My AI is initially rolling out to US customers with plans to make the chatbot available to all Snapchat users, according to CEO Evan Spiegel, who stated: The big idea is that in addition to talking to our friends and family every day, we’re going to talk to AI every day. In February 2023, Snap launched My AI, an experimental chatbot exclusively available to subscribers of Snapchat+, the app's premium subscription that costs $3.99 a month. Messages can be saved by tapping on them in the chat by default, messages disappear after the user views them and exits the screen. Snapchat' s Chat 1.0 app update in 2014 released a text chat feature between users. It has always been possible to unofficially 'save' snaps by screenshotting or screen-recording them, but the user who sent the snap is notified. Various updates since the app's conception have made it possible to 'replay' opened photo and video snaps, as well as view photo snaps for longer periods of time. Snaps are designed to disappear after the receiver opens them.

Picture snaps are sent with a set time limit of between 1-10 seconds, chosen by the sender.

Snapchat was originally only for sending pictures, with the ability to add captions for text communication. Users can send photos, videos, and messages to other users in the form of 'snaps,' make audio and video calls, and more. Snapchat is a social media and camera app used to send ephemeral photos and messages to other users.

Snapchat camera app