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The latest Snapchat news, updates, and user guides, all in one place. Digital Trends offers in-depth coverage about one of the most popular photo and video-sharing platforms in the world.  Here’s everything you need to know about Snapchat, from stories to messages.

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Snapchat’s new ad format makes AI chatbots sound like salespeople

Snapchat’s AI Sponsored Snaps may look like a new ad format, but they also show how quickly chatbots are moving from answering complaints to chasing sales.
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Snapchat Place Loyalty adds a competitive twist to Snap Map

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Your Snapchat Memories can be beat-synced in seconds, if you’re on iPhone

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Snapchat will answer your questions with Perplexity’s AI search built into chat

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You can now try Snapchat’s Imagine Lens without a subscription

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Snapchat’s new lenses add AI videos to your Snaps at a steep fee

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TikTok is about to get banned. Here are 7 TikTok alternatives to use

Snapchat 2022 year in review recap.

Snapchat is getting critical new security features. Here’s what’s new

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Snapchat Planets: What’s the order, and what do they mean?

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How to turn on dark mode on Snapchat

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How to tell if someone has blocked you on Snapchat

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Snap is recalling every Pixy drone that it ever sold

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Snapchat Recap 2023: how to find your year in review

2023 is nearing an end, which means it's time for Snapchat Recap! Here's how to find your 2023 year in review for Snapchat right now.
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Snapchat hopes its new AI selfie feature will be a moneymaker

After jumping on the generative-AI bandwagon earlier with year with its My AI chatbot, Snapchat has now launched an AI selfie feature called Dreams.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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. 
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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.
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How to make a group chat on Snapchat

With Snapchat's group chat, up to 63 friends can join, and chats disappear after 24 hours. Here’s how to get the party started with group chat on Snapchat.
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7 hidden Snapchat features for chatting with friends

Gesture-based controls may be fast, but they can also leave features hiding. Here are seven hidden Snapchat features you may not have discovered yet.
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Tech is upending the ways we write, speak, and even think

Text messages, emoji, voice assistants, and even artificial intelligence are changing the way humans communicate, but are we eroding language or merely evolving it? It depends who you ask.
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Tech news you missed this week: Best cars of Frankfurt, Snapchat, and Spotify

It's hard to keep track of everything that happens in the tech world. We compiled a list of the top 10 tech stories: Ahmed Mohamed's clock and more.
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ChatGPT is coming to Snapchat to be your new AI BFF

We've already seen ChatGPT technology in Bing, Spotify, and more. Now, ChatGPT is coming to Snapchat.
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Is Snapchat free? Here’s how much you’ll need to pay for it

Snapchat remains one of the big players among social media apps. But is Snapchat free — or does it cost money? Here's what you need to know.
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What do Snapchat emojis mean? All emoji meanings, explained

There are 10 different emojis that can appear next to a friend's username on Snapchat. Here's what they all mean.
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Snapchat Wrapped 2022: how to see your year in review Story

Snapchat's year in review Story is finally here, giving users the ability to reminisce over all the memories they've captured in photos and videos in 2022.
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How to block people on Snapchat

Need to block someone on Snapchat? Or stop users who aren't friends with you from contacting you on the app? We can show you how to do that.
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What does the lock mean on Snapchat?

Ever wondered what that lock icon on Snapchat means? In this guide, we'll go over what it means and how it relates to Snapchat stories.
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What do the eyes mean on your Snapchat Story?

Ever wondered what the "eyes" symbol means on a Snapchat Story? In this guide, we'll tell you exactly what it means and the feature it represents.
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Snapchat+ now lets you customize when Snaps on Stories expire

Snapchat+ is dropping a few new features for its subscribers this week, including custom Story expiration for Snaps on Stories.
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Snapchat’s new Dual Camera uses both front and rear cameras simultaneously

The new Dual Camera feature lets Snapchatters capture moments using both of their phone's cameras simultaneously.
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Snapchat may owe you money just for using filters — here’s how to get paid

Do you have Snapchat? Do you regularly use the app's lenses and filters? If so, a class-action lawsuit means you might be owed money.
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How to half swipe on Snapchat

Half swiping is useful if you want to peek at a chat message on Snapchat without fully opening it. Here's how to do it.
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Snap’s Pixy drone flies off into the sunset as it’s reportedly canceled

Snap Inc. is grounding Pixy and ending future production of Snapchat's selfie camera drone as part of a broader reprioritization of company resources.
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Snapchat Plus subscribers are getting these four new features today

Snapchat Plus subscribers will get access to four new features today. Here's what you need to know.
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Snapchat is down right now. Here’s what we know

Snapchat is down. Here's what we know so far about the outage.
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A new Snapchat feature lets parents see who their teens chat with

Snapchat has a new parental supervision feature that lets parents view who their teens are chatting with, but not the chat conversations themselves.