Snapchat

Snapchat is a photo sharing app.^[4] Using the app, people can take pictures, add a text or drawing and send them to a list of contacts.^[5] The service started in September 2011.^[6] At first it was intended to send selfies that would disappear quickly but people learned how to save the pictures.

Snapchat

Original author(s)	Evan Spiegel Bobby Murphy Reggie Brown
Developer(s)	Snap Inc.
Initial release	September 2011; 13 years ago (2011-09)
Operating system	Android 5.0 or later iOS 12 or later
Size	64 MB (Android)[1] 258 MB (iOS)[2]
Available in	37 languages
List of languages English, Arabic, Bengali, Danish, Dutch, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese[3]
Type	Photo sharing instant messaging video chat multimedia
License	Proprietary software
Website	www.snapchat.com

In June 2017 the app added "Snap Map". Snap Map is a feature that broadcasts the user's location on a map. This caused concerns over privacy and safety.^[7]

In June 2022, Snapchat^[8] introduced Snapchat Plus,^[9] a paid subscription offering early access to features, custom app icons, and the ability to see who rewatched stories.

In July 2022, Snapchat+ feature, Friend Solar System, get famous for its unique way of ranking best friends in a solar system format.^[10]