How to Hide Your Location on Snapchat Snap Map (iPhone)

Turn on Ghost Mode, limit Snapchat location permissions, and reduce precise location on iPhone—plus common reasons Snap Map still updates.

Quick answer

To hide your location on Snapchat Snap Map, you should do both:

• Enable Ghost Mode in Snapchat
• Restrict Snapchat’s iPhone location permission (and disable Precise Location if you want less accuracy)

Ghost Mode controls what Snapchat shows. iOS permissions control what Snapchat can access.

Step 1: Turn on Ghost Mode (inside Snapchat)

• Open Snapchat
• Open Snap Map
• Tap Settings (gear icon)
• Enable Ghost Mode
• Choose duration (e.g., 3 hours / 24 hours / until turned off)

Step 2: Restrict Snapchat’s location permission (iPhone settings)

• Go to Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services
• Find Snapchat
• Set location to:
• Never (maximum privacy), or
• While Using the App (Snap Map won’t update in the background in most cases)
• Toggle Precise Location off if you want approximate location

Why does Snap Map still update?

Common reasons: