Ahead of the General Elections in India, Snapchat has announced on Monday that it will be launching tools and polling information for Indian voters.
Informing its users about the resources provided by the Election Commission during the elections, Snapchat said in a statement “On April 10, a ‘Team Snapchat’ Snap will also be sent to remind people to look up when their constituency is voting, and Snapchat will also send a Snap in each individual state that includes a link to polling location information hosted on the Election Commission of India’s portal.”
The photo-sharing app has also designed a range of tools including filters, stickers, Bitmoji, lenses, and Snap Map ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
“Snapchatters can also use lenses and filters to express themselves on issues around the elections and share them with friends.
“Snap Map will offer a new way for its Indian community to check their online voter roll, look up when their State Constituency is voting and encourage them to cast their vote with a ready link to the polling location,” the company statement added.
Snapchat also released a rebuilt of its Android app in order to level it with the iOS version of the app, which is regarded as a better performing version by Snapchat users globally.
Early tests of its new Android app has revealed a 20 percent reduction in the amount of time it takes to open the app. Android users should also look out for faster loading times on Lens and Stories, smoother swiping experience, and better image quality. Snapchat says it will keep working on improving the app for Android users. While there are virtually no changes to the actual UI or navigation for Snapchat, the new app should be faster, less laggy, and less buggy than the old version.
Android users should also look out for faster loading times on Lens and Stories, smoother swiping experience, and better image quality. Snapchat says it will keep working on improving the app for Android users. However, Snapchat Charms are still only available on the iOS app and some features still may not work as the app sorts out its kinks, therefore, Android users may still notice some problems.
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