Snapchat today is rolling out the Snappables AR Games that use your touch, motion and facial expressions to compete for high scores or in literal head-to-head multiplayer match-ups. Snappables are present alongside the other Lenses. New games will be releasing every week while favorites will stick around. Continue reading “Snapchat Snappables AR Games released”
Snapchat released the Lens Studio for Mac and Windows that lets you design and build AR lenses for Snapchat back in December. Today it is bringing a new set of features for Lens Studio including seven brand new templates for the creation of face lenses. Continue reading “Snapchat Lens Studio now lets anyone create face filters, integrates GIPHY GIFs”
Back in March, it was reported that Snapchat is working on the second-generation Snap Spectacles for later this year and a third version equipped with two cameras in 2019. Today, the Snap Spectacles have been spotted passing through the FCC. Continue reading “Second-generation Snap Spectacles passes through the FCC”
IPL 2018 has kickstarted and on this occasion, Snapchat has announced a partnership with four teams; Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals and these teams have joined the platform as Official Stories. Continue reading “Snapchat announces partnership with four IPL teams, introduces custom Stickers, Filters and Lenses”
Snapchat is now rolling out their first TrueDepth-Enhanced AR Lenses for iPhone X and is now officially implementing Apple’s TrueDepth camera technology in its Lenses selfie-feature. With the new silent update, iPhone X users who use Snapchat will be able to use augmented reality masks pop-ups that take advantage of the Apple’s facial mapping technology. Continue reading “Snapchat rolls out TrueDepth-Optimised AR Lenses for iPhone X”
After suing Facebook, BlackBerry is now after Snapchat creator Snap Inc. over patented Messaging, Snap Maps and more. BlackBerry Chief Executive Officer John Chen has been working to find additional sources of revenue as investors express concern over company’s growth. Continue reading “BlackBerry sues Snapchat over patented Messaging, Snap Maps and more”
Snapchat today is rolling out video chat feature where it allows up to 16 users to join a single video chat at one time. It brings a new video camera icon in a Group Chat. On the other hand, after Instagram, Snapchat has also restored the GIF stickers from GIPHY. Continue reading “Snapchat introduces Group video chat, brings back GIF stickers from GIPHY”
Facebook is caught with the data-sharing scandal which made users uninstall the apps that were previously connected to Facebook, Snapchat is surprisingly is going the same route. According to the latest beta update, Snapchat might be testing ‘Connected Apps’ to let users connect to third-party apps. Continue reading “Snapchat said to be testing ‘Connected Apps’ to let users connect to third-party apps”
After Instagram, Snapchat recently integrated Giphy for GIFs. However, both the companies have temporarily removed their Giphy GIF sticker feature after users noticed a racial slur GIF which was an option to add to their images. Continue reading “Snapchat and Instagram remove Giphy integration over racial slur GIF”
Snapchat Spectacles with a built-in camera was first introduced back in 2016, and now according to reports coming in from industry sources, Snapchat is reportedly working on a new version of Spectacles for later this year and a third version equipped with two cameras in 2019. Continue reading “Snapchat reportedly working on new Spectacles for later this year”
Snapchat is now adding new GIF stickers from GIPHY, discover screen tabs and more. Stickers from GIPHY is something that Instagram has recently rolled out to its Stories feature. These stickers are present in the Sticker Picker along with the existing options from Snapchat. Continue reading “Snapchat gets new GIF stickers from GIPHY, discover screen tabs and more”
Snapchat is rolling out few new features which now lets you create custom face lenses, new text caption styles for snaps. These face lenses are AR masks like puppy ears, flower crowns and more that overlay on your face. These lenses start at $9.99. It is available on the Snapchat desktop site, iOS app. Continue reading “Snapchat lets you create custom face lenses, gets new text caption styles”
Snapchat today introduced Bitmoji Deluxe feature with hundreds of new ways to customize your Bitmoji. The Bitmoji Deluxe feature includes new skin tones, hairstyles, eye and hair colors, facial features, and accessories. Continue reading “Snapchat gets Bitmoji Deluxe with new skin tones, facial features and more”
There were reports in December which claimed that Snapchat will soon let users share Stories outside the web through a new web player. Today the company has confirmed that the new share options will be available to users along with a new redesigned Snapchat app interface. Continue reading “Snapchat to soon let users share public Stories on the web”
Snapchat today has launched a new app; Lens Studio for Mac and Windows that lets you design and build AR lenses for Snapchat. The new AR tool from Snapchat lets anyone create World Lenses that can be used to place interactive and imaginary 3D objects in your photos and videos. Continue reading “Snapchat launches Lens Studio app for Mac and Windows to create your own AR filters”
