Snap revealed that it is launching Snapchat for Web, allowing users to send snaps and video call friends from their PCs. Initially, Snapchat+ subscribers in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand will have access to Snapchat for Web. Following the initial rollout, the business intends to make Snapchat for Web available to all users worldwide after rolling it out to Snapchat+ subscribers in France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
You can send messages and snaps using Snapchat on the web, along with video and voice calls for chat. Users of Snapchat on the web are also able to access mobile messaging services including chat reactions. The Lenses function will eventually be included to video calls, according to Snap.
Users must go to web.snapchat.com and log in using their Snapchat username and password to access Snapchat for Web. After that, you will automatically be required to do a two-step verification on your phone. Your discussions can resume where they left off on mobile once you launch Snapchat for the web.
Your Bitmoji will show up in chats using a laptop when you use Snapchat on a desktop to let other users know that you are accessing the chat through Snapchat for Web. A privacy screen is also included in the web experience, which conceals the Snapchat window whenever you click away to perform another action.
Messages posted using Snapchat on the Web will be wiped automatically after 24 hours, much like the mobile app experience. Additionally, the business claims that Snapchat for Web would stop users from taking screenshots. Snap is aware that the product isn’t ideal and that users can still shoot pictures on the phone’s screen.
According to a Snap spokeswoman who briefed reporters, the typical Snapchat caller spends more than 30 minutes each day on calls.
Despite continuing to view itself as a mobile-first platform, Snap claims that after hearing from consumers, it was time to offer Snapchat’s main functionality to the web. Snap is currently concentrating on porting the app’s essential functions to the web and will expand the experience from there. The business intends to eventually make the app’s additional functions, like viewing Stories and Memories, available on the desktop.
Two weeks ago, Snap formally unveiled its paid membership service, Snapchat+, to provide users access to exclusive features like changing the app’s icon and seeing who has rewatched your Stories. The $3.99/month subscription grants access to a unique badge, the choice to designate a friend as your top buddy, and the ability to view “the general direction of travel for where friends have recently moved.” According to the firm, the final function is only accessible if your pals have already given their permission to reveal their whereabouts.
With the introduction of Snapchat for Web and Snapchat+, the social media platform hopes to more effectively compete with TikTok and Instagram, both of which can be accessed over the web and provide some level of subscriptions.
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