“You can stack filters on top of each other to create multiple effects at once. Tap and hold on the screen with one filter enabled and then swipe again with another finger to keep adding.”— Alex Heath, businessinsider.comTagged: Snapchat, filters, apps, features, Snapchat
“Now that we've been blessed with the Memories feature, you can pull old pics from your camera roll. Find the goofiest pic of you and your sibs and throw it back to your diaper days.”— Kelsey Stiegman, seventeen.comTagged: Snapchat, Memories, Throwbacks
“Type something, tap the 'T' tile in the upper right of your screen (tap once for left-aligned text, twice for center-aligned), then use a pinching motion with your fingers to make the words bigger or smaller.”— Dave Infante, thrillist.comTagged: Snapchat, Text, Text Size
“If you wanna screenshot bae’s Snap without looking like a total creeper, just put your phone on airplane mode and then screenshot away.”— Amber Manto, dolly.com.auTagged: Snapchat, Screenshot, Airplane Mode
“Snapchat recently added features for videos allowing users to make them go in fast forward, slow motion, or rewind. These features work just like a filter, so to access them, record the video first and then swipe sideways to find them.”— Lindsay Kolowich, blog.hubspot.comTagged: Snapchat, Slow Motion, Fast Forward
“Turn on ‘Travel Mode’ to save data and battery life. If you enable Travel Mode on your Snapchat app, instead of downloading automatically, Snaps and Stories will load only when you tap them.”— Michael Aynsley, blog.hootsuite.comTagged: Snapchat, battery, Travel Mode
“Most of the time when you draw a straight line, it either ends up squiggly or it is crooked. Using two fingers, you can tap on your snap with one finger, and then tap another part of the snap with your other finger to draw a straight line between your two fingers.”— Tyler Lawrence, tylerlawrence.comTagged: Snapchat, Lines, drawing
“You don't have to watch all 240 seconds of your friend's obnoxiously loud concert snaps — simply tap your screen to hop through snaps on somebody else's story.”— Brinton Parker, popsugar.comTagged: Snapchat, Snap Stories, Skipping
“Ten seconds doesn’t sound like a lot, but on Snapchat, it is. You don’t need to show every snap in your story for 10 seconds.”— Peter Gartland, socialmediaexaminer.comTagged: Snapchat, Time, Timing
“If you're looking to free up some space on your phone, say goodbye to your Shazam app as you can now use Shazam through Snapchat! That's right, simply press and hold down your finger on your screen while a song is playing until you see the Shazam window pop up. It couldn't be easier.”— Maddy, myunidays.comTagged: Snapchat, Shazam, Music
“Did you know that you can actually try a three-way face swap instead of just two?!”— Cella Lao Rousseau, imore.comTagged: Snapchat, Face Swap, Photos
“It’s easier than ever to incorporate music into your snaps. If you have a favorite song that sums up the moment you’re snapping, simply load the song onto your music player on your phone (iTunes, Spotify, etc.), and when you start snapping, the song will continue playing in the background.”— Andrew Pickering, socialmediaexaminer.comTagged: Snapchat, Music, Songs
“Ask your Snapchat audience to submit questions about your business, and find employees (that aren’t camera shy) to answer them in short videos.”— Jared Shelly, curalate.comTagged: Snapchat, Business, Videos
“You can tell stories though separate snaps, but make sure that each is a stand-alone, shareable moment.”— Mark Renfree, prnewsonline.comTagged: Snapchat, Stories, photographs
“You can save your conversations by tapping and holding the message.”— Minou Clark, Kyli Singh, huffingtonpost.comTagged: Snapchat, Conversations, messages
“Snapchat is constantly rotating in and out old and new lenses. If your favorite lenses isn’t there anymore, you can go into your device’s main settings and reverse the date. Turn off automatic date and time in the settings and then enter the date that offered the lenses you want.”— Laura Dang, nextshark.comTagged: Snapchat, Lenses, filters
“Keeping tabs on your numbers? Check how many views you have of your Stories over the last 24 hours. You can also tap on each story and find out who has seen and screenshotted any Stories.”— Trevor , appamatix.comTagged: Snapchat, Views, Snap Stories
“Engage your Snapchat audience with poll questions.”— Jared Shelly, curalate.comTagged: Snapchat, Questions, Business
“Use the volume buttons to take a photo or record a video in Snapchat. Yep, this is the same trick that works with your phone’s default camera app.”— Michael Aynsley, blog.hootsuite.comTagged: Snapchat, camera, Selfies
“Want to exit a story? Simply swipe down.”— Brinton Parker, popsugar.comTagged: Snapchat, Snap Stories, apps
“To leave a 10-second voice or video message, hold down on the voice or video call icon and it will begin recording immediately. When you release the button by picking your finger up from the screen, the recording will stop and send immediately with no do-overs. In other words, make sure you're ready…”— Lindsay Kolowich, blog.hubspot.comTagged: Snapchat, Video Message, Voice Message
“Sometimes you might not want to watch all of the stories your friends have recently posted. If you want to view just a few of your friends' stories back-to-back, tap the round thumbnail next to his or her name. This will turn their image into a purple circle with a white checkmark, indicating that i…”— Lisa Eadicicco, time.comTagged: Snapchat, Playlists, Snap Stories
“Thanks to this awesome new filter, your story's about to be lit. You can draw right on your face and it will stick to your features, even in a video!”— Kelsey Stiegman, seventeen.comTagged: Snapchat, Filter, Drawings
“Trying to capture a snap in a dark environment, such as in a dimly lit bar, can be challenging. To address this, Snapchat includes a night mode option. When using the app in a poorly lit area, a half moon icon will appear in the upper right corner of the screen. If it's not appearing when you want t…”— Lisa Eadicicco, time.comTagged: Snapchat, nighttime, camera
“You can use emojis as color overlay filters on your snaps. Simply place the emoji over the snap and blow it up. The emoji’s edge will create a colorful filter.”— Minou Clark, Kyli Singh, huffingtonpost.comTagged: Snapchat, Emoji, filters
“Snapchat can be used to give advice to clients and educate them (even if snaps disappear in 24 hours!) If you are a brand designer, snap about finding the right colors that fit your ideal brand. If you are an event planner, snap about why having a planner is necessary for a smooth event.”— Maddie Short, risingtidesociety.comTagged: Snapchat, Advice, Business
“You can create your own geofilters for neighborhoods, cities, or more personal events like birthday parties and weddings.”— Alex Heath, businessinsider.comTagged: Snapchat, filters, Personalization
“Sometimes the best thing to switch up a regular Snapchat video is to switch the perspective while you're filming. Aka, double tap to turn the camera around!”— Cella Lao Rousseau, imore.comTagged: Snapchat, camera, Videos
“Drag up on the screen with your finger when taking a video (like, press the button and drag up with same finger) to zoom in with one hand.”— Elyse Betters, pocket-lint.comTagged: Snapchat, Zooming, camera
“Snapchat has partnered with Square to enable users to transfer money. The service is similar to Venmo.”— Laura Dang, nextshark.comTagged: Snapchat, Venmo, Money