“There’s nothing like knowing you have the full attention of your friend while you’re chatting.” “Until today, we felt that Snapchat is missing an important part of conversation: presence,” the post said.
One caveat, however, is that messages will be deleted once you leave the chat screen – much like how chatted images and videos automatically delete.Ī neat feature about the new Chat function is the live video that comes when you press and hold on the chat screen - allowing users to see each other as they type. Swiping to the right on a friend’s name in the app allows chats to happen. Snapchat released a new function allowing users to alternatively chat with each other via text – or as the blog post announcing the release said, “putting the Chat into Snapchat.”
