Snapchat: Difference between revisions

On September 26, 2025, Snapchat announced an update to their Memories feature that required users to pay for Snapchat+ (100GB, 250GB) or Snapchat Premium (5TB) if their memories exceed 5GB after 12 months of the announcement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsroom.snap.com/snap-memory-storage|title=Introducing Memories Storage Plans|date=2025-09-26|work=Snapchat Newsroom|access-date=2025-10-05 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260219012132/https://newsroom.snap.com/snap-memory-storage |archive-date=19 Feb 2026}}</ref> When news broke on X, user @asoiaf_266AC commented, "Nobody is paying rent for their own photos"<ref>{{Cite web |author=@asoiaf_266AC |date=2025-10-02 |title=This is how you turn loyal users into ex-users. Nobody is paying rent for their own photos. |url=https://nitter.catsarch.com/_CinemaHub_/status/1973823894852436439 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260520190436/https://nitter.catsarch.com/_CinemaHub_/status/1973823894852436439 |archive-date=20 May 2026 |access-date=2025-10-05 |work=X}}</ref>, with user @imSatyrn saying, "i literally have photos and videos of relatives and pets that passed away on there. that's why i don't wanna get rid of it".<ref>{{Cite web |author=@imSatyrn |date=2025-10-02 |title=i literally have photos and videos of relatives and pets that passed away on there. that's why i don't wanna get rid of it 💔 |url=https://nitter.catsarch.com/imsatyrn/status/1973872325541179542 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260520190703/https://nitter.catsarch.com/imsatyrn/status/1973872325541179542 |archive-date=20 May 2026 |access-date=2025-10-05 |work=X}}</ref> To circumvent this change, there have been guides posted online on how to request your memories through an account data request.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/03/snapchat-is-going-to-charge-for-storage-heres-how-to-save-your-memories-for-free/|title=Snapchat is going to charge for storage — here’s how to save your Memories for free|first=Aisha|last=Malik|date=2025-10-02|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2025-10-05 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251005060741/https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/03/snapchat-is-going-to-charge-for-storage-heres-how-to-save-your-memories-for-free/ |archive-date=5 Oct 2025}}</ref>

*Bitmoji (2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/snapchat-just-introduced-a-feature-it-paid-more-than-100-million-for-2016-7|title=Snapchat just introduced a feature it paid more than $100 million for|first=Kif|last=Leswing|work=Business Insider|date=2016-07-19|access-date=2025-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119173743/https://www.businessinsider.com/snapchat-just-introduced-a-feature-it-paid-more-than-100-million-for-2016-7|archive-date=2024-01-19|url-status=live}}</ref>-): Custom user generated emoji avatars used in Snapchat and images.

*Spectacles (2016-2024): Augmentive Reality (AR) glasses.

*Pixy (2022<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/living-with-a-selfie-drone-life-with-snap-pixy/|title=Me and My Selfie Drone: Life With a Snap Pixy |first=Scott|last=Stein|work=CNET|date=2022-05-22|access-date=2025-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308001130/https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/living-with-a-selfie-drone-life-with-snap-pixy/|archive-date=2025-03-08|url-status=live}}</ref>): In 2024, the device was recalled due to a faulty battery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/1/24058119/snap-recall-pixy-drone-refund|title=Snap is recalling and refunding every drone it ever sold|first=Sean|last=Hollister|date=2024-02-01|work=TheVerge|access-date=2025-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322021723/https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/1/24058119/snap-recall-pixy-drone-refund|archive-date=2025-03-22|url-status=live}}</ref>