Discover:
Discover is the public curated feed of Stories. All content that goes to a large audience on Discover has been moderated by Snapchat.
Find out the features of Snapchat, what you can do in it and the safety tools available. Our Snapchat guide covers what you can do in the app and how to use the privacy settings available.
Last Updated17/07/2024
Snapchat is a messaging app used to take photos and videos, decorate them with text and pictures, and then send them to friends. These photos and videos are called ‘Snaps’. Snaps aren’t saved like regular messaging apps – they’re only available to view for a few seconds and then they disappear. Once everyone that has been sent a Snap has viewed it, Snapchat’s system automatically deletes it from their servers.
Snaps: You can send photos videos to your Snapchat friends.
Most Snaps sent over Snapchat are automatically deleted once they’ve been viewed or have expired. All one-on-one and Group Chat Snaps are automatically deleted after they've been viewed by all recipients. In one-on-one conversations, you or your friend can set some Snaps to delete after 24 hours instead. In one-on-one conversation, Chats are set to delete 24 hours after you have viewed them, while messages sent in Group Chat are set to delete one day after everyone has viewed or one week after the message was sent, whichever is sooner.
You can decorate your Snaps with filters, lenses, stickers and text – and add them to your Story if you want them to be available to be viewed for longer. You can also ‘replay’ a video or snap you receive from someone else once. Snaps can also be saved to your chat and will appear in Chat Media.
Lenses: Lenses add real-time augmented reality to a Snap. For example, some lenses add animal masks to the user’s face and another makes the person appear to be surrounded by butterflies.
Filters: Filters are a way to customise your Snaps. You can add a filter to your image or video that shows the time, weather, the location that you’re at and others.
Screenshot: Snaps disappear once the person who it was sent to has seen it, but people can still take screenshots of Snaps. It’s important to know that even though Snapchat deletes Snaps once they’ve been seen, if someone does take a screenshot there is a record of the Snap. If someone screenshots a Snap, the person who sent it will get a notification to let them know.
Messages: You can also use Snapchat to send messages. In one-on-one conversations, Chats are set to delete 24 hours after you have viewed them. Messages sent in Group Chats are set to delete one day after everyone has viewed or one week after the message was sent, whichever is sooner. Like with Snaps, people can choose to save text chats in the app.
My AI: My AI is a chatbot that you can ask questions to. My AI is powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT technology, with additional safety enhancements and controls tailored to Snapchat. My AI appears in the Chat tab.
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Memories: Memories is your own personal collection of Snaps and Stories you’ve created that you want to save. You’re able to put a password on private Snaps and Stories, called “My Eyes Only”, so that only you can unlock these memories.
Discover is the public curated feed of Stories. All content that goes to a large audience on Discover has been moderated by Snapchat.
Spotlight: Spotlight provides a public feed of content from Snap Stars and Snapchat’s publishing partners. All content on Spotlight has been curated and moderated by Snapchat.
Snap Map allows you to view Snaps of events like sporting events, celebrations, breaking news, from around the world. If you and a friend follow one another, you can share your locations with each other so you can see where they are and what’s going on around them. You’re able to choose who can view your location, or enter ‘Ghost Mode’ so no one can see your location. Location sharing is off by default.
To open the Snap Map, use the map button on the bottom menu of the app. There are always potential risks with sharing your location with other people, so it’s important to think carefully about who you’re sharing this information with. See our privacy information below for instructions on entering Ghost Mode.
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Most messages sent over Snapchat will be automatically deleted once they’ve been viewed or have expired.
Snap Map is off by default. Only the people you choose can see your location – you can choose to share your location with all your friends you’ve added back or just a group of select friends.
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