. It starts more open than a parent expects.
Quick add
The app suggests people. A child adds them to be polite. That is a stranger on the list.
What it is
TopWhat is it?
Photo and video messages, a feed of stories, and a map.
Is there an age?
13 in the terms. The tone of the app is older than that.
What to do about it
TopLocation and who can contact them come before the first picture.
- Ghost mode on the map, or the map off.
- Contact only from friends.
- No quick add. You know the friend list.
By age
TopUnder 13
No account.
13 and up
If friends already use it: location off, and a rule about pictures of bodies and of other people. Those are not jokes.