

On July 18, 2022, Snap launched Snapchat for Web, a new way to use Snapchat online to keep conversations with friends.īefore if people wanted to use the Snapchat app on their laptops, they need the help of emulators. Snapchat is a popular messaging app and for a long time, it’s only available on Android and iOS. This post from MiniTool explains how to use Snapchat on web browser. For now, users are only able to utilise Snapchat’s core features including snapping, chatting and video calling, with the implementation of the service’s AR Lenses for web or external cameras expected to be coming soon.Everyday, hundreds of millions of people use Snapchat on their phones. The service notes that not all features from its mobile app are available on the web version, though it could eventually bring other functions, such as revenue generating abilities for content creators, if there’s enough demand. Further, Snapchat believes that the move could also allow it to replicate the experience of other apps like Discord, where users can engage with each other in voice or video chats while doing other activities online. In addition, users are provided with extra space to chat and call in the same web browser window, which eliminates the limitations of the platform’s mobile app. With this, users are now able to chat with one another in both text and video via a web browser, expanding upon the platform’s previous efforts of introducing desktop or browser-based features carried over from its mobile app.Ĭommenting on the decision, Snapchat’s head of messaging product Nathan Boyd says a web version of the service is necessary as its users are using desktop computers more frequently.

Joining rivals such as Instagram and TikTok, media sharing and instant messaging service Snapchat has finally launched a new web version of its app.
