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Snapchat’s new Lens lets you create AI images using text prompts

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-10-14 21:00:00

Snapchat is launching a new Lens that lets users create and edit images using a text-to-image AI generator, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The new “Imagine Lens” is available to Snapchat+ Platinum and Lens+ subscribers. Imagine Lens allows users to create, edit, and recreate Snaps by entering their own prompts. They can then share the image with their friends, post it to their Story, or share it outside out Snapchat. While Snapchat already has numerous generative AI Lenses, the compa

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Instagram adds a new friends map feature that sure looks a lot like the Snap Map

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-06 08:29:40

Instagram just announced an update with some long-requested features. The most notable is the introduction of a location-sharing tool for friends, though the long-awaited reposting tool is nothing ot sneeze at, either. Once opted into, the map shares a user's last active location with chosen contacts. The location sharing feature is turned off until selected and there are numerous customization controls. For instance, Instagram users can choose to share location data with all friends, Close Fri

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Home Safe? Snap Map Will Let Your Friends and Family Know With Alert

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-02 00:42:25

"Let us know when you're home." How many times have you heard that from friends or family at the end of the night, but forgotten to follow up when you get through the door? Snapchat has added a feature to its popular Snap Map that will take care of it for you. The messaging app launched a new feature on Thursday called "Home Safe," which will alert friends and/or family that you're home safely even when you forget to do so. It's ideal to let folks know when you're back from a vacation, a night

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Snapchat will notify your friends when you’ve made it home safe

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2026-01-02 22:00:00

Snapchat is launching a new Home Safe feature that makes it easier to inform your loved ones when you have arrived safely after making your way home. Building on the app’s existing location capabilities, Snapchat’s Home Safe allows you to send an automatic alert to chat conversations with friends to let them know you’re back at home without having to remember to send direct messages. While many communications apps like Snapchat, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger enable you to share live location

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Snapchat could soon offer free Snapchat Plus if you invite your friends (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-09 03:42:32

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Snapchat is working on a referral program that grants users a free month of Snapchat Plus if they get three friends to sign up for the service. Snapchat is also looking to integrate the recently acquired Saturn app, allowing students to link calendars and communicate more easily. Snapchat is credited for popularizing the trend of disappearing photos and videos, aka Snaps, as well as temporary broadcasts in the form of Stories. The app remains popular

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Snapchat adds new features for creators, including an easier way to edit videos

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-03-21 23:47:00

As Snapchat continues to take on Instagram and TikTok, the company announced on Thursday that it’s introducing a suite of new tools and features to make it easier for creators to create and share content on its platform. The social network is launching a “Timeline Editor” feature, a new way to create videos from saved Memories, the ability to auto-save Stories to profiles, and more. Snapchat says the new Timeline Editor will give creators a more intuitive way to edit videos directly on the plat

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Snapchat’s latest subscription tier will get you ‘hundreds’ of lenses

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-03-22 15:34:09

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Snapchat has launched a new subscription tier that offers access to a wider selection of lenses and augmented-reality experiences. The Lens Plus subscription costs $8.99 per month and will include lenses made by Snapchat and “select” creators to start, such as an exclusive AI-powered video lens and a Bitmoji game lens. Along with access to “hundred

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Snapchat adds a new subscription tier for Lenses

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-23 04:10:18

Snapchat has added a new layer to its paid offerings. The Lens+ subscription combines the existing Snapchat+ monthly plan with more access to "hundreds of Lenses and AR experiences that let you play, create, and share Snaps with friends in whole new ways." The plan will cost $9 a month. At the start, the subscription will feature Lenses made by the company or by select creators. New augmented reality experiences will be added each week. Creators will be granted the option to build and monetize

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Snapchat rolls out a new $8.99 Lens+ subscription tier

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-03-23 01:54:14

Snapchat on Wednesday announced the launch of a new Snapchat+ tier called “Lens+.” The new tier costs $8.99 per month and, as its name suggests, is centered around giving users access to exclusive Lenses and AR experiences. In addition to giving users access to the perks unlocked with the standard $3.99 per month Snapchat+ tier, Lens+ gives users the ability to use hundreds of Lenses that let you “play, create, and share Snaps” with others, the company says. “We’re starting with Lenses built b

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