Snapchat Introduces 'Memories' to Save Your Favorite Moments

[MacRumors]

Snapchat has introduced a new feature called Memories, accessible by swiping up on the main camera screen, that serves as a personal collection of your favorite saved snaps and stories.

Memories can be viewed personally, sent to your friends, or added to your Snapchat story. A snap taken more than 24 hours ago will appear with a frame around it in your story to indicate that it is older.

Memories are categorized, so you can search for keywords such as "dog" or "Hawaii" to easily find specific Snaps and Stories related to a particular night out, vacation, anniversary, birthday, or other occassion.

Memories also includes a My Eyes Only feature that makes personal snaps viewable by you only when showing your Memories to others.

Snapchat was updated today, but Memories will continue to roll out selectively over the next month or so.

Snapchat is free on the App Store [Direct Link] for iPhone and iPod touch.

Article Link: Snapchat Introduces 'Memories' to Save Your Favorite Moments

 

[jmh600cbr]

great. another company scanning my photos for information.

 

[bushido]

next up: some "amazing" new filters only showing u snaps of people u interact with the most cuz ... no one ever asked for it on all the other social media apps!

 

[viperGTS]

Snapchat is fun, so this is a welcomed feature.

 

[whyamihere]

Ephemeral messaging continues to become less ephemeral.

 

[mariusignorello]

Hmmm... wonder where they got that idea from.

 

[now i see it]

Remember the "Browser Wars"?
Today the battlefront is messaging apps.
Who will win? No one.

 

[kalafalas]

Great. Another useless feature I get to disable on snap+

 

[Porco]

Memories are categorized, so you can search for keywords such as "dog" or "Hawaii" to easily find specific Snaps and Stories related to a particular night out, vacation, anniversary, birthday, or other occassion.

This feature is going to be HUGE for people with amnesia who celebrated their birthdays with a vacation to Hawaii with their dog.

 

[thisisnotmyname]

doesn't that totally go against the original intent of snapchat?

 

[WinstonRumfoord]

Facebook, twitter, instagram, snapchat, etc... All turning into the same stupid "social network", in turn utterly wasting an unfathomable amount of time from our society.

/only30butgetthehelloffmylawn

 

[azfalcons]

Hmmm... wonder where they got that idea from.

I guess they seee Apple steal everything and assumed this was ok

 

[2010mini]

I thought the whole point of snapchat was that everything was temporary. That it didn't store anything that could come back and haunt you.

 

[Signup]

Ok. So how is snapchat different again? I thought the messages were meant to disappear but now it keeps evidence around just like Facebook, Twitter, FireChat, Instagram, whats app and the list goes on. More stickers and filters are always welcome though. Well at least FireChat still deletes all communication when you sign out.

 

[Batman89]

I read the headline and wasn't sure, but this is actually a cool feature.

I think maybe 10% of the time I use SnapChat I end up saving a photo I've taken, so this is a welcome feature.

 

[Jimmy James]

This is contrary to the whole [original] point of the app.

It's like if Facebook came up with a feature where nothing you posted was displayed or retained.

 

[sudo1996]

I thought the whole point of snapchat was that everything was temporary. That it didn't store anything that could come back and haunt you.

It used to be about sending inappropriate photos, but now it's about telling people what you're doing or saying hi to people. Well, people also send inappropriate photos on it.

 

[Sasparilla]

great. another company scanning my photos for information.

Aw, come on, its just Facebook, the personal data strip-miner. Obviously Snapchat needs data / photo's they can monetize by making it non temporary...so what if its totally at odds with the original purpose of their service.

 

[applepuree]

I have never figured out how the snapchat app is supposed to work.

 

[Jett0516]

I have never figured out how the snapchat app is supposed to work.

You need to find a crush or a buddy that uses snapchat.

Really, this is the only way you'll like snapchat.

 

[applesith]

Great another commercial using that freakin song....

 

[Urban Joe]

So now it's like Ohhhhh-Snap.Chat...
and whoops...I just deleted that app.

Ain't Nobody Got Time for this bait and switch bullsh**

 

[sudo1996]

I have never figured out how the snapchat app is supposed to work.

The interface is really confusing. It took me a long time to find all the features in it.

 

[Loco Emperor]

The interface is really confusing. It took me a long time to find all the features in it.

not so much confusing as incredibly dated and ugly.

 

[jamisonbaines]

24 posts and maybe 2 or 3 of them from people who understand/use snapchat.

this is a cool added feature.