Snapchat’s latest mistake is not showing off its own strength
Snapchat's redesign has been critiqued for being difficult to find celebrities, such as Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian. But while that may upset a subset of the world's Kardashian fans, another mistake is the app now burying breaking news. On Tuesday, a shooting at YouTube HQ left four people injured … …
Snapchat reinstates Giphy stickers following removal of racist GIFs
Last month, both Snapchat and Instagram pulled Giphy stickers from their apps after users discovered a racist GIF with a slur. At the time, Giphy said that it had removed the GIF in question and fixed the bug that let it through. It also said it would be reviewing all …
Snapchat taps into mob mentality, adds group video chat feature
Snapchat announced a new feature to its in-app experience today (April 3): a group video chat for up to 16 people. Using the video camera icon in a group chat, users can chat with their friends, utilize Snapchat's lenses, and send text messages or chatting throughout the video conversations. Read …
BlackBerry just sued Snapchat over Snap Maps and more
Now, BlackBerry is going after Snapchat's parent company Snap Inc. The team at Snap is quite familiar with being brought in the same scope as Facebook, given the sheer number of times the tech giant has copied its product. Bloomberg first reported the lawsuit on Tuesday. The lawsuit accuses Snap …
Snapchat Adds Group Video Chats and Voice Calls
Snapchat is rolling out group video chats and group voice calls. This allows you to video chat with up to 16 people, or voice chat with up to 32 people. This is something you can already do on countless other apps, but Snapchat clearly felt left out. Snapchat hasn't had …
BlackBerry accuses Snapchat of using its patented messaging technology
BlackBerry Ltd. is suing Snap Inc., accusing the company of using its patented messaging technology in the Snapchat app. The suit mirrors a similar complaint the Canadian software developer brought last month against Facebook Inc. BlackBerry Chief Executive John Chen has been working to find … Read More
Hang out via video chat, then tag friends in Stories with Snapchat’s new tools
Snapchat is pushing to become the most popular virtual hangout destination. On Tuesday, April 3, Snapchat announced new group video chats. The tool allows up to 16 friends to join in and chat via video. The announcement comes alongside a wider rollout of the previously tested mention that allow … Read …
Snapchat lets Giphy back onto its platform after racist GIF incident
Snapchat has allowed Giphy back onto its platform after it was removed when users found a racist GIF on the database earlier this month, Snapchat parent company Snap Inc. confirmed to The Verge. Instagram and Snapchat had both pulled Giphy from their platforms, but Instagram reinstated Giphy last … Read More
Snapchat rolls out group video calls for up to 16 PEOPLE and new feature that lets you tag other …
Group video chat wasn't the only new feature Snapchat unveiled on Tuesday. In addition, the firm said it's bringing a tagging tool to the app, which had been reported to be on the way since last month. To tag a friend, users insert the '@' sign, type out their friend's …
Snapchat just introduced group video calling — here’s how to do it
After seeing its best features cloned by Facebook for years, Snapchat is turning the tables and introducing features to its app that its competitor had first. In December 2016, Facebook Messenger introduced a group video chat feature (Facebook video chat feature was itself a clone of an up-and-coming … Read More