How to Get Pets on Snapchat Map

Jun. 5, 2024

Snapchat lets your friends know about your whereabouts in real time by placing your Bitmoji on the Snap map. But to make it more fun and interesting, you can customize your Bitmoji, by adding a car or even a pet. The app is even taking it a step further by letting you create your pets from selected photos in your gallery. Sounds interesting right? Keep reading as we show you how to set up your custom pet on Snapchat.

How to Get a Pet on Snapchat Map

Snapchat has added a bunch of pets that you can have standing next to you on Snap Maps. These pets range from cute to fantastical. Here is how you can set them on the app.

NoteThe My pet section is exclusively available for Snapchat+ subscribers only at the moment. There’s no timeframe for when the feature will be available for other users.

Snapchat now also lets you choose an image of your existing real-life pets and export them to Snap Maps. Think of it like creating their own Bitmoji. The feature can evencreate Snap Map petsfrom photos of other nonliving objects that you have on your phone. This is how this feature works.

This method doesn’t work at all times, as it has trouble recognizing the object in the photo. But if you have a clear image of your pet, then that should help with better results.

Having a cute friend by your side is always the best feeling in the world, and now you can even take them inside the app. This is also a clever way to let others know about your pet whom you have recently added on the app. It can even work as a good conversation starter. But what did you think about the Snap Map pets feature? Do you like it or you think it is meh? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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