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Snapchat Now Lets You Edit Messages in Chat; Here’s How
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Snapchat recently announced new features, one of which includes an Edit Chat option. It will let users correct their typos or fix their messages within 5 minutes of sending it or before the other person in the chat replies. The feature is yet to arrive on the app and will be exclusively available to Snapchat+ users first.
Snapchat My AI Chatbot Can Now Set Reminders and Countdowns
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Snapchat's My AI chatbot has been enhanced with the ability to set reminders and countdowns. This new feature, along with the introduction of emoji reactions and an upcoming message editing feature, will help to increase user engagement with My AI and add more productivity option to it.
How to Enable Snapchat Solar System
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Snapchat's Friend Solar System is a feature that shows your closest friends based on planets closest to the sun. The feature is disabled by default, but users can re-enable it if they wish to use it. The reason to disable it by default comes from the criticism that it may negatively affect friendships among users.
How to Use Snapchat Web on PC or Laptop
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In this article, we discuss how you can use Snapchat on your laptop or PC by visiting Snapchat for Web on your web browser. This is a web client that offers similar features to the mobile app, including messaging, video calls, and sending Snaps. However, it lacks some capabilities such as opening Snaps, shooting video Snaps, and posting stories. It's a handy tool for basic chat functions but falls short of the full Snapchat experience.
Snapchat Now Watermarks AI-generated Images
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Snapchat is introducing watermarks to AI-generated images to prevent misinformation. The watermark, featuring the Snapchat ghost with sparkles, will appear when users export images created with AI features. This move aims to inform users that the image is not real but generated with AI.
What Does the Peace Sign Mean on Snapchat?
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Snapchat's peace sign appears next to a group name on the Chat screen. It identifies a user's top group on the app. Engaging in group conversations increases the likelihood of receiving the peace emoji. However, there is no set time for it to appear.
What Does SB Mean on Snapchat? Explained!
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Ever wondered what "SB" means on Snapchat? It stands for "Snap Back". It's a casual nudge for your friend to respond to your Snap or send one themselves, especially if you see the hourglass emoji about to run out which means your Snapstreak is in danger. Heads up, though. "SB" can have other meanings online like "somebody", "someone", "soft block", "some boy", or "somebody special".
How to Pause Snapchat Location Without Turning It Off
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In this article, we have laid out a few different methods to pause Snapchat's location sharing without turning it off. Workarounds include disabling Live Location, staying off Snapchat, using Ghost Mode, revoking precise location accuracy, or removing location permission. These methods help maintain privacy while using Snap Maps.
Facebook Spied on Snapchat Users With Its Secret Project: Documents Reveal
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Recently-published documents reveal that the company-owned application Facebook spied on Snapchat traffic of users in one of its secret projects. Project Ghostbusters was Facebook's secret project launched in 2016 and was developed to collect and decipher the traffic between Snapchat's servers and users. The firm used Onavo to create kits that would do MITM attacks to get sensitive user data, including their passwords!
Snapchat Now Lets You Write Captions Using AI; Here’s How
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Snapchat offers an AI Caption feature that uses AI to analyze the image in your Snap and generate a caption based on its content. The feature is currently only available in a limited number of regions, including the US and UK and can only be used by Snapchat+ members. You can create AI Captions on Snapchat by taking a Snap first and then navigating to T icon > AI captions.
How to Create My AI Snaps on Snapchat
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My AI Snaps is an AI image generation tool in Snapchat that lets you create images based on text prompts and send them as Snaps to your friends. The feature is currently only available to Snapchat+ subscribers in the U.S. The feature has mixed results, and requires a bit of trial and error to get the best results.
What Does Hourglass Mean on Snapchat?
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The Hourglass emoji on Snapchat indicates that your Snapstreak with a friend is expiring soon. When this emoji first shows up, you have about four hours to send a Snap to your friend and maintain your streak with them. If you miss the warning and your Snapstreak expires, you can restore it within 48 hours.
How to Check Someone Else’s Friends List on Snapchat
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Snapchat does not show the friend lists of other users to prevent their privacy and reduce cases of harassment and bullying. Some workarounds to this includes finding familiar people from the Quick Add list and checking the Mutual Friend tag. There's also the obvious way, that is, approaching your friends about their Snapchat friend list directly.
How to Tell If Someone Unadded You on Snapchat
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To learn if someone has unfriended you on Snapchat, you can check for certain clues in the app. These include checking the "My Friends" list, looking for an "x" icon, visiting their profile page, noticing missing calling options and more. These signs can help determine if someone has unadded you on the app.
What Does the Green Dot Mean on Snapchat
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The green dot on Snapchat indicates a user has been recently active on the app. Snapchat calls it Activity Indicator and it can only be located inside the Add Friends screen. If you don't want others to share your activity status, you can disable it in the Snapchat app's settings.
What Does the “x” Icon Next to a Snapchat Name Mean?
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Some conversations on Snapchat may show an "x" icon next to them to indicate that the person you are chatting with is not on your friends list. If this happens for someone who you're already friends with, it means that this user may have removed you as a friend. You can remove the "x" icon by accepting any pending requests, asking others to accept your requests, clearing conversations, re-logging into your account, force closing the Snapchat app, or clearing the app cache.
Snapchat Is Going to Let You Make Bitmoji Pets with AI, But Why?
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Snapchat is testing a new Snapchat Plus feature, allowing users to add a new friend to their profile in the form of AI Bitmoji pets. This feature will allow Snapchat+ users to create realistic or imaginary pets using AI. These pets will then be shown standing right next to you on the Snap Map whenever a friend checks your location. Does this feature have any other use? Not really.
How to Know If Someone Blocked You on Snapchat
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If you are unsure if someone has blocked you on Snapchat or not, then try out the methods in our guide to confirm your suspicion. To find out if someone has blocked you on Snapchat, we first suggest you to log out and log back into your account. Then, check your recent chats if the recipient appears in it or not, look for delivered texts, check profile details, look for their name in the Friends list, and more.
What Is Snapchat Dreams and How You Can Use It
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Snapchat launched its latest AI-powered feature called Snapchat Dreams to allow users to generate AI selfies with ease. This feature requires users to take selfies, feed them to the AI, and it then outputs up to 8 generative AI selfies by placing them against an imaginative backdrop. It could resemble a royal banquet during the Renaissance period or a mermaid amidst a deep seascape.
How to Use Extend Snaps Feature on Snapchat
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Snapchat now lets you use AI to extend your photos before sharing them to Stories or with friends as Snaps. Called Extend Snaps, this feature is currently limited to Snapchat Plus users. It uses AI to add a zoomed out effect to your images, filling out the background. To use the Extend Snaps feature, click a picture in the app and tap the crop icon on the right, and then tap Extend at the bottom of the screen.
How to Tell If Someone Has Snapchat Plus (5 Ways)
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Snapchat+ is the paid tier of the popular app that unlocks access to many cool features. Anybody can subscribe to it and distinguish themselves from others by paying a small monthly price. To know if someone has subscribed to Snapchat Plus, look for an elusive star icon next to another person's profile name, as you will only find it on the profile of a Snapchat Plus user.
How to See Your Snapchat Recap 2023?
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Snapchat has announced that its year end review of your favorite snaps and stories of 2023 is now available. Here is how you can find your Snapchat 2023 Recap on the Snapchat app.
How to Half Swipe on Snapchat (2024 Guide)
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Using the Snapchat Half Swipe feature, you can take a sneak peak into a Snapchat chat without alerting the sender. This comes in handy when you are busy and can't start a conversation with someone at the moment. However, do note that a Snapchat Plus user will be able to see that you have half swiped their messages using what Snapchat calls the Peek a Peek feature.