Snapchat introduced its Scan feature two years ago, allowing Snapchat users to quickly point their phones at objects and learn more about them. Today, the company has rolled out an update for the feature that brings the scan button front and center to enhance its functionality.
The next generation of Snapchat scans will allow users to scan many more elements, including foods, plants, and clothing. The company has also said that the update will start rolling out up to 100 percent. iOS user and Android users in the next few weeks.
“When people think of ‘scanning,’ they think of QR codes. Scanning began in the same way by asking Snapchatters to ‘scan a Snapcode’ to unlock unique AR experiences. With, however, we realized that by scanning and expanding the Snapchat camera – it is a bridge between your digital and physical worlds, the company said in a press release.
The next generation of Snapchat scans will allow users to scan many more elements, including foods, plants, and clothing. (image source: Snap)
The next generation scan feature will also make it faster and easier to choose the right lens at the right time. The feature will now also suggest different ways to use the camera, including camera shortcuts.
Snapchat users will have access to the range of Snapchat lenses available to scan for more information. These include a dog scanner that lets you identify more than 400 breeds of dogs, a plant scanner that can identify 90 percent of all known plants and trees, and a car scanner that allows you to identify the make, model of about 450 cars. , can identify the price and review. .
In addition, users will also have access to integrated Shazam that lets them recognize any music playing around them, PhotoMath, which lets users point the camera at a math equation to see the solution and A nutrition scanner that can scan up to 1 million food products and get ratings on the quality of ingredients in many packaged foods.
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