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A Vanish app map pin cut open on a city tile: its core holds the spot you chose, which Life360 and Snapchat read, while your real spot is switched offThe spot you choseLife360 sees itSnapchat tooReal spot: off

Vanish app sets one map pin for Life360 and Snapchat

A fake GPS location you switch on for free. Both apps show the place you picked, set with one pin and an activate button.

Get my ghost pin

You drop the pin on a map, then hit activate.

Hiding by switching off, or by moving the pin

For Life360 and Snapchat, the two maps your circle checks.

Location switched off

Your circle sees
A note that your location is off
Life360
Your dot stops moving
Snapchat
You drop off the Snap Map

A Vanish app pin

Your circle sees
Your dot, at the place you picked
Life360
Reads the pin as your GPS spot
Snapchat
Reads the same pin
Two Vanish app map screens, one over Paris and one over Manhattan

Where the trick ends

The pin holds only while it is active. Switch it off and Life360 and Snapchat show where your phone really is again, so switch it off once you are back where you said you would be.