New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on August 03, 2022) follows:
Snapchat is one of the most used messaging services in the United States. In fact, it is the second most used messaging app in the North American country (just below WhatsApp).
Snapchat is the app that made ‘ephemeral messaging’ a trend a few years ago. Basically, its operation is based on messages disappearing once the recipient reads them.
Just like other messaging services, Snapchat offers multiple methods to add contacts. For instance, you can search for your friends by nicknames, phone contacts upload and ‘snapcodes’.
A snapcode is a unique yellow figure with multiple dots that identify your profile. Others can scan your snapcode to add you immediately (similar to a QR code).
However, a new Snapchat update brought a change to snapcodes that many users aren’t impressed with. The controversial Snapchat 3D bitmoji that arrived last year are now integrated into each snapcode.
Snapchat 3D bitmoji integrated into each snapcode after new update
The arrival of 3D bitmoji on Snapchat brought a lot of criticism last year. Many users felt that the 3D bitmoji were ‘ugly’ compared to the previous cheerful 2D design.
However, Snapchat’s latest actions suggest that they did not pay much attention to these criticisms. After the update, the 3D bitmoji now lives in snapcode with little that Snapchat users can do to avoid it.
The change came with the most recent Snapchat update, but it’s not the only tweak receiving criticism.
Snapchat UI changes inspired by TikTok
The latest Snapchat update also brought UI modifications inspired by the short video platform TikTok.
For instance, now a circle appears around the bitmojis when users upload a new story. Also, the traditional horizontal swipe is now vertical.
It is currently unknown if the Snapchat team will take into account the many complaints from users. The only thing they have offered so far is a fairly generic response.
We will update this story once new events related to the matter arise.
Update 1 (August 04, 2022)
06:59 pm (IST): Responding to a user’s complaint regarding this issue, Snapchat support said that they’ll share the feedback to the team.
Update 2 (August 05, 2022)
05:01 pm (IST): Snapchat app recently bagged a new update on both Android and iOS with version 11.90.1.31 and 11.90.1.35 respectively. However, it does not bring any option to disable or change the 3D bitmoji snapcode.
Update 3 (December 1, 2022)
05:24 pm (IST): It appears that the new 3D bitmoji feature is now widely rolling out. However, it is not being very well received by the users as they find it ugly.
Moreover, users are now demanding Snapchat to bring the 2D bitmoji back. Unfortunately, there’s no workaround to fix this. For now, you can only remove the bitmoji from Snapchat.
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