Snapchat: 12 hidden features you need to know about

It isn't the easiest app to navigate

Aatif Sulleyman
Monday 30 October 2017 19:25 GMT
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A lot of Snapchat's features are either buried inside menus or just not especially obvious
A lot of Snapchat's features are either buried inside menus or just not especially obvious (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

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There's a reason Facebook has decided to rip most of Snapchat's biggest features.

The photo- and video-sharing app is immensely popular amongst youngsters, thanks to its vibrant user interface, enormous range of editing features and the prominence it gives to emoji.

However, it isn't the easiest app to navigate.

A lot of Snapchat's more interesting features are either buried inside menus you wouldn't usually open, or just not especially obvious.

We’ve rounded up a selection of the best. Click on the gallery below to start browsing.

Read all of our latest Snapchat news here.

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