Top 15 Hidden Features Of Snapchat That You Must Know In 2020

Snapchat is a very well known app that almost every teen has on his phone and most probably it is downloaded on your phone too. Snapchat is becoming popular day by day and the most common reason for this is the versatility this app provides you and the updates it provides. Almost every update of Snapchat has something new for us to use and in recent years the Snapchat has completely changed from what it used to look a few years back. Now the app has become more versatile with its features and takes care of each and every demand of its users. I also consider Snapchat as one of the best social media platform you can get out there as it is the most convenient and fast to use only if the person knows it's full potential. Some people use it for their daily stories and some are addicted to its snap scores but each and every individual of the current generation uses it for sure.

The features of this app are so broadly categorized that even after using Snapchat for years there are chances that you didn't come across its many useful and important features that will help you in easing your hassle but don't worry after reading this article you would surely gain knowledge about some of the best-hidden features/tricks that you didn't know before. 

#1 Send your gallery photos in Streaks

Every one of you must have heard of streaks that people make on Snapchat and their snap score keeps on increasing day by day but if you make streaks yourself you must already know that if we want to send any photo/snap to anyone from the gallery then it goes in the form of a message rather then a streak that is visible only once. So the question arises that how to solve this problem? Snapchat in its recent updates has enabled people to make their own lenses and this has surely solved this issue what you have to do is:

1. Open filters
2. Click Explore
3. Search "Gallery Uploads"

If this filter doesn't work then there are many filters/lenses available that will help you in sending your gallery images in streaks you just have to search "gallery" and you can use any of them.

#2 History of your scanned filters/lenses

Snapchat keeps on changing its filters that are available to you on your home screen and the filters/lenses that you have scanned also get locked if you don't use them in 48 hours. It becomes quite difficult to find them afterward but at the same time, Snapchat also provides you with the option to see your scanned filters history. Here are the steps that you need to follow:

1. Open Settings 
2. Go to Snapcodes
3. Click Scan history

Here you'll get all the filters that you have used/scanned till today you can click on anyone and unlock them for 48 hours.

#3 Shake to report

You all must admire how Snapchat provides you with what you sometimes wish to have, the simple reason behind this is that Snapchat gives freedom to its user by providing them an option to report any bug/feature that is missing and according to the number of reports they provide you with what you demanded. Although you can report any bug by following the traditional method of going in settings and so on but you can follow the modern way too that is to shake your phone to report. This feature lets you save your time and hassle to find the report option. To enable this you have to follow these steps:

1. Open Settings 
2. Go to Feedback option 
3. Click on "Shake to Report"
4. Enable it 

After enabling Shake to report every time you want to report anything you just have to shake your phone and a screen will appear automatically displaying options like Report a bug, Make a suggestion, Turn off Shake to report. You can choose as per your need. 

#4 Scan anything (barcode, face, object)

In the Snapchat's recent updates they have introduced this feature known as Scan. This feature is located on the left-hand side when you search filters. This feature scans everything from a barcode to pretty much anything be it a human face, laptop, remote, and so on. After scanning it gives you the appropriate filters to use upon that object like in my case I scanned my laptop keyboards, after scanning many filters related to PC came up. This feature can surely help you certain scenarios and can be really helpful/important at that point.

#5 Shazam- Know the name of any song

Most you must have already heard of this feature as it used to be hidden a long time ago but now it is kinda popular but now also many of you don't know about this feature. Shazam is said to be the most amazing feature you can get in any social media app. Now what this feature does is that it helps you in knowing the name of any song in this world. Suppose that you are in a party and a song is playing that strikes your mind and you want to know its name without asking anyone what will you do? In these situations, Shazam helps you! you just need to pull out your phone and long press on the screen it will automatically detect the song name that is playing that too of any language. Shazam also saves the name of your scanned songs in its history so that you don't loose it. 

#6 Create your own lens 

In recent years Snapchat has allowed the creators out there in the world to create their own filters/lenses for the public use and you can also do the same. Snapchat lets you create your own filter too for your personal use and you can add your whole imagination in that lens so that it becomes a perfect lens for you to use. To create one for you just need to click on the Create option available right next to Scan option after clicking the app provides you with a certain number of options to edit with which you can play/adjust according to your imagination.

#7 Send Multi Snaps at once

In the newest update, Snapchat has also introduced the feature known as Multi Snap. This feature lets you click multiple snaps/pics at once and post them together/send in streaks. This feature is quite useful if you are kind of person who clicks a lot of snaps in a day that too altogether. This feature is located on the top right corner of your screen right next to the flash option but to locate this you have to first click on the arrow.

#8 Grid and Timer

These two features were also introduced with the Multi Snap but most of the people don't know about them now also. The feature of Grid and Timer was mainly introduced to reduce your hassle of self clicking your snap and aligning them correctly. These two features are also present right next to the Multi Snap option.

#9 Recommended 

As you all know that Snapchat now provides you with the suggestion of celebrities snaps, News channels, and many more along with this Snapchat also provides you with the feature to get the recommendations of other celebrities Snap ID, News channel similar to what you like to see. To use this feature you have to go to the artist profile whom you liked the most and long press on his/her profile then select the Recommended option available there. Snapchat will provide you with the list of artists that post the same as what you like.

#10 Games to play

Snapchat is becoming versatile day by day and it is stepping in other platforms also one of which is small games to play. You have third-party apps like Houseparty in today's date using which you can play with your friends but Snapchat provides you with the option to play games in the app itself. There are numerous games which you can play along with your friends. You have your own Bitmoji as your avatar in the game. The games can be played in groups or with a single person too. When you open anyone's chat you get this option above your keyboard.

#11 Record a video without using hands

This feature is quite old but still many of you don't know this that Snapchat lets you record video without using your hands which means you can record yourself in the video doing different things away from the phone. For this, you have to follow simple steps such as:

1. Long press the button and start recording 
2. When you started recording a lock option will appear next to the recording button
3. slide your hand towards that lock without actually raising your hand

by following these steps now you can easily record your videos without using hands

#12 Add multiple filters to a Snap/photo

This is also one of those interesting features that Snapchat has announced recently and very few people know about them. Both Android and iPhones have different processes for this. In iPhone when you click a snap and want to add multiple filters you simply just add one and after that, an option will appear in the right of the screen that refers to Multi filters click that and you can add more filters on top of the one you have already applied. On the Android phones, you have to hold the snap with one thumb on the screen and by others, you have to slide through different filters and set accordingly. You can add up to four filters on one snap.

#13 Use the Night mode

This feature is available straight on your main screen itself but most people don't use it or forget to use it in the night. Night mode is a smaller version of the Night mode we get on our Android phones/iPhones. This feature surely helps you to record good quality videos/photos in the dark light. This feature automatically appears near flash when you are in dark conditions. You can surely use it to make some good snaps at night too.

#14 Add a URL 

This feature will surely help you if you want to add any attachment to your snap or want to link something with your snap. People using Snapchat from ages still get confused about how to add a link to their snap story/streaks. It is way more simple than you think

1. Click a snap/photo
2. Click on the pin looking option available on the right side of the screen
3. Copy your desired URL 
4. Paste your URL 
5. Send the snap

#15 Save weekly stickers

We all know that Snapchat provides us with weekly stickers which are available right next to Bitmoji's stickers. The stickers are mostly based on current world situations and indicate them. Sometimes the whole collection is so great you think to save it for later use also and Snapchat being such a kind app provides you with the option to save the stickers. The save option is available right on the top of the weekly stickers slightly on the right side. By clicking this the stickers get saved in the last column of the stickers. The sign of the saved stickers is of a Lock.