One of the features that were released as part of the iOS 11 update on Apple devices was the ability to save your screen at the touch of a button. It is a fantastic tool for many reasons, but also extremely dangerous when you think about how it could be used with an application like Snapchat.
When the update was released for the first time last month, users could secretly record other people’s snapshots, making privacy expectations even worse than they were before. Now, Snapchat has updated its application and will soon alert users when their pictures are explicitly saved via iOS 11, with the capture that the one making the recording must download the update.
Of course, the mere fact that you receive an alert does not mean that someone else is not recording your photos yet. Always send content via the application with caution.
As the company says on its support page: “Snapchatters who see your messages can always save them, whether taking a screenshot or using another image capture technology (whether it is a separate software, or just picture their screen with a second camera). “
Snapchat gets chattier than ever with Chat 2.0
Snapchat is a trendy communication tool, especially for young people. However, the chat function has always been a little buggy, and most users naturally gravitate to its primary role of sending ephemeral images that disappear after a first visualization. These users tend to jump between Snapchat for pictures and other media, such as SMS messaging, for a more reliable chat experience. Now, however, society is giving a little love to their often overlooked chat function by bringing Chat 2.0 to the game.
Chat 1.0 launched two years ago and had remained relatively unchanged since his arrival. What makes the next iteration of this unique service is that it allows its users to seamlessly transfer text, stickers, audio, video, images. Snapchat aims to make the communication experience a little closer to what it is in real life by increasing the sense of immediacy. This new multimedia approach will be sure to divert the more than thirty years, but the youngest will probably love it.
In their words:
You can start by sending a few cats, and when your friend shows up, start talking or chatting instantly with just one tap. Your friend can watch if you have a new puppy to show him or just listen if you want to sing a song for him. If they are not there, you can quickly send an audio note to say what you mean. Moreover, sometimes, a sticker says it best ?
What we love most about the new cat is the ease with which you can make the transition between all these ways of communicating, as you do in person. When it is possible, you are not sending SMS, calling or chatting by video … you are just talking. Meanwhile, we have been working on this redesign we can not wait to hear what you think!
What do you think of Chat 2.0? It will be deployed during the day, but you can hang it now by downloading the latest version of the application from the Google Play Store. Give it a swirl, then come back and report your experience in the comments! Oh, and while you are there, why not give us an addition?
How To Get Old Snapchat UI Back On iPhone
Do you have the brand new “improved” Snapchat user interface to find that you simply can not tolerate these “enhancements”?
Many account holders simply believe that Snapchat’s new interface is a massive regression from what we had before.
In addition, Snap Inc. is not yet available for everyone, but it does a phased implementation per account. So, if your account has been updated to discover a new user interface for Snapchat, and you do not like it, here’s how to get back to the old version of the interface and the application.
Requirements:
The latest version of the Electra jailbreak. This is only necessary if your device is not previously jailbroken.
Cydia Impactor. Download it on cydiaimpactor.com. This allows you to get the relevant IPA file on your device.
A Snapchat IPA file that is version 10.23.0.6 or lower. You can find this version on the web.
The process:
Step 1: First of all, your device will have to run iOS 11.0 to iOS 11.1.2 and be jailbroken using Electra. This guide of snapchat is beyond the scope of a jailbreak tutorial, but we have one for you too if you need help. You can find it here: How to Jailbreak iOS 11.1.2 Using Electra [Tutorial].
Step 2: Make sure that the existing Snapchat app – with the new user interface you are trying to get rid of – is wholly removed from the jailbroken device, and then launch Cydia Impactor. You will now need the Snapchat API that has been listed above in “Requirements.”
Step 3: Drag this old version of Snapchap IPA into the Cydia Impactor interface. Follow the steps and add the required Apple credentials when prompted. This will sign the IPA and install it on the device without any interference with the App Store.
Step 4: Now, you have to remove the Electra jailbreak application from your already jailbroken device. Then you need to install the Immortal tweak. You can either do it manually – since Electra does not come with Cydia yet – or you can use the Tweak Installer application to do it. Respring the device as soon as it is installed.
Step 5: Now, somewhat oddly, you need to uninstall the Immortal tweak and once again respring the device. Reinstall the Electra application using the same method as before with Cydia Impactor.
Step 6: You can now launch the Snapchat sideloaded app and log in with your account credentials. You should be ready to use the old user interface.
It is worth mentioning that this will give you the much-loved and traditional Snapchat user interface, but it will prevent notifications from working. So, any friend adds, incoming snaps, or anything else that would typically invoke a notification, will not do it anymore.
