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Snapchat App Update - Snapchat rolled out its biggest update yet Thursday, in a move that added text messaging and video chatting to its photo and video sharing app.
The latest version of the app focuses on helping its users have conversations, rather than just one-off picture and video messages.
Before you even dive into the new chat and video features, it's obvious Snapchat has given much of the app a facelift.
One of the biggest changes to the app is the addition of text messaging. Previously, users could add short, 45-character notes to individual snaps, but that was the only chat-like aspect of Snapchat.
Photos can also be exchanged within messaging via the capture button that appears next to the text window. Single tap the button and the app takes you to the normal capture screen that will look familiar to most Snapchat users — with one major change.
camera roll.
This is the first time Snapchat has given users the ability to share photos not taken within the app and it's only an option within text messages.
Should you hold down the yellow capture button, the app again directs you to the app's camera but one that uses gesture-based controls. Messages disappear as soon as both users view and navigate away from the message, but individual messages can be saved by tapping on the screen.
The newest version of Snapchat also adds live video chatting to the app. Hold down the here button and the app begins to record video that immediately appears on the other user's screen. Unlike FaceTime or other video calling apps, the phone doesn't ring and there is no "answer" button when someone initiates a video call. Snapchat's newest app is available now on iOS and Android.
