Download Snapchat for Android

 

With Snapchat, you can apply different filters to your photos and then send them to your friends and make them disappear over time.

If you still haven't installed the APK of the Snapchat app on your Android smartphone or tablet or simply don't know what this ephemeral messaging app turned into a social network is for, there are only two reasons: either you Are no longer as young as you think or you are not in the latest teen fashions today.

What is Snapchat?

In short, Snapchat is an app developed in 2010 by three Stanford students, Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown, and is available for Android and iPhone where you can send ephemeral messages, photos, and videos (which receive The name snaps). Ephemeral because they fade after a short period of time. The default setting is 10 seconds but the user can change it.

This message will self-destruct in 10 seconds.

This temporary nature allows us to share any image or video that we do not want to remain permanently on the Internet; Silly, daring, or simply too shameful photos to place on our Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram accounts. Here are its main characteristics:

• Send messages, videos, and pictures to the contacts in your calendar.
• Apply different filters and effects to the photos you send.
• Share messages on an ephemeral basis with your friends or in groups.
• Follow the stories of other anonymous or famous users.
• Establish the time during which the message remains visible.
• Receive notifications whenever receivers capture your message.

A new app for flirting with teens

The transience of the app has transformed it into a new method of flirting on the smartphone, where teens and not-so-teens exchange photos and messages that will only be visible for a few seconds. Or at least that's what they believe because anyone can capture the screen and record the snap forever but, by fortune, the app lets you know if someone captures your messages or images.

Not just ephemeral messaging

Originally, Snapchat was created as a communication app for exchanging messages and photos, but over time many people use it just for its funny effects that we can apply to any photo. While apps like MSQRD or Face Swap have become extremely popular with the ability to create funny photo montages or swap our faces with that of a friend, this app allows all kinds of amazing effects to be applied in real time. To do this, you simply need to:

• Step 1: Aim at your face with the front camera.
• Step 2: click on the screen.
• Step 3: Explore the emerging menu with the different filters available.
• Step 4: Follow the instructions that appear on the screen such as opening your mouth or blinking your eyes to enjoy the effects in real time.
• Step 5: add text and stickers to the snap.

Now it's up to you to choose whether to save the photos for you or whether to publish the snap. In this case, you must touch the central circle for the application to capture the image (keep your finger on the button to record a video) and then touch the blue arrow to open the menu and choose who to send the message to.

And, do I know who sees my Snapchat and snaps? Yes, just go to the story, click on the arrow at the bottom edge and select the eye icon. There you will be able to see the names of the users who have viewed your photos and videos.

But, who uses this app?

As we have commented, it is a trendy app among young people but there are also a lot of celebrities in this world like YouTubers or actors like Robert Pattison, James Franco, or Jared Leto. It's not strange that stars want to become Snapchatters and use this platform to reach out to their fans because this year it has surpassed Twitter in the number of active users: over 150 million.

What's new in the latest version

• The designers say they fixed bugs and applied small improvements.

Conditions and additional information:

• Minimum operating system requirements: Android 4.4.
• Integrated in-app purchases.
• Instructions for installing an XAPK on Android