“Geotags are location-based filters that people can apply to their photos. If you are getting ready to launch a new brand, business, or have big news, create a custom geo-tag on the Snapchat website.”— Maddie Short, risingtidesociety.com
“They took a snap of the product they were giving away, then they had viewers screenshot it, and they picked a winner. (In Snapchat, you can view who has taken screenshots of your snaps.) It’s so different from Instagram giveaways because on Instagram anyone can enter, even if they are not loyal to y…”— Maddie Short, risingtidesociety.com
“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.com
“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.com
“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.com
“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.com
“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.com
“Literally any type of face swap is a win: your dad, your dog, a teddy bear, Doll Harry Styles. Anything.”— Kelsey Stiegman, seventeen.com
“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.com
“Get creative with your text on Snapchat by making it multi-colored. Look's fun right? All you need to do is write your text, select the first word so that it is highlighted and then adjust the highlighted section down to a letter and choose the color you wish it to be. Repeat this method until all l…”— Maddy, myunidays.com
“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.com
“If you’re curious as to how many snaps you’ve taken since becoming obsessed with Snapchat, tap on the Snapchat logo at the top of your feed and it will display the sent on the left, and received on the right. Oh, that many?”— Amber Manto, dolly.com.au
“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.au
“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.com
“You can save your conversations by tapping and holding the message.”— Minou Clark, Kyli Singh, huffingtonpost.com
“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.com
“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.com
“Instead of having to enter contact information or a username manually, users can scan Snapchat codes to add friends.”— Laura Dang, nextshark.com