Here’s one big difference between this and the Marauder’s Map, though: Snap Map is consensual.
The Marauder's Map YouTube user: Snapchat After noting the places where your friends are gathered on the Snap Map - be it a bar, park, show, apartment - you’ll have some options laid before you. How is this useful and not just creepy, you ask? It’s a bit of both, but this tool could be helpful when, for example, you’re out on the town and trying to decide where to go. “Sometimes, their Bitmojis might even show if they’re driving, walking, or more!” Snapchat announced. If they don’t have a Bitmoji account, or haven’t linked it, they’ll appear as a blank outline of a Bitmoji figure. On the map - which you can access by pinching your fingers together on the Snapchat screen (after updating the app, of course) - friends appear as Bitmojis. It also reveals activities occurring in various places through “Our Story,” a location-specific story that Snapchat compiles out of users’ submissions. Here’s the basic idea: The “Snap Map” shows you where your friends are all over the world (and sometimes illustrates them moving between locations). On Wednesday, Snapchat rolled out a new feature that will please every Muggle who has yearned for a Hogwarts letter: “Snap Map,” which is actually just the Marauder’s Map, designed for a smartphone.