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What are Glympse Public Tags?

The Glympse Public Tags feature in the Glympse app allows you to quickly view and share your location with multiple people on a single, shared Glympse map. Glympse Public Tags are public spaces where anyone who knows the public tag name can view and add themselves to the tag map.

When you view a Glympse Public Tag map, you see a map of people who have chosen to join the tag (e.g.,!ThiesenFamilyReunion or !PortlandCyclingClub). People join a Glympse Public Tag simply by sharing a Glympse with that tag. They do not need to send a Glympse individually to everyone in the tag.

Creating a Glympse Public Tag allows you to easily keep track of or interact with friends during common activities such as sporting events, concerts, reunions, and more. For example, if you and several friends plan to meet at tailgate during a football game, you would all send a Glympse to: !WisconsinEaglesTailgate. The location of each public tag member will then show up on the tag map for as long as they’ve chosen to share. As with a traditional Glympse, individuals can stop actively sharing their location any time they choose.

Glympse Public Tags start with an exclamation point (!). Anyone can view Glympse Public Tag maps on any web-enabled device at http://glympse.com/!your_tag_name . Anyone viewing the Glympse Public Tag’s map can add themselves to that shared map by tapping the “Join Tag” button.

How Do I Join a Glympse Public Tab?

Joining a Glympse Public Tag from the Glympse app is simple and quick. In the Glympse app, select the “Tags” menu and then select the “Join a Tag” option towards the top of the screen. From the drop-down options, enter the name of the tag you want to join. Glympse Public Tag names begin with an exclamation point (!) symbol followed by the tag name. Tags are open to anyone, so there is no need to log in or use a password to join.

Also, since a Glympse is always a temporary location share,  there is no need to explicitly “leave” a tag. When the Glympse you shared on the tag map expires, your live location will no longer be visible on the tag map.