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Snapchat: A Multimedia Messaging App Snapchat, developed by Snap Inc, is a multimedia instant messaging app offering ephemeral photo and video sharing. Initially focused on person-to-person communication, the platform has expanded to include features like 24-hour "Stories" and "Discover," a platform...
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- Original author(s) Reggie Brown, Bobby Murphy, Evan Spiegel
- Developer(s) Snap Inc.
- Initial release September 2011
- Operating system Android 5.0 or later, iOS 12.4 or later
- Available in 37 languages
- License Proprietary software
- Type Photo sharing, instant messaging, video chat, multimedia
- Websitewww.snapchat.com
Snapchat history
Last Updated : 24/03/25, 11:11 PMSnapchat: From Picaboo to Global Phenomenon Snapchat, initially launched as Picaboo in 2011, emerged from the collaborative efforts of Reggie Brown, Evan Spiegel, and Bobby Murphy. Brown, credited with the initial concept, was later ousted from the company, leading to a significant legal battle. Thi...
SNAPCHAT NEWS
Snapchat showcases AR Spectacles and a Connected Lenses future
May 21, 2021 12:28 pm
Snap Inc, the parent company for Snapchat, has showcased its next-generation Spectacles, its first pair of glasses which bring Augmented Reality (AR) to life. It also showcased a new kind of Lense or filter on its platform called Connected Lenses.
Explained: Why a 14-year-old girl's Snapchat post has ended up in the US Supreme Court
April 27, 2021 9:22 am
In the case, on one hand is the question of offences like cyberbullying, in which content is mostly created off-campus, while on the other is the issue of giving schools power to monitor everything students say outside.
Baisakhi 2021: Snapchat announces new AR Lenses to celebrate Baisakhi, Gudi Padwa, Puthandu
April 13, 2021 9:10 am
Snapchat has now launche Lenses to celebrate Baisakhi, Gudi Padwa, Puthandu among other harvest festivals in India. The spring and harvest festival is celebrated in most parts of the country by different names.
Spotlight, Snapchat’s answer to TikTok, hopes to democratise earnings in India too
March 16, 2021 3:03 pm
Spotlight is available within the Snapchat app and is an entertainment platform, which contains user-generated content.
Snap announces Lens online studio workshop on International Women’s Day
March 06, 2021 5:33 pm
The winners of Lensathon will also stand a chance to win prizes from a prize pool of Rs 3 lakh, goodies and get featured in the app's Lens explorer.
The quirkiest gadgets we saw in 2020: KFC's gaming console to Samsung's SERO TV
December 25, 2020 1:32 pm
From a gaming console with a built-in chicken-warmer to glasses that allow sight at a 90-degree angle, here are the quirkiest gadgets we came across in 2020.
How to use the new Snap Camera Christmas filters on Zoom calls
December 24, 2020 8:48 am
Snap Camera filters on Zoom: Check out how you can use your favourite filters on Zoom ahead of your Christmas Zoom parties.
Snap Camera gets new Christmas-themed filters, AR lenses for Zoom, Skype and more
December 23, 2020 8:44 am
Snap Camera gets AR filters: The new 'snappy holiday' lenses can be used with services like Google Hangouts, Zoom, Skype and more. Check out how to get them.
Snap announces $3.5 million fund for AR Lens creation
December 10, 2020 10:31 am
Snap says more than 1.5 million Lenses have been made using the feature and they have been viewed more than 1 trillion times
Snapchat rolls out Cartoon Lens: How to click photos, record videos of your cartoon self
December 07, 2020 5:26 pm
The new filter will appeal to the masses as they would like to find out how they would have looked if a cartoon character was based on them.
