Snapchat's Lens Studio, which lets anyone create their own augmented reality filters, has been a big hit for the company. There are now more than 300,000 Lenses created by independent users, and those ...

Snapchat users love to put the filters and lenses in the app to good use when sending their friends and followers photos and videos in the app, but sometimes an occasion calls for something ...

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While the Snapchat mobile app is Snap’s most popular offering, its desktop app Lens Studio lets users easily create augmented reality lenses that can be applied on the go. Today, Lens Studio is adding ...

Eighteen-year-old Ana Casciello couldn’t find a filter she wanted for her Snapchat photo that matched her personal style. “I just wanted a [filter] that suited me more,” Casciello, a Tampa, Florida ...

Snap is kicking off its Partner Summit in Los Angeles with a few announcements about the feature that makes Snapchat tick: augmented reality Lenses. For starters, Lens Studio, which lets anyone create ...

You can add Snapchat filters, or static overlays, once you've created your snap. Snapchat lenses also allow you to add augmented reality animations to posts. You can use the free Snap Camera app to ...

Eighteen-year-old Ana Casciello couldn’t find a filter she wanted for her Snapchat photo that matched her personal style. “I just wanted a [filter] that suited me more,” Casciello, a Tampa, Florida ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is the editor of the Platformer newsletter and cohost of the Hard Fork podcast. Snap, which likes to call itself ...

Just about every major tech company is doing Olympics promotions: Facebook, Twitter, Google, Microsoft and now Snapchat. The company is today releasing a batch of stickers, lenses and filters themed ...