“Snapchat has partnered with Square to enable users to transfer money. The service is similar to Venmo.”— Laura Dang, nextshark.com
“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.com
“The default of ‘best friends’ is 3, but you can change that by going to the Manage page and tapping on Best Friends.”— Trevor , appamatix.com
“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.com
“You have Instagram, right? Same rules apply: avoid shooting into direct sunlight, ensure that your subject is properly framed, and keep the lens and microphone unobstructed.”— Dave Infante, thrillist.com
“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.com
“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.com
“If you’re worried about loud and jarring background noise ruining the experience for your viewers, you can send a Snap without sound. After you record a video, simply tap the microphone icon in the bottom lefthand corner of the screen before hitting the blue send button.”— Michael Aynsley, blog.hootsuite.com
“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.com
“To start a live voice or video call, just tap the voice or video call icon and it'll begin ringing the other person immediately. If they don't answer within a few seconds, you'll see a pop-up notification asking you if you'd like to send a voice or video message instead.”— Lindsay Kolowich, blog.hubspot.com
“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.com
“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.com
“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.com
“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.com
“If you're wanting to do a bit of extra writing on Snapchat, or if you want to break up the lines for a pleasant little haiku or poem, then try writing your text in the Notes app and then copying and pasting it directly to your snap.”— Cella Lao Rousseau, imore.com
“Did you know that you can actually try a three-way face swap instead of just two?!”— Cella Lao Rousseau, imore.com
“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.com
“Sometimes friends have confusing display names on Snapchat that are hard to remember. But you can edit them to display whatever you want.”— Elyse Betters, pocket-lint.com
“You can send Bitmoji cartoon in chat by connecting your Bitmoji account.”— Elyse Betters, pocket-lint.com
“When you're watching someone else's Story, swipe up to quickly send them a chat.”— Alex Heath, businessinsider.com