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Snapchat has launched a new app for the Apple Watch, but with a twist. Unlike the full Snapchat experience on your phone, the Apple Watch version doesn’t let you take or send photos.
Instead, it focuses on a more practical feature: checking and replying to messages right from your wrist. This new app lets users preview incoming messages on their Apple Watch.
While notifications from Snapchat could already be mirrored from an iPhone, the new app goes a step further by allowing users to respond directly.
You can reply using the watch’s small keyboard, scribble letters with your finger, or simply speak your reply and have it turned into text.
Snapchat explained the move in a blog post, saying that people now use multiple devices every day, not just phones.
They noted that their community already uses Snapchat on tablets and computers, and adding support for wearables like the Apple Watch is a natural next step in expanding how and where people use the app.
While it’s not the full Snapchat experience, you can’t take selfies, record videos, or view stories, the update is still a useful option for staying connected.
It’s especially convenient for people on the go who want to keep up with messages without pulling out their phones.
This is surprising because many tech companies have recently pulled their apps from the Apple Watch. Big names like Instagram, Uber, Amazon, and Slack no longer support the device.
So Snapchat’s move bucks the trend by bringing new life to Apple Watch apps at a time when many others are pulling back.
Snapchat’s new Apple Watch app gives users a lightweight way to stay in touch, no camera, just quick replies on the go.
It may not replace your phone, but it adds more flexibility to how and where you connect with friends.
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