Category: Snapchat
Snapchat Profiles get new look with 3D Bitmoji
Snap Profiles has got a new look and a new dimension, with 3D Bitmoji in Profiles. Snapchatters can now see a three-dimensional version of themselves on their Snapchat Profile and Friendship Profile, offering an entirely new way to express themselves and their personalities on Snapchat, claims the social media network. With more than 200 million people using Bitmoji…
Snap rolls out cooking game Ready Chef Go!
Snap Inc. and Mojiworks, a developer of bespoke games for global social platforms has unveiled Ready Chef Go!, a cooking game available exclusively on Snap's real-time multiplayer gaming platform, Snap Games. In Ready Chef Go!, friends can play together to out-cook other teams of Snapchatters in quick rounds of up to 60 seconds, adding upgrades and ad-driven…
Snapchat adds Time Machine age-transforming feature
Snapchat is aiming to lure more users on to its photo-sharing app with its new Time Machine age-transforming filter. The Time Machine feature works as a slider, making faces appear younger from one end and older in the opposite direction. Platform owner Snap will be hoping to replicate previous successful filters such as gender swapping,…
Snapchat reveals rise in users and revenue
Snapchat has added another seven million daily active users in the last three months, while losses narrowed, the photo sharing app has revealed in its latest results. The platform’s parent company Snap said it attracted 210 million daily active users in its latest quarter, up 13% year-over-year. More Snapchat users who are going to the…
Snapchat adds Reddit integration feature on iOS
Snapchat users are now able to add content from Reddit onto their snap posts, marking a first for the discussion website. People on iOS can click a share icon on an image, text or link-based post on Reddit’s app, providing the option to integrate on Snapchat. Reddit posts appear in a sticker format on Snapchat,…
Boris Johnson has joined Snapchat. No really, he has.
Despite the fact that Snapchat is predominantly used by young people and the average age of the Conservative party member is currently 57, Boris Johnson has decided to join the social media platform. The Prime Minister announced the move with a tweet on Wednesday morning, about an hour before he was due to deliver his…
Snapchat brings 3D to photo messaging
Snapchat is introducing a 3D camera mode to its photo-sharing and messaging app as its newest interactive element. The new option changes perspective and appearance when the user physically moves their device, similar to Facebook’s 3D photo feature. People with an iPhone X and above can start to create and share 3D snaps from Tuesday.…
Snapchat unveils Spectacles 3 for capturing ‘3D images’
Snapchat has unveiled the third generation of its camera-enabled Spectacles, which allow users to capture images and video to post to the social media site. Introducing Spectacles 3. A new way to capture your world in 3D. #SnapchatSpectacles. https://t.co/k21x6aacZs pic.twitter.com/mQVT6mVNqX — Spectacles (@Spectacles) August 13, 2019 The new Spectacles 3, costing £330, will go on…
Snapchat ‘won’t ever fully replace TV’ says Head of Content
Snapchat’s “very different” approach to TV content will help it entice users to the platform but will not replace traditional television, a company executive has said. Sean Mills, Snapchat’s head of original content, said the experience of watching some shows on a big screen at home or in a cinema could not be replaced on…
