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Snapchat for Web is a new way for "our community to stay connected through our camera when they're at their computers," the company said in a statement. To begin with, the web platform will be available exclusively for Snapchat Plus subscribers in the US, the UK and Canada, and Snapchatters across Australia, and New Zealand. "We can't wait to bring it to our entire global community soon," said the platform that has nearly 332 million users.

The company said that it will be available at launch in the US, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. However, Snapchat mentioned that it will expand the feature to more countries over time. "We have always enjoyed creating new features for our community, and historically we have tested new features in different ways, rolling them out to various Snapchatters and geographies.

Snapchatters from around the world will now automatically see Infatuation reviews in Place Profiles in more than 50 cities around the world. Last year, the photo-sharing platform introduced Layers as a new way for Snapchatters to find things to do with their friends on Snap Map. "Within just a few months, our first two Layers alone were used over 100 million times," Snapchat said in a statement on Friday.

The company claimed that the drone camera, which is now available in the US and France, can automatically crop into portrait and apply quick Smart Edits, like Hyperspeed, Bounce, Orbit 3D and Jump Cut. And then users can share it to Chat, Stories, Spotlight, or any other platform.

While Facebook (now Meta) had reported its first loss in the number of DAUs last quarter, Twitter's monetizable DAUs grew only by 2 per cent in the US and 15 per cent globally. Snap (parent company of Snapchat) grew its revenue 38 per cent year-over-year to reach $1.06 billion for the quarter that ended March 31, 2022. "Our first quarter results reflect the underlying momentum in our business through a challenging operating environment," said Evan Spiegel, CEO.

Snapchat said that over 2 billion logged-in users visit YouTube every month to tune into videos that help them find new music, learn different skills, catch up on news, and discover more about the world around them. "...all Snapchatters across iOS and Android can seamlessly share their favourite YouTube videos with their friends straight through the Snapchat Camera.

The company said the feature, which is accessible in its Lens Studio, can be used to create landmarkers for things like statues and storefronts in creators' local communities. The new feature is rolling out after first being teased at Snap's Lens Fest event back in December. The new custom landmarkers are discoverable through physical Snapcodes displayed at the landmark or on a Lens creator's profile, reports TechCrunch.

Snapchat sharing for YouTube Music was enabled on iOS in October and now a new report has claimed that it is available on Android. The first indication that YouTube Music might be able to share songs to Instagram and Snapchat emerged in November of 2020, reports 9To5Google.

Snapchat has announced that it is temporarily turning off its "heat map" feature for Ukraine, so the app no longer shows how many snaps are being taken in particular locations. The company said that the move is "a safety precaution" and that there will still be a curated public feed of snaps submitted by Ukrainians, reports The Verge.

According to The Verge, Snapchat will start letting users change their usernames in an update that should arrive globally on February 23. The feature will be available on both iOS and Android. One would be able to change username by tapping the Bitmoji icon in the top right corner, then tap the gear icon, choose "Username" and select "Change username". Only username will be changed; contacts, memories, and other account details will stay as they were.