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I've never seen Snapchat, but that description seems to contradict the sibling saying it can be text only too.

• bluehazed 10y ago
  You can send text only messages on Snapchat.
• milesokeefe 10y ago
  There is also text based chat and video/VOIP chat, neither of which persist without informing the other user.
  • cm3 10y ago
    Interesting. Snapchat sounds a lot more complex than I had envisioned from hearing about it.
    • 0x6c6f6c 10y ago
      For those who aren't upset with Snapchats goals broadening, it's a great utility for many different means of communication. Chat features and multimedia along with an expiration date on all content is something that many people can appreciate in a world of public social networks.
    • Kadin 10y ago
      It also has a fairly sophisticated face recognition system (accessed, strangely, by long-pressing your face in a live video window, but only while using the rear-facing camera; it's almost like an Easter Egg but isn't) which it uses to do face swaps and other types of animations on top of video. I don't know if the app is designed to intentionally hide features to create some sort of "discovery" experience, but there's a lot more to it than is obvious at first glance.
      • cm3 10y ago
        Sounds like a rewarding game, actually, and might appeal to instincts. Not a bad idea in certain applications.