Snapchat is quietly rolling out a new “Footsteps” feature to all iOS users this week, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday. The new feature, which was previously only available to Snapchat+ subscribers, uses Snap Map to let you see how much of the world you’ve explored and track where you’ve traveled to. The first […]
Snapchat’s latest features help users personalize their accounts
Snapchat is introducing new ways for users to personalize their accounts, the company announced on Tuesday. The updates, which are mostly available for Snapchat+ subscribers, allow users to do things like design a personalized house on Snap Map, share super quick Snaps and edit their Bitmoji, among other things. At a time when social media […]
Meta’s latest experiment copies BeReal and Snapchat’s core ideas
Meta is once again taking on its competitors by developing a feature that borrows concepts from others — in this case, BeReal and Snapchat. The company is developing a feature for Instagram called “Peek” that would allow users to post authentic pictures that can only be viewed once. While Snapchat popularized the idea of ephemeral […]
Snapchat’s parent lays off 10% of workforce in order to ‘reduce hierarchy,’ says company
Snapchat maker Snap is the latest tech company to conduct layoffs with its newly announced plans for a 10% workforce reduction, the company said on Monday. The layoffs would impact roughly 500-plus employees, based on headcount figures Snap released in November 2023, when it saw small-scale layoffs of its then north of 5,000 employees. The […]
Snapchat’s end-of-year ‘Recap’ will roll out globally starting on December 13
Snapchat has announced that its annual Snapchat Recap will start rolling out globally tomorrow on December 13. Each recap will offers users a look-back on the year by organizing their Snaps into categories, such as “Beach, Please,” which will showcase content captured of the ocean or lakes, or “Felt Cute, Will Delete Later,” which will […]