Snapchat - A slightly different social network

Snapchat is a communication app for mobile phones in the same way that, for example Messenger from Facebook. In this case, however, you will not encounter excessively long messages, sentences and words. The whole network is based on a completely different principle. Images and videos play the main role here.

• Sending multimedia content
• To display a message for a certain period of time
• Automatic message deletion

Simply put, send someone photo or video. This will appear on the display of the phone for a certain period of time and then disappear. You won't see the message again. From the principle of operation, it can be concluded that this mobile application has become a popular thing especially among the younger generation.

Snapchat and its history

But first, let's take a look at where the Snapchat app actually came from. Users have been using it for quite a few years now. Its original name was Picaboo. It was not until later that the renaming took place, which has remained to this day and it must be said that it is very well established.

Subject	Value
First edition	2011
Creator	Spiegel, Murphy and Brown
Number of users	Over 290 million
Multimedia display	1 to 10 seconds

Everyone probably correctly guesses that the mobile app is available for both mobile systems. That is, for Android and iOS. Thanks to its localisation in 37 languages, it is used virtually all over the world. The increase in users did not wait for itself after the launch and for example in 2016 already 10 million messages were sent per day.

What else should you know?

Snapchat is a fun way to communicate with friends and family. In addition to classic photos, you can also create original images. A plethora of filters, lenses and bitmojis will help you do that. The application prides itself on simplicity of use. At the same time, it provides a wealth of options for creating photos and videos. The Snap, Chat, Lenses, Stories and Spotlight categories are proof that you really won't get bored.

The popularity of this mobile app is also reflected in the number of downloads. For example, there are more than a billion in the Google Play store, and that's already an impressive number. Give it a try too.