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5 Snapchat tricks every Nigerian should know

Published

8 years ago

May 8, 2016

By Ndem Nkem . . .

Nigerians have proven that Snapchat is indeed addictive! The moment you find anyone with their nose in their phone these days, he or she is most probably checking their feeds and uploading snaps. A user can send any of the “snaps” or images created on the app to friends, including their own personal touch, which delete themselves after a couple of hours.

While the app can create a lot fun, it however has a complex user interface which makes it very hard to use, and as such, so many users are unaware of more than half of the things they could do with it.

For users looking to graduate from the basic level of just sending photos and videos to friends, here is a list of five cool tricks that will ensure users make the most out of the app and even impress their friends.

1) Add music to your snaps

Unknown to a lot of users, the Snapchat app allows the inclusion of music to videos taken with the app and it is a very easy process. You do not need to play the music in the background while making the video as you may not get the sound quality you desire. All you need to do is play the song you want in your video through a music player app on your smartphone, and while the song is playing, record a video on Snapchat. Magical!

2) Resize Emoji characters

Sometimes, you want to enlarge an Emoji on your screen or make it smaller. To achieve that, all you need to do is select the one you want to use; next, hit the “T” symbol in the upper right corner; then, using two fingers preferably your index finger and your thumb, zoom in and out of the Emojis. The process of zooming in or out determines how much bigger or smaller you make it eventually.

3) Switch between cameras while filming

This is a trick that you certainly cannot achieve on other social media apps. Rather than capture your film all from one point of view, you can actually create videos of your face and your POV by swapping between front-facing and rear cameras during your snaps. This does not only make the filming process super fun, it makes the snap very engaging for viewers

4) See the views on your story

The whole point of recording snaps is so people can view it and maybe make their comment, so, naturally, every user will want to know how many views they have per snap, as well as discover the identity of the people who made the views. While it seems like there is no option to achieve the latter, it’s pretty simple. All you need to do is go to the “Stories” tab, available one swipe away from the home page. A tap on “My Story” reveals an eyeball with a number next to it. Tap on that eyeball and you’ll get a drop-down list with the names of all your followers who have viewed it.

5) Combine two filters in one snap

Every single person on the social media will attest to the fact that filters are the best! Filters can literally transform a look or view and make it much more appealing. Generally, filters make the Snapchat experience much more exciting, so imagine how much more fun you can have using two filters at once? It is possible! You can actually use an image filter along with one of the data label filters that are available. All you need do is apply the first filter on a snap, then hold one finger on the display while using another finger to choose between the other filters. It is not tedious at all.

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