What is this Snapchat?

I was having a good day until I realized Snapchat made an update. Last night was a normal night, snap chatting like usually, noticing a few glitches, but not thinking much of them. "Everything has minor glitches sometimes" is what I thought. So the following morning, today, I woke up and went to look at my Snapchat and the iPhone told me that the app needed to be updated. Naturally I clicked update, and well that was the worst thing I could ever do. I hate the update! The app looks like the whole design is only a filter from other Social Medias. Yes the changes do not look drastically different at first glance, but it is. The fonts are corny, the fact that your time is openly publicized, the size of the app, and taking off the letters on the right side of the page. This takes the personalized unique feeling snap chat brought away, because now the app gives off that twitter feel to the audience. Although twitter is an asset, the social app feels more like news and media. I'm hoping Snapchat doesn't start to feel like I'm reading mediatakeout. Kim Kardashian announced that she began her new Snapchat account soon after the update, no surprise there.  Although I really dislike the update I'll continue to use the app, maybe there’s more to change. Here’s a little more information about the changes on Snapchat.

The new update adds lenses plus the ability to replay pictures and videos through add-in purchases. Here's how to update Snapchat on your smartphone or tablet. 

To update Snapchat to the latest version, you need to head to your respective app store and check for updates. The app is available for iOS and Android so you'll need to open the App Store or Play Store on your device. There's still no sign of Snapchat on Windows Phone, although there are third party imitations available.

If you're on iOS, head to 'Updates' to check for new versions of your installed apps. If Snapchat is in the list then you can go ahead and download the update. The latest version at the time of writing is 7.0.1 Android users need to open the menu within the Play Store and select 'My Apps'. Here is where you can see which apps have updates available. Select Snapchat and hit update if it's in the list (see above image).

If you're looking for the latest Snapchat features such as filters, replays and special text, it may seem like the app hasn't updated properly. However, these new features are simply not switched on by default and hidden away in the settings menu – we know it's a little bit strange but this is the reason why you might not think you've got the latest version.