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7 Snapchat features that you should check out

Snapchat is a messaging app with approximate 173 million for daily active users; an ultimate fun way to send pictures and videos to friends and family, but it isn’t the most user-friendly app. Snapchat is fun, spontaneous, and innovative in the way we communicate with our audience. In recently, rising success, the mobile app passed Twitter in terms of daily active users. That is approximate reason why to start using Snapchat if you haven't already.

Top 7 Snapchat features such as:

1. Use Snapchat for voice and video calls

In 2016 March, one of the biggest changes Snapchat made during an update was the addition for the voice and video chat feature. There are two ways you can use voice and video chats: By sending 10-second recordings (of your voice/video of you), and by "calling" them to start a live voice and video chat lasting any amount of time.

The voice and video call functionality is located within Snapchat's chat feature; they will need to open up a chat conversation with someone to begin. If you have updated your Snapchat app, you will see the phone icon and a video icon below the chat box.

2. Customize friend emojis

If, they have confused about what those emojis mean next to a friend's username, go into your Settings and Additional Services. Once there, go into the Friend Emojis screen to see what each one represents and change them too. You have ever wondered what the flame emoji and the hourglass emoji next to a name that means indicates your Snapstreak.

3. Chat with everyone

People love chat apps and Snapchat has created an app that can survive through chat messages, voice or video calls. Basically, along with the chat, you have other features too. Chat allows people to just send a message when they can’t talk, and it makes life more personalized. Chats can also occur over snaps that users have shared. Snapchat makes life very simple. 

4. Memories

People use filters to create a photo and Snapchat converts it into a memory. Users can save lot’s of memories of their device’s gallery as Snapchat allows it too. It’s a must that you also consider this feature in your video messaging app as it will allow users to save of their memories in the gallery and can share it with their friends or beloved ones.

5. Filter

Snapchat includes face tracking and imaging technology, Apart from that, Snapchat is also known for regular filters such as the black or white filter and the filter that contains stars in it. You can introduce such filters to your application to increase the usage and connect with the audience. To make sure you check on the many filters that can be used, and the hues that generally people prefer so that you are fully prepared for your app.

6. You Can Watch Live Video

Since 2018, Snapchat announced the launch of live video. Users can’t stream live, but you can watch live news and noteworthy events. The feature was rolled out to coincide with the start of the Winter Olympics, but since then seen live content from CNN, National Geographic and some other notable channels.

7. Remix Stories

In recently, the latest feature related to Snapchat Stories coming soon is the ability to remix stories. Popularized by TikTok, which is currently banned in India, the “Remix” feature has become quite a thing on social media platforms. Instagram introduce the feature for its short-form video platform Reels. Now, as per Paluzzi’s screenshots, it seems such Snapchat will also bring a similar feature soon enough.