Every app is going to copy Clubhouse, and we just have to deal with it
With Clubhouse's drop-in audio, a new content style has appeared, and every app on your phone wants a piece of the action.
Practically every major social app has a Stories function now. This is why
Snapchat popularized the idea of ephemeral social media years ago, but now the feature is is popping up in dozens of other platforms. Here's why.
Snapchat’s new TikTok-like feature will share $1M among the best creators
Snapchat is offering cash payouts to creators of the most popular content posted to its TikTok-like Spotlight feature, which launched this week.
How to get the anime filter on Snapchat
Snapchat's popular Anime Style filter makes you look like a real-life anime character.
What the biggest tech companies are doing to make the 2020 election more secure
From banning certain ads to providing places where you can find voting information, here’s what tech companies are doing to secure the election.
Snapchat will add in-app voter registration tools
Snapchat's voting features will roll out next month and will include a voting checklist and a voter registration tool.
Snapchat releases its diversity report during Big Tech antitrust hearing
Snapchat released its highly anticipated diversity report Wednesday, detailing that Black and Hispanic people make up less than 5% of the company.
Unlike Facebook and TikTok, Snapchat is doing all right in the pandemic
In its Q2 2020 earnings report, Snapchat said, despite the ongoing economic downturn, it managed to add 9 million daily active users over the last quarter.
Social media giants finally treat Trump like the rest of us
Twitter’s move to flag President Trump's tweets may have given Big Tech the cover it needed to do what they want to do. Is tech finally taking Trump seriously?
From voice control to Story replies, here’s everything in Snapchat’s big update
Get ready to learn a lot of new Snapchat features. Here's everything announced during the Snapchat Partner Summit 2020.
Snapchat will stop promoting Trump’s account
President Donald Trump’s Snapchat account will not be removed, but Snapchat said that his account will no longer be promoted on Snapchat’s Discover homepage.
How to get Snapchat filters in Zoom
Add a little spice to your next meeting by adding Snapchat filters, backgrounds, and lenses to your Zoom. Change into crazy characters or backgrounds in a snap.
How to use Snapchat filters
Snapchat's got a ton of cool features, including filters, lenses, and stickers. Here's how to use them, so you can make your snaps anything you can imagine.
Snapchat goes down: Here’s the latest on the outage
If Snapchat isn’t working for you right now, you aren’t the only one: The popular app is down. Many people are having trouble sending and receiving snaps.
Snapchat can now share Stories to other apps, simultaneously or exclusively
Snapchat can now share Stories with other apps, allowing users to post in multiple places or to use the Snapchat camera to snap pictures to share in other apps.
Snapchat wants to help you bust coronavirus myths with a new game
The filter prompts you to choose between fact or fiction when it comes to the coronavirus. You can share results with friends and invite them to play with you.
Watch your toes. Snapchat’s new lens turns the ground into hot lava
Snapchat's latest AR technology brings the childhood hot lava game to real life -- or at least to a smartphone. Ground segmentation brings two new World Lenses.
The 2010s were a difficult decade for photography, but it’s not black and white
A decade of decline for camera sales was met by a cascade of creativity resulting from the rise of the smartphone and social media. It hasn't all been good, but photography remains a core component of human expression.
Recognizing that you have a life, Snapchat unveils games you can play any time
Snap Games no longer require friends logged in at the same time. Snapchat Leaderboard Games are a new gaming format that allows friends to compete with high scores, without being active at the same time. The new format is launching with two new Snapcaht original games.
Influencer’s bizarre plot to steal domain name results in hefty jail term
An Iowa man who took extreme action in order to secure a domain name for his social media business has been handed a 14-year jail term for his efforts. The offender also involved his cousin in the plot, but things took a turn for the worse when they visited the victim’s home to force him to give up the domain.
Snapchat Cameo will edit people’s faces into GIFs for harmless deepfakes
Snapchat is testing a new feature that will allow users to insert their selfies into a selection of premade GIFs to create customized content. The feature, named Snapchat Cameos, is a harmless application of deepfake technology, which has drawn criticism for its potential misuse.
Snapchat’s AR Time Machine lets you snap selfies of the future — or the past
Snapchat doesn't just want to enhance your facial features -- now, the app will age them too. In a feature that feels much like FaceApp, Snapchat has launched a Time Machine filter that allows users to see an aged progression of their photo, or even makes them look younger.
Forget the puppy ears. Snapchat and VSCO can make your snaps look like old film
VSCO more your style than the cheesy augmented reality lenses of Snapchat? A new VSCO lens inside Snapchat mixes the best of both, using Snapchat Lenses to creat light leaks, film imperfections, and even a prism effect. The sponsored Lens is free, but temporary -- only lasting until December 8.
Doodles become augmented reality art with Snapchat’s new 3D Paint tool
Snapchat is putting the AR in art. A new tool called 3D Paint allows users to create augmented reality doodles directly from the Snapchat app. Snapchat 3D Paint allows users to create their own face filters with the selfie camera, or add doodles to the world using the rear-facing camera.
Do Threads’ sparse downloads mean Facebook’s best days are in the past?
Instagram Threads only saw a small percentage of downloads in the first week -- so is the new app destined for failure? Data shows a small number of downloads as Threads joins Lasso in the list of Facebook's attempts to captivate Gen Z, both with slower growth than competing apps.
Snapchat is finally back online after an outage Monday morning
Snapchat went down yet again on Monday morning, the latest in a string of outages to affect the popular app. The latest Snapchat outage lasted from 8 a.m. PT to 9:30 a.m. PT on Monday, with users reporting that they were unable to send snaps, receive snaps, or even refresh their feeds.
Snapchat is down again. Here’s the latest on the outage
It’s not just you: Snapchat is currently down for users worldwide, particularly those in parts of Europe and the U.S. Users are having trouble receiving and sending snaps, as well as experiencing issues with the app loading. At least 7,100 people have reported problems so far.
No, Snapchat’s original show wasn’t bigger than Game of Thrones
Snapchat Chief Business Officer Jeremi Gorman said that Snapchat’s original show Endless Summer was watched more than the Games of Thrones finale. That's not really true, and it's a sign of how social media companies count "views" that can be as little as a second long.
Selfies just went 3D with Snapchat’s new camera mode that responds to movement
Snapchat's newest camera mode makes you selfie pop out of the smartphone screen. After debuting in Spectacles, the Snapchat 3D Camera Mode is launching in-app this week for certain devices, mixing 3D selfies with dimensional Lenses and filters. The 3D selfies can be sent in Snaps or used in Stories.
Third-generation Snapchat Spectacles capture photos and video in 3D
Snap Inc. announced new Spectacles sunglasses on Tuesday so that you can capture your world in a 3D view. The Spectacles 3 glasses have two cameras on both sides of the frames that can capture depth and dimension, similar to how our eyes see the world, so your followers can see from your perspective.
How to replay a Snapchat Snap or Story
While you may not follow even a tiny fraction of the 186 million users on Snapchat, those people you do follow are important to you. If you get frustrated when you're trying to look at a friend's Snap or Story and it disappears, here's how to replay a Snapchat Snap or Story so you can take your time.
Snap reportedly wants more music in Snapchat to compete against TikTok
Snap is in discussions with major record labels for broader licensing deals, according to the Wall Street Journal. The plan is to add more musical features to Snapchat, in order to better compete against the offerings of rival apps such as TikTok and Instagram that allow song clips to be added to posts.
Snapchat finally releases rebuilt Android app with superior performance
If you've been struggling with a slow and buggy Snapchat on Android, then we have some good news for you. A new version has been released that promises superior performance and an all-around better experience. The team behind the revamped app says it looks the same but should now run a lot faster.
A host of new changes adds to Snapchat’s increasing functionality
Snap has made a series of announcements related to partnerships with other companies that will see Snapchat products being used inside those third-party apps. Notable examples include the fact that Bitmoji will soon be available on Fitbit watches, and Stories available in Tinder.