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Aug 27, 2021

Snapchat for iPhone Gets Improved AR Scan Feature That Can Detect Objects and Suggest Scenes

Mahit Huilgol

Snapchat is known for its quirky AR effects like disappearing messages and funky filters. Now Snapchat is rolling out a major update to its Scan feature. As part of the update, the Scan feature is

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Jun 28, 2021

Don’t Update Snapchat on Your iPhone, It’ll Crash [Update: Bug Fixed]

Sanuj Bhatia

Snapchat users around the world are reporting that the Snapchat app on iPhone is crashing on launch. Snapchat issued an app update earlier today, which seems to have caused the issue. The company has acknowledged

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Jun 17, 2021

Snapchat for iPhone Discontinues Controversial Speed Filter Over Safety Concerns

Mahit Huilgol

Remember Snapchat's once popular (and controversial) Speed filter? Snapchat has announced that it will discontinue the Speed filter. Snapchat claims the Speed filter's popularity dropped in the recent past and was 'barely used.'

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May 27, 2021

How to Enable Dark Mode in Snapchat for iPhone

Smidh

Apple added Dark Mode to iOS with the release of iOS 13 in September 2019. While many apps were quick to add support for Dark Mode, others have languished in this regard, including Snapchat. 1.

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May 21, 2021

Snapchat CEO Says ‘Happy to Pay Apple 30% Commission, Wouldn’t Exist Without iPhone’

Sanuj Bhatia

Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel, in an interview with CNBC, has said that he's happy to pay Apple a 30% commission out of App Store purchases. During the interview, he even appreciated iOS 14's

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May 20, 2021

Snapchat Announces Story Studio Video Editing App for iPhone, New Spectacles for Creators

Mahit Huilgol

Snapchat has announced a new video editing tool for iOS users. The company announced “Story Studio” for iOS at the annual partnership summit. Snapchat’s new editing app focuses on vertical videos and offers a

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May 15, 2021

Snapchat Begins Asking Users to Allow App Tracking ‘To Reduce Repetitive Ads’

Sanuj Bhatia

Snapchat has begun complying with iOS 14.5's App Tracking Transparency as the company has rolled out a new 'educational' screen asking users to allow app tracking to reduce 'irrelevant and repetitive' ads. With

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May 5, 2021

Snapchat for iPhone Finally Gains Dark Mode Support

Smidh

Snapchat first started testing dark mode support for its iOS app at the beginning of this year. Five months later, the company has finally started rolling out dark mode support for its app to iPhone

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Apr 2, 2021

Snap Tests Alternative to iOS 14’s App Tracking Transparency, Says It Is 95% Effective

Sanuj Bhatia

Snap Inc, the owner of the popular app Snapchat, has previously voiced concerns over Apple's App Tracking Transparency. A new report published today claims that the company has tested a workaround to the iOS

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Mar 31, 2021

Snapchat Working On AR Spectacles, Could be Announced in May

Smidh

Snap is working on a new pair of its smart glasses -- Spectacles -- with AR capabilities. While Snap has launched multiple versions of its Spectacles glasses for consumers so far, the company does not intend to

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Feb 5, 2021

Snapchat Says iOS 14’s App Tracking Feature Presents Uncertain Future

Smidh

After Facebook, it is now Snapchat that has voiced concerns about Apple's upcoming App Tracking Transparency feature. The company has warned investors of its revenues being affected in the coming quarters due to the

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Jan 19, 2021

Snapchat Finally Testing Dark Mode for Its iPhone App

Smidh

Snapchat is finally getting around to testing dark mode support in its app, 18 months after Apple first released iOS 13 with system-wide dark mode. All other major iPhone apps have already added dark

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Feb 13, 2020

New Snapchat Redesign In the Work, Will Highlight Snap Map and Snap Originals

Smidh

Snapchat is once again working on a redesign of its app that it is currently testing with a small number of its userbase. The redesign sees the company give Snap Map a section of its

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Sep 17, 2019

Snapchat’s New 3D Camera Mode Adds Depth to Your Snaps on iPhone X and up

Mahit Huilgol

Snapchat has added a new “3D Camera Mode” feature for iPhone X and newer iPhones. The feature captures 3D selfies and lets you add 3D effects, lenses, and filters. Meanwhile, people who receive the selfie

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Jun 2, 2019

How to Secretly Screenshot Snapchat Stories on iPhone

Khamosh Pathak

Snapchat takes screenshots very seriously. If you take a screenshot of a snap in DM, it will notify the user immediately. If you take a screenshot of a public story, it will be visible in

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May 24, 2019

How to Use Snapchat’s Baby Filter That Has Gone Viral

Khamosh Pathak

In just a couple of weeks, Snapchat managed to deliver two viral sensations. Hot on the heels of Snapchat's Gender Swap filter comes the Baby filter. This is another filter that changes the face

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May 21, 2019

How to Use Snapchat’s Gender Swap Filter Everyone’s Talking About

Khamosh Pathak

Snapchat's gender swap filter has everyone talking. It takes Snapchat's fun filters to a whole new level, with a surprising level of believability. I'm sure you've already seen the viral videos

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May 9, 2019

Snapchat Banning Accounts of Jailbroken iPhone Users

Smidh

If you use a jailbroken iPhone and are a heavy Snapchat user, you might want to reconsider using the app on your phone. Snapchat has seemingly started banning accounts of users who are running the

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Apr 21, 2019

How to Download Snapchat Stories on iPhone

Khamosh Pathak

While Instagram is the one getting most attention right now, Snapchat still rules a niche. If you're a diligent Snapchat user and you use it to share specific parts of your life, or if

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Jul 10, 2018

Snapchat Launches ‘Lens Explorer’ to Discover and Download User-Created Selfie Filters

Evan Selleck

Filters are a common element of Snapchat, and now Snap, Inc., the company behind the popular social network has just announced a new way to discover user-created content. On Tuesday, Snap announced what it

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Sep 14, 2017

Snapchat Bitmoji Are Now Animated and 3D

Evan Selleck

Bitmoji have become a popular element of the Snapchat app, allowing people to express themselves in avatar form on the ephemeral messaging platform. And now they are getting a pretty sizable upgrade. As reported by

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May 12, 2017

How to Save Photos and Videos from Snapchat to your iPhone’s Camera Roll

Ali Hassan Mahdi

Snapchat gained its popularity for allowing users to send disappearing photos and videos that would removed after being viewed. There's no way that you can save photos and videos from Snapchat, unless you take

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Apr 22, 2017

How to Download Snapchat++ iPA for iOS on iPhone Without Jailbreak

Ali Hassan Mahdi

Snapchat++ is one of the most popular hacks for Snapchat on iOS that brings a number of new features to the app, such as the ability to save photos and videos to your Camera Roll.

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Apr 2, 2017

The Complete Guide to Setting Up and Using Snap Spectacles

George Tinari

The Snap Spectacles are a pair of sunglasses that connect to Snapchat and let you record snaps with the built-in camera. Snap bills these less as a legitimate feat in technology and more as

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Apr 1, 2017

How to Record a 30-Second Snap Story with Spectacles

George Tinari

Snapchat usually only allows for 10 seconds of video at a time. This is true for both sending personal snaps or adding them to a story. While it’s still technically the case that 10

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Mar 12, 2017

Snap Spectacles Review: Is This Really the Future of Snapchat?

George Tinari

Despite being a new toy for all of us involved in tech to play with, Snap Spectacles have become quite well known through the mainstream. It’s not because they’re popular just yet, but

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Feb 18, 2017

How to Permanently Delete Your Snapchat Account and Data

George Tinari

Whether your sick of Snapchat or just the people on it, deleting the social network permanently is surprisingly easy to do. You'd think they'd beg you to stick around around, but nope. It’

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Feb 2, 2017

Snap Inc. Files for $3 Billion IPO

Evan Selleck

It's been a long-time coming, but Snap, the company behind the mega-popular social network, Snapchat, has finally filed for its IPO. Today, Snap officially filed its initial public offering (IPO) with the

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Jan 3, 2017

Phantom Lite for Snapchat Updated to Support iOS 10

Ali Hassan Mahdi

If you're a frequent user of Snapchat and have jailbroken in the past, then chances are that you may have heard of the popular tweak Phantom which gets rid of various restrictions in Snapchat

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Dec 28, 2016

How to Use Snapchat on Your iPhone: The Ultimate Guide

Khamosh Pathak

Snapchat has come a long way. It morphed from an easy way to send self-destructing messages to a legitimate social network of sorts. I feel like Snapchat tries every single day to shed its