Snap rolls out new way to let users keep their Snap Streaks going

Is there something worse than shedding a Snap Streak?

While the plain reply is sure, teenage me didn’t all the time see it like that.

Snap Streaks are a characteristic on Snapchat that monitor how usually users ship one another each day snaps. According to the corporate’s web site, you and a buddy are on a streak if you happen to’ve despatched snaps to one another for 3 consecutive days. Doing so leads to a fireplace emoji subsequent to your buddy’s account identify.

The guidelines have been strict; miss at some point and the streak expires. But now the corporate has rolled out a new characteristic that would change the principles of the sport.

“We’re making it easier to take a break with a new feature we’re testing to let you reignite the spark and restore one streak for free with just one tap,” the corporate writes in a weblog put up.

Users will solely find a way to restore their streak as soon as. According to TechCrunch, it’ll price American users a further 99 cents (roughly $1.36 CAD) to add extra restores. It’s unclear what the pricing for Canadian users will appear like.

The firm will additional roll out the profit beneath its subscription program Snapchat+ “soon.”

“We’ll also be adding a new way for Snapchat+ subscribers to freeze their Streaks, putting things on pause when they know they’re going off the grid,” the corporate says.

The information follows the corporate’s leap on the ChatGPT bandwagon. Snap will quickly introduce its personal chatbot known as My AI.

Source: Snap, TechCrunch