How to use Snapchat on PC and Mac
Here's how to use Snapchat on a Windows PC, a Mac computer, and more so you can keep in touch with friends when your phone is on the charger.
Solve a creepy mystery with Snapchat’s new in-app AR game
Snapchat has a new in-app AR game and it's a creepy mystery. Here's what you need to know and how to play it.
Snapchat is coming to PC, but there’s a big catch
Snap just announced Snapchat for Web, a new way to stay in touch with friends while using a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
Having trouble logging in? Snapchat is working on a fix
Snapchat users are reporting that they're unable to log in to the popular messaging app. Snapchat says they're working on fixing it.
Everything we know about the new Snapchat Plus subscription
Snap has launched Snapchat Plus, a new subscription service that gives users access to exclusive, experimental features.
Snapchat Plus is now live, and feels a whole lot like Twitter Blue
Snapchat Plus is now live. And in terms of features and pricing, it looks a lot like Twitter Blue.
Snapchat now has restaurant reviews. Here’s how to view them
Snapchat's newest Snap Map layer offers restaurant recommendations based on your location. The layer is live in a number of big cities. Here's how to view them.
Snapchat has a new Shared Stories feature. Here’s how to use it
Snapchat introduced a new feature this week called Shared Stories, which lets users add more people to a Story. Here's how to find it.
Snapchat’s pocket-sized Pixy drone takes to the skies
Snapchat has released an autonomous drone for capturing video and photos. The Pixy quadcopter brings high-tech specs as it joins the company's product lineup.
Hillary Clinton loves Snapchat and hates autocorrect
You're not the only one who thinks that iPhone autocorrect is so ducking annoying -- Hillary Clinton is on your side, too
Snapchat update lets you swap faces with any photo on your phone
Snapchat has released a new update that let's you apply face-swap with any image in your phone's photo library, meaning you can now switch mugs with anyone.
This is how users can save your secret Snapchat videos
There's a loophole in Snapchat and Facebook Poke that enables users to save temporary videos to their computer.
How to make a public profile on Snapchat
Having a public profile on Snapchat is a step toward becoming a creator on the app. We'll go over what it means to have a public profile and how to make one.
Keeping it (un)real: Snapchat now lets you animate yourself thanks to Bitmoji
Months after Snapchat's acquisition of Bitmoji, you can finally send a comic version of yourself in either your snaps or your chats.
Snapchat’s dancing augmented reality hot dog is now a Halloween costume
Fulfil your dreams of becoming an augmented reality character with Snapchat's latest product: a dancing hot dog costume.
Snapchat profile URLs make adding users easier than ever
Adding friends and celebrities on Snapchat is about get a lot more easier thanks to the introduction of profile URLs that can be shared online.
This Snapchat clone has racked up 30 million users in Asia in a matter of months
A Snapchat clone from the makers of the Line Messaging app is sitting atop the iOS App Store chart in China, thanks to its extensive range of selfie tools.
Snapchat Spectacles: Everything you need to know
Snapchat's cool new sunglasses are taking the social media world by storm. Find out how they work, and how to get your hands on a pair.
Snap, then shop — Snapchat rolls out Shoppable AR filters
Snapchat fans can now shop directly from the app, thanks to new Shoppable AR filters. The new feature allows Sponsored Lenses to include product links, download links, or video links directly inside Snapchat. The expansion to sponsored filters is rolling out this week, initially with four advertisers.
Having regrets? Snapchat adds a tool to delete messages
Snapchat users can now take back what they just said with a new Clear Chats tool. The hidden tool allows users to delete messages, both read and unread, in any chat. The update comes as the company's camera glasses launch on Amazon, ending exclusive availability through the manufacturer's website.
Snapchat users beware: Android screen-recording apps can immortalize your Snaps
Snapchat messages expire after a few seconds, but some Android users with screen recording apps can save them forever. The trick doesn't work on iPhones.
Teen avoids social media for 6 years, wins cash from mom
A Minnesota teen collected $1,800 from his mom on his 18th birthday after winning a bet to stay off social media for six years.
Snapchat now offers a real-time location-sharing feature
Snapchat introduced a real-time location-sharing feature designed to be a virtual buddy system for people en route to a date or on their way home at night.
Snapchat finally adds safeguards against drug sales to minors
Snapchat has started adding more safeguards to protect minors from being exposed to drug dealers, but is it enough?
Snapchat introduces four new social engagement features
Snapchat has made minor but important tweaks to keep up with other platforms such as Instagram and TikTok.
How to delete Snapchat messages
If you've ever sent a message to someone and wish you could delete it, Snapchat has a feature you'll like.
Snapchat is finally ditching one of its most controversial filters
Snap is removing a controversial speed filter from its Snapchat app that for many years has been in the sights of road safety campaigners.
Snapchat blocks access to all third-party apps in bid to improve security
Snapchat has moved to make its app and associated content more secure by blocking all third-party apps from accessing its data.
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.
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.
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.
Bring your animated avatar to the real world with Snapchat’s Bitmoji feature
Snapchat's World Lens feature and Bitmoji allow millennials to create avatars of themselves and place them in various surroundings.
Your Bitmoji sticker can now include a friend with Friendmojis for iOS
Is your Bitmoji feeling lonely? Well, with the app's latest update it no longer has to. Using the new "Friendmojis" feature, you can send stickers that combine your Bitmoji with your friends'. Originally available in the Snapchat app, users now have access to Friendmoji within the iOS Bitmoji keyboard.
How to get the anime filter on Snapchat
Snapchat's popular Anime Style filter makes you look like a real-life anime character.
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 may be buying search and discovery app Vurb for $110M
Launching in 2011 as a niche messaging app, Snapchat has since added a ton of new features to boost its functionality and appeal. Its latest area of interest appears to be search and discovery following reports of talks to acquire mobile app Vurb for $110M.
Snapchat lets up to 16 members meet on its new group messaging service
Now, you and your closest 16 Snapchat friends can have a candid conversation. The ephemeral messaging app has rolled out Group chat.