Instagram's New Map Feature Tracks and Shares Your Location. Here's How to Turn It Off.
Erin Davis
created: Aug. 7, 2025, 6:01 p.m. | updated: Aug. 8, 2025, 2:36 a.m.
Instagram unveiled its new "Instagram Map" feature this week, letting users share their most recent location when using the app.
The feature is similar to Snapchat's "Snap Map," TechCrunch notes.
Meta told the New York Post in a statement that Instagram Map is "off by default, and your live location is never shared unless you choose to turn it on.
To start, location sharing is completely off."
Related: Instagram's CEO Says He 'Experienced a Sophisticated Phishing Attack' With GoogleHow to turn off your location on Instagram MapGo to your DM inbox, and select the "Map" circle next to "Notes."
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