Instagram continues copying Snapchat with new 'face filters' on iPhone
Facebook's Instagram on Tuesday launched "face filters" for the iPhone, once again copying a signature feature of its main competition, Snapchat.
Like its counterpart, the Instagram feature projects animated visual effects around people on an image, in this case things such as crowns, koala ears, or floating math equations and "nerd" glasses. There are eight initial filters which work with both photos and video, and front and rear cameras.
The option can be found by opening up the app's camera and tapping a face icon in the bottom right.
Facebook has been building a number of Snapchat features into its apps, most notably Stories, even using the same name. While Snap hasn't threatened any legal action, the issue has raised enough attention to draw criticism from people like model Miranda Kerr, the fiancee of Snap CEO Evan Spiegel.
Snap has been upgrading in a bid to stay ahead, for instance adding "World Lenses" that position 3D objects in an environment.
Other Instagram features added today include a "Rewind" effect for video, hashtag stickers that can be tapped for related content, and a new eraser brush when drawing over photos or video. The company noted that by tapping and holding on a color people can fill the frame, then use the eraser to selectively reveal parts of an image.
Like its counterpart, the Instagram feature projects animated visual effects around people on an image, in this case things such as crowns, koala ears, or floating math equations and "nerd" glasses. There are eight initial filters which work with both photos and video, and front and rear cameras.
The option can be found by opening up the app's camera and tapping a face icon in the bottom right.
Facebook has been building a number of Snapchat features into its apps, most notably Stories, even using the same name. While Snap hasn't threatened any legal action, the issue has raised enough attention to draw criticism from people like model Miranda Kerr, the fiancee of Snap CEO Evan Spiegel.
Snap has been upgrading in a bid to stay ahead, for instance adding "World Lenses" that position 3D objects in an environment.
Other Instagram features added today include a "Rewind" effect for video, hashtag stickers that can be tapped for related content, and a new eraser brush when drawing over photos or video. The company noted that by tapping and holding on a color people can fill the frame, then use the eraser to selectively reveal parts of an image.
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My friend's wife sent me a video of herself with the dog ears and nose to "prove" how funny it was. Aside from just being silly (in the lacking good sense, sense) it also appeared stupid with the ears coming out of her forehead. "You can't tell me you didn't laugh at that!!" She's right, I laughed. But not in the way she was hoping.
I sort of understand the people who say they have Snapchat so they can monitor what their kids are up to (I'm not sure how or even if that works) but they lose some credibility once they start to use the app themselves (with people other than their own kids).
I expect adults to use these apps the same way as I would expect them to use a bounce house. That is to say, either don't do it at all OR do it once to try it out and maybe get a little laugh and then never do it again.
IF this keeps up, Snap will soon go the way of MySpace in that there is no reason to use it over Facebook.
I agree, though, it seems Snap won't be around for long with Instagram/Facebook duplicating all of Snapchat's features. Unless the user base of Snap doesn't overlap with Instagram/Facebook which may be possible. I see a lot of teens who get Snapchat notifications like crazy but who also don't really use FB. They may have an FB account but it isn't their go to app for most things.
It got pretty bad and this is an example of the cringe posts you'd see at its peak:
I just shook my head at that......
there was a person who used it at a funeral on the deceased and the father who got sick of his daughter using the dog face on all her pictures so he taught her a lesson:
And some sad but true memes: