Before you get whiplash at the staggering number of updates and add-ons,
calm yourself. The world will continue to advance in line with the next
generation, and we'll just have to stretch our necks in preparation.
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This week, Snapchat was updated to version 9.38 with quite a few delectable crumbs,
the tastiest of which came in the form of customisable geofilter
templates! These templates are totally left to user imagination and can
be tailored to a specific occasion. In order to create a masterpiece of a
filter, though,
Snapchat's Web tool must be used. Simply
upload your own Geofilter via Photoshop or Illustrator (if not artistically-inclined, Snapchat has downloadable template) or design your own using online tools. From there,
choose the date and area in which your geofilter will be active.
Once finished, you'll need to submit your idea to Snapchat, along with
credit card details of course (price scales with time and location), and
you've got your own filter! Use it for parties, birthdays, special
events, any outing that could be improved by a special geofilter.
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On to the part of the update that you don't have to shell out for, text
can now be in italics, bolded, or underlined. To customise the text,
simply highlight the portion you'd like to change and select the desired
variation. It's a welcome addition, one that will soon be abused by
teenagers everywhere. Everyone loved when emojis and stickers became
pinnable, text can now be pinned to objects as well. In videos, this
means the text will hover over the pinned object.
That awkward moment when you're in public trying to take a selfie for
Snapchat but you can't press on your face long enough to pull up the
selfie filters is no more! Long-pressing for lenses has been replaced
with a quick tap on the face. What a relief. Now I'll no longer have to
awkwardly skirt stranger eye contact while I idiotically hold up my
phone to take a selfie ... oh, wait.
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The final installment of this update is the ability for users to view
Stories of people who aren't their friends. In response to the complete
lack of discovery (compared to Instagram, Snapchat has no way to follow
others), people with public profiles now have totally visible stories.
This allows a screening process where users can preview others' stories
before adding them as a friend. It's not as user-friendly as we'd like,
but it's a step in the right direction.
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