How Do I Use Filters On Snapchat

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Snapchat filters and lenses will vary depending on your location.

Snapchat has filters and lenses which tin be used to broaden your photos and videos.
In essence, the departure betwixt filters and lenses is that lenses are augmented reality animation, whereas filters are static image overlays.
Here'south what you need to know to enable and use Snapchat filters, too as lenses, in both the iPhone and Android apps.
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Snapchat'southward various features can be disruptive to the uninitiated. The departure between filters and lenses, for example, may not be clear.

But here's a quick social-media lesson: Snapchat filters are static, and sit on top of your image or video. Snapchat lenses, on the other hand, are augmented reality animations that can change the sound of your phonation, in addition to your advent on the screen.

Here's what you'll need to practice to enable Snapchat filters and use them, as well as how to apply lenses through the app on iPhone or Android.

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How to enable Snapchat filters

Before y'all can start using filters on Snapchat, y'all'll have to enable them. Here's how:

1. Open up your Snapchat app.

2. Tap your profile icon in the top-left corner of the screen.

3. Tap the gear icon in the top-right to open your Settings.

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Open your Snapchat settings.

iv. Under "Boosted Services," tap "Manage."

five. Tap the slider at the top to turn on filters.

How to use Snapchat filters

Recall: Filters are static, while lenses (discussed below) are animated. Hither's how to activate and use your filters:

1. Open your Snapchat app.

two. Accept a photo by borer the circle in the bottom-center of the screen, or take a video by tapping and holding information technology down.

3. Swipe right or left over the photo or video you but took to cycle through your filters.

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You tin can add a number of different filters at once.

4. Tap the blueish-and-white button in the lesser-right corner of the screen to send the Snap to friends or add it to your story.

If you wanted to apply more than than one filter, you can practise so past using one finger to tap and concur the filter, and one another finger to swipe left or right through boosted filters.

Depending on what version of Snapchat you're using, y'all tin can as well printing the filter locking button, which looks similar three squares stacked on top of each other. It's at the lesser of the tools column on the correct side of the screen.

How to use Snapchat lenses

1. Open up your Snapchat app.

two. Tap the screen. A carousel of icons will appear at the bottom of the screen.

3. Swipe through the assortment of lens options at the bottom of the screen (it may take a moment for each one to load).

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Lenses change the way you expect and sound on screen.

4. When ready, select the lens you want and tap its icon to capture a quick photo (or tap and hold for video).

Although Snapchat gives you an array of preset lenses, you tin add more past opening the Lens carousel and pressing the icon that looks like ii heads, one in front of the other, at the bottom of your screen. This will open up up the Community Lenses page, where y'all can add together more.

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