Snapchat has released an update. You can now add gif files to photos and videos. In addition, tabs will be added soon, which should make the app feel clearer.
Snapchat update: add gifs and more overview
The most notable addition is the ability to add animated stickers, or gif files. You can choose from the entire Giphy catalog. On top of that, some unique gifs have been created by the Snapchat team. Whatever you want to portray: there is always a matching gif. You can add animated stickers to both photos and videos.
Add GIFs: this is how you do it
- Take a Snap;
- Press the ‘Stickers’ button at the top right;
- Select a gif here, or use the search bar to filter for a particular word;
- Tap the gif you want to add and drag it into your photo or video;
- To resize, hold down the gif.
You are probably familiar with Giphy. The company also works with Facebook. You can now send GIFs in both Facebook and WhatsApp. Instagram, also part of Facebook, also works together with Giphy.
Keep an overview with tabs
In addition, they listened to the criticism of users and made the app more clear. From now on, the ‘Friends’ and ‘Explore’ pages will make a clearer distinction between stories from friends, group chats, and stories from professionals. Snapchat does this by adding tabs.
Since the ‘new jacket’ of the app, Snapchatters have complained stone and bone: the new design would be unclear. Despite this, director Evan Spiegel recently indicated that there is no intention of withdrawing the new design.
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Download the latest Snapchat version
The update is now available for download. The gifs can be used immediately, the tabs will follow ‘in a few weeks’.
→ Download Snapchat on the App Store (free)
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