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Recently I came across a new app called SnapChat which I believe will be very interesting to many people. What drew my attention to this app was its short and simple description. “Experience a totally new way to share today. Snap a photo or a video, add a caption, and send it to a friend (or maybe a few).
“They’ll view it, laugh, and then the snap disappears from the screen – unless they take a screenshot!
“If you want to share a Snap with all of your friends, add it to your SnapChat Story, where each Snap lives for 24 hours.”
SnapChat was released around September last year and it has already attracted millions of followers.
Ideally, although SnapChat denies this fact, this is the app that is meant to privately share your photos with close friends.
When you send a picture to close friend it will automatically self destruct after a few seconds, which guards against it leaking to other people.
This means that general users will not find it easy to save or share your photo as the app requires that a finger always has to be on the picture before it disappears making it difficult even for those who know technology.
One cool feature is that should a friend take a screen shot, SnapChat will alert you that a shot has been taken.
However the downside is that there is not much you can do thereafter, a factor that has raised concerns among users.
The application is easy to use. It has an easy installation process, just like Whatsapp.
When you have installed the app you will be asked to sign in or register using an email address, username and phone number.
In a few seconds it requests a verification code that is sent by a text to your device and you are on your way.
Online Reporter