{"id":339527,"date":"2017-04-28T03:49:03","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T19:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1482546"},"modified":"2017-04-28T03:49:03","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T19:49:03","slug":"snapchat-will-no-longer-show-a-white-border-around-old-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/snapchat-will-no-longer-show-a-white-border-around-old-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"Snapchat will no longer show a white border around old Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Snapchat will no longer show<\/a> that\u00a0annoying white border around old photos that you share from Memories.<\/p>\n

Previously, if you shared a photo from Memories that was more than 24 hours old it would have a white border around the image.<\/p>\n

While Snapchat\u2019s goal was to remind viewers that this older content wasn\u2019t truly ephemeral,\u00a0the ugly border ended up annoying users who didn\u2019t want their snaps altered, sometimes to the point where they\u00a0would decide not to\u00a0share the old content at all.<\/p>\n

Disincentivizing users from sharing content is a problem for any social platform, and especially one for Snapchat which is now trying to keep up with the rapid\u00a0growth of Instagram Stories<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So this change should help increase the amount of old Memories that users decide to send to friends and post to their story, since they no longer have to worry about it looking ugly or uncool.\u00a0While shared Memories will still have a small note at the top saying how old the image is, it\u2019s much less intrusive than the border.<\/p>\n

Notably, this doesn\u2019t change how Snapchat handles photos shared from the camera roll.<\/p>\n

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LEFT: How photos shared from the camera roll appear. RIGHT: How old Memories will now appear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The app will still treat\u00a0Memories (images captured then saved from within Snapchat\u2019s app) differently from camera roll images (images taken on a phone\u2019s\u00a0native camera app). So any image uploaded from the camera roll will still have a white border around the image.<\/p>\n

So\u00a0Snapchat users can only share old content without a border if they originally capture this content in Snapchat\u2019s app.<\/p>\n

The change\u00a0is essentially forcing users to choose which they value more \u2014 the ability to share old borderless images in Snapchat and have a good-looking story, or the ability to use their iPhone\u2019s native camera app (which can capture higher-quality photos and videos with more features because it\u2019s not relying on a public API). It\u2019s also another signal that Snap truly does see itself as a camera company<\/a>, and wants to be the default app people open when they go\u00a0to capture\u00a0a photo or video.<\/p>\n

This differs from Instagram\u2019s approach to old photos in Stories: The app lets you post any photo less than 24 hours old\u00a0to your story without any ugly border or notation, regardless of where it was captured.\u00a0This move has been well-received by users as it\u2019s essentially the best of both worlds \u2014 you can use a native camera app while still sharing old content. And the 24-hour limit doesn\u2019t really matter on Instagram Stories, because\u00a0if you like an old image that much you\u2019ll probably just post it as a regular old Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\" Snapchat will no longer show that annoying white border around old photos that you share from Memories. Previously, if you shared a photo from Memories that was more than 24 hours old it would have a white border around the image. The border ended up annoying users who didn’t want their snaps altered, sometimes to the point where they would decide not to share the old content at all. Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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