Evolution of Snapchat By Audrey Arbeeny

  • SnapChat Came to Life

    SnapChat Came to Life
    SnapChat was released In July 2011 in the living room of the Evan Spiegel's ( The creator ) fathers home. Snapchat has evolved dramatically, from the blue background to the iconic yellow screen we all know as snapchat.
  • Snapchat gets colorful

    Snapchat gets colorful
    Snapchat got its drawing feature, the app's first "creative tool," which allowed users to color on their photos before sending them out to the public
  • SnapChat Launches Stories

    SnapChat Launches Stories
    Snapchats ability to send stuff to your friends expanded when you were able to view other friends story and not just yours. The app also loses its blue border and the camera icon is swapped for the circle.
  • Geofilters

    Geofilters
    Snapchat first introduced Geofilters to the public in August 2014. Geofilters is one of snapchats main icon with adding many colorful and cute filters for the public to share where u are located with your friends.
  • Smart Filters

    Smart Filters
    towards the end of 2014, the company introduces filters in which you can add information to your snaps, like the time, day, weather and how fast you are moving. The app also added a replay feature so you can only rewatch one snap per 24-hour period till its deleted from the public.
  • Chats and Ads

    Chats and Ads
    This is snapchats first major change in the app when the company adds text and video chat features. The update also comes with a new font, iconography and redesigned menus.
  • Next level selfies

    Next level selfies
    In September, Snapchat allows you to take selfies with animated lenses that allow you to upgrade your selfies with special effects. This update also adds an in-app trophy case, new friend emoji and the ability to buy extra replays on their website.
  • Emijios

    Emijios
    Other known as the "emoji replaces 'best friends' function". This came out in April 2015 putting emoji's next to friends names with a hidden "secret emoji code".
  • Where Snapchat Is Now

    Where Snapchat Is Now
    Snapchat has become a global sensation with the world with snapchat being number of Snapchat daily video views: 8 billion
    2015 projected revenue: $50 million
    An average number of photos shared on Snapchat every second: 9000 snaps per second and a total of 1 billion snaps viewed everyday leabvign snapchat the biggest social media platform the world has ever seen.