Snapchat is bringing enhanced location sharing to Family Center, its parental controls hub, the company announced on Thursday.

Once known only for its self-destructing pics, in recent years Snapchat has sneakily evolved into a location-oriented social media app. It’s now leaning further than ever into that identity with a new real-time location sharing feature that allows family members to share their live locations with each other.

Parents and caregivers keeping a close eye on their children's activity have a new tool at their disposal, as Snapchat launches its new location alerts for monitored accounts. The new feature, part of the platforms' teen safety-focused Family Center,

Popular social media app Snapchat announced that location sharing is coming to Family Center. Here’s what we know about it.

Snapchat introduces location sharing for families, but the new feature arrives amid privacy concerns and a lawsuit.

Since most teenagers use Snapchat, the business is introducing a new feature that could help kids/teenagers and young ones who use the app stay safe.

Snapchat is adding live location sharing for families and travel notifications, to help keeps parents informed on their teen's whereabouts.