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Nov 9, 2021Nov 10, 2021

Denouncing Facebook’s metaverse, Niantic pursues AR glasses to compete with Apple, Snapchat, and Microsoft

Niantic, creator of the popular outdoor game, Pokémon GO wants to take the users’ augmented reality (AR) experience to the next level by launching AR glasses. In an interview with Wired, Niantic CEO John Hanke discussed his vision of the…

Oct 7, 2021Oct 7, 2021

Snapchat announces new ‘Spotlight Challenges’ for creators to win up to $25K cash prizes

by Rida Imran

Snapchat Inc. has announced a new reward program “Spotlight Challenges” as an opportunity for creators to win cash prizes by producing top-performing Spotlight Snaps. The new challenges will be based on specific #topics, lenses, or sounds, and the Snapchatters who…

Aug 4, 2021Aug 5, 2021

Snapchat debuts 3-D Bitmoji to create expressive profile avatars

by Rida Imran

Snapchat’s latest update brings 3-D Bitmoji for users to create an avatar that is a more realistic presentation of themselves. However, 3-D avatars are restricted to Snap profile for now. Bitmoji is an app that allows users to create personal…

Jul 23, 2021Jul 24, 2021

Twitter and Snapchat report record growth in Q2 2021 with high ATT opt-in rate

by Rida Imran

Fortunately, the ATT feature had a reverse impact on Twitter and Snapchat, both apps’ reported high ATT opt-in rates and high Y-o-Y revenue. Apple launched ATT (App Tracking Transparency) feature on iOS 14.5 update which restricts the apps’ capability to…

Jul 13, 2021Jul 14, 2021

WhatsApp for iOS is getting a Snapchat-like feature called ‘View Once’

by Usman Hussain

The Facebook-owned popular messaging platform, WhatsApp, has been testing some new features for its iOS app for a while now. Recently, it was revealed that the company is beta testing a Snapchat-like feature called ‘View Once’. The new feature allows…

May 21, 2021

Snapchat announces new Story Studio app on iOS with vertical recording, AR lenses, editing tools and more

by Rida Imran

Popular social media app, Snapchat has announced a new app on iOS, Story Studio. Integrated with Snapchat, the new video creating tool allows users to get inspired by the latest trends and record vertical videos, use a variety of customization…

May 6, 2021May 22, 2021

Snapchat has finally released Dark Mode on iOS

by Rida Imran

In 2019, Apple introduced built-in support for Dark Mode on iPhone in the iOS 13 update. Now popular social media app, Snapchat has released Dark Mode on iOS. Dark Mode turns a smartphone’s changes the white background of the screen…

Apr 24, 2021Apr 24, 2021

For the first time, Snapchat had more daily active users on Android than iOS in Q1 2021

by Rida Imran

In its first quarter of 2021, Snapchat reports that it had more daily active users (DUAs) on its Android version than the iOS app. Although the social media app saw 22% Year-on-Year growth in engagement on both iOS and Android…

Mar 31, 2021Mar 31, 2021

Snap is working on AR Spectacles and camera drone, in effort to expand its hardware portfolio

by Imran Hussain

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is working on AR spectacles that will allow users to overlay its filters and lens on top of the real-world, in real-time. The company is also working on a long-term project to create a…

Mar 27, 2021Mar 27, 2021

Snapchat is testing a new ‘Remix Stories’ feature to compete with TikTok Duets and Instagram Reels

by Rida Imran

Leaker @Alessandro Paluzzi discovered that Snapchat is testing a new ‘Remix Stories’ feature to allow users to creatively edit stories and share them with friends. The new feature will help Snapchat to compete with TikTok Duets and Instagram Remix Reels….

Snapchat introduces new “Sign With Snap”, an AR lens to learn ASL Alphabet on iOS

Snapchat introduces new “Ticketmaster Mini” to discover upcoming live events

Snapchat introduced new threads, survey and other messaging features on iOS

Here’s the workaround Snapchat, Facebook are using to bypass Apple’s App Tracking Transparency guidelines

Denouncing Facebook’s metaverse, Niantic pursues AR glasses to compete with Apple, Snapchat, and Microsoft

Snapchat announces new ‘Spotlight Challenges’ for creators to win up to $25K cash prizes

Snapchat debuts 3-D Bitmoji to create expressive profile avatars

Twitter and Snapchat report record growth in Q2 2021 with high ATT opt-in rate

WhatsApp for iOS is getting a Snapchat-like feature called ‘View Once’

Snapchat announces new Story Studio app on iOS with vertical recording, AR lenses, editing tools and more

Snapchat has finally released Dark Mode on iOS

For the first time, Snapchat had more daily active users on Android than iOS in Q1 2021

Snap is working on AR Spectacles and camera drone, in effort to expand its hardware portfolio

Snapchat is testing a new ‘Remix Stories’ feature to compete with TikTok Duets and Instagram Reels