Snapchat Updates

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Snap, the company behind Snapchat, has rolled out a new feature in the app that automatically suggests filters to users based on context. The app can now analyze the image that has been captured and then suggest relevant filters to the user.
Snapchat rolls out context-specific filters

 

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• Snap reportedly working on a feature called Stories Everywhere
• Stories Everywhere would make Snapchat Stories available outside the app
• The idea is to improve stagnating user growth and possibly improve revenue

Snap reportedly working on 'Stories Everywhere' to share content beyond Snapchat

 

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As the curtains are about to be drawn on the current year, Snapchat is now giving its users another chance to recollect all the memories gone by in 2017, through its latest 'year in review' update.

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• Snapchat users will be able to share Stories to their linked social media accounts or through text or email with a link to a webpage where people who don't have the app can view the message.
• Snapchat launched Stories in 2014 as a way to share photos and videos with all of your followers at once.

Snapchat is going to let you share Stories on Twitter and Facebook, in hopes of sparking new growth

 

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Snapchat has (finally!) completely killed off the white frame around snaps not captured with its own camera. The app's latest version drops the border when you add Snaps from the Camera Roll to your Story -- an extension of its update last year, which gets rid of that white space around photos and videos shared from Memories. Now, there's not much difference between Snaps you take on the spot and old photos and videos you post as Snaps. The only way you'll know if something wasn't truly taken right at that moment is to look for the small note on it that says "From Camera Roll" or "From Memories."

Snapchat drops white frames around Snaps from Camera Roll

 

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Snapchat is bringing one of the best recent features of Instagram Stories to its own app, with the ability to add GIF stickers from Giphy to your posts. This is a notable reversal of the typical pattern we’ve seen of Instagram cloning Snapchat features, but it’s a good one for users since GIF stickers for Stories are basically the greatest thing ever invented on social media.

Snapchat adds GIF stickers via Giphy, plus new Friends and Discover screen tabs

 

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Snap has officially responded to a hugely popular Change.org petition calling for the company to walk back the recent redesign of Snapchat. In a message signed by the Snapchat team and posted as a reply to the petition, the company says it’s heard the feedback loud and clear and that it acknowledges how the “new Snapchat has felt uncomfortable for many.” The petition was signed by more than 1.2 million people, a milestone that perhaps prompted Snap leadership to draft a response.

Snap responds to the 1.2 million petition signers who hate the redesign

 

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Snapchat Ad Asking 'Would You Rather Slap Rihanna or Punch Chris Brown' Sparks Outrage

 

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Snap is introducing a new feature called Map Explore that will alert and update users about what’s happening on their Snap Map. Snap says the travel and location updates will automatically appear on users’ Snap Maps when friends opt to share their location.

Snapchat’s Map Explore feature will let you know when your friends are hanging out without you

 

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Snap introduces group video calls for up to 16 people