Users will be able to add specific location-based filters to photos (geofilters) from across 500 different locations and 32 different cities in India. Further, Holi stickers and Bitmojis will be added.
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Snapchat removes Speed Filter that ‘encouraged’ reckless driving
The company has also faced lawsuits from the families of those who have been injured or killed in car crashes where drivers were moving at excessive speeds, allegedly to score bragging rights on the app.
Snapchat testing new feature to take on TikTok
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has inked music rights deals with several major companies, including Warner Music Group, Universal Music Publishing Group and Merlin, reports CNET.
Google introduces emoji mashup stickers to Gboard on Android
The stickers will work across apps, including Gmail, Messages by Google, Messenger, Snapchat, Telegram, WhatsApp and others.
Snapchat to let users add music to their posts
Other apps like Instagram and TikTok already let users add music to their content.
Snapchat adds 4 mn users, beats Wall Street estimates
San Francisco: Photo-messaging app Snapchat added four million new users in the first quarter of 2019, registering a revenue of $320 million — up 39 per cent (year-over-year) — thus beating the Wall Street estimates. Snapchat’s daily active users (DAUs) were 190 million — up two per cent from 186[Read More…]
Snapchat releases its rebuilt app for Android users
San Francisco: Photo-messaging app Snapchat has finally released its rebuilt app for Android users in a bid to bring performance for the Android version up to par with the iOS version. The redesign does not implement any major changes in the user interface (UI) or navigation on Snapchat, but the[Read More…]
Snapchat rolls out new filters for your cat
San Francisco: Photo-messaging app Snapchat has rolled out new filters specifically for cats that will now make it look like your pet is wearing glasses. The photo messaging app, known for its extensive collection of photo filters, revealed the newest update in a tweet, The Independent reported late on Saturday.[Read More…]
Human traffickers use Facebook, Tinder to hunt underage victims: Study
New York: Human traffickers are exploiting social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram or SnapChat, as well as dating apps such as Tinder, Blendr and Yellow to hunt for potential underage victims, reveals a new study. Traffickers educate themselves by studying what the victim posts on these sites to build[Read More…]
You may groove as Snapchat brings in musical GIFs
Photo-messaging app Snapchat has reportedly joined hands with third-party service TuneMoji to allow users to post musical Graphics Interchange Format (GIFs) to a personal chat or their Story. TuneMoji shows a searchable gallery of GIFs which users would be able to set to different licensed songs and sounds from which users could select a messaging[Read More…]
Snapchat brings back ‘reverse chronological order’
San Francisco: Snapchat has brought back an earlier feature called “reverse chronological order” into its app that allowed users to see recent stories first. This has replaced the new feature called “algorithmically sorted feeds” that surfaced into the app’s interface in the redesign. “The new update is letting users see stories[Read More…]
New Snapchat update draws ire of over 6 lakh users
London: Snapchat’s latest redesign, which was released last week, has not gone down well with many users. This is evident from the fact that an online petition calling for the removal of the new update has attracted more than 6 lakh signatures. The “Remove the new Snapchat update” petition, which is[Read More…]
You may post your Instagram ‘Stories’ on WhatsApp soon
Facebook is running a small test to let users post their Instagram “Stories” directly to WhatsApp Status. The new feature will let users post decorated photos, videos, and GIFs on WhatsApp which will disappear after 24 hours. “An Instagram Story posted as a WhatsApp Status also becomes encrypted like the[Read More…]
Snapchat may bring ‘story’ feature to the web
Popular photo-sharing platform Snapchat is working on extending the reach of its “Stories” feature on the web as it also continues to test a major redesign of its Android and iOS apps, reports say. “Snapchat is developing a new product called ‘Stories Everywhere’ with a goal of making ‘Stories’ available[Read More…]
Facebook Messenger hits 1.3 billion monthly active users mark
Over 1.3 billion people around the world are now using Facebook Messenger every month, the company said. The Messenger crossed the one billion monthly active users (MAUs) mark in July 2016. “We’ve continued working hard to make Messenger the best it can be, introducing new masks, filters and reactions for[Read More…]
Adnan Sami trolled by Pakistanis for uninstalling Snapchat
Google working on a social app for photo editing
Snapchat may launch an android smart phone
Snapchat is apparently planning to launch an Android smartphone that will give consumers more control over the camera features, reports say. “A California-based marketing firm has unveiled a concept handset equip with a 360-degree camera, buttons that let users scroll through filters and a one touch capture function for easy[Read More…]
Hike Messenger launches 3 new features to take on Snapchat
India’s first home grown messaging app hike messenger on Thursday rolled out three new features — Stories, a built-in camera and live filters — and withdrew “Timeline” feature that was rolled out last year. “Stories is a new way for people on hike to share their lives and real moments[Read More…]