After it was first noticed in testing again in November, Instagram has now confirmed that it’s certainly engaged on a brand new “Good friend Map” show within the app, which is just about Snap Map (Instagram’s model).

As you’ll be able to see in these instance screens, posted by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi, Instagram’s Good friend Map will allow your mates to see the place you’re and the place you’ve been, with all posts and Tales tagged with a location added to the map show.

The opt-in performance may additionally present each stay location and previous visits, relying in your settings. Customers will have the ability to select which of their pals can see their map, whereas Instagram’s additionally seeking to construct in a devoted Notes performance, so that you could depart feedback in several places.

So, yeah, it’s very very like Snap Map, although with a number of IG-specific additions, which may assist to drive extra interplay and engagement within the app.

And in addition, ideally, IRL connection. By seeing the place your mates are, and what they’re as much as, that would encourage extra folks to get in contact and be a part of within the enjoyable, or go to locations that they’ve stated are price trying out.

Snapchat’s Map additionally now integrates enterprise listings, which might be one other function IG would little doubt be eager so as to add in, as one other means to assist companies showcase their bodily places and choices. Perhaps, at some stage, manufacturers curious about Instagram advertising may additionally pay so as to add notes to their enterprise listings to be able to appeal to prospects by way of the show.

Instagram has confirmed to TechCrunch that the function is in early inner testing, although there’s no plan for a stay deployment as but.

But it surely may very well be one to look at, particularly given how shut it seems to be to being completed.

It’s probably one other consideration for entrepreneurs with bodily places.