Snapchat Launches Native iPad Experience with Exciting New Features

In a significant move aimed at enhancing user experience, Snapchat has unveiled a new feature that caters specifically to iPad users, contributing to the impressive array of updates released in 2024. This latest version allows the app to function natively on iPads, moving beyond the previously limited adaptation of the iPhone app for tablet use. Alongside this update, Snapchat has introduced a variety of innovative features such as editable chats and emoji reactions, which enable users to interact with family and friends in exciting new methods.

Since its launch on iOS back in 2011, Snapchat has always had a presence on iPads, but the experience until now had been far from ideal. Users were greeted with unappealing black borders around a small portrait viewing window, akin to what users encountered with Instagram. After thirteen years since its inception, Snapchat finally brings a native experience to iPad users.

The recent update to Snapchat version 13.4.0.41 available on the App Store notes the introduction of native support for iPad devices. Users can now enjoy a larger canvas when taking photos or videos. Moreover, they will have the advantage of seeing a greater number of friends on the second and fourth tabs of the app.

While this enhancement allows for a better fit on the larger screens of Apple’s tablets, it currently functions only in portrait mode, indicating that there may still be room for further optimization specific to the iPad.

In recent months, Snapchat has introduced numerous new functionalities, significantly improving the app. Last year, Snap, the company behind the platform, rolled out My AI, a chatbot feature that allows users to engage in conversations, set reminders, and create images, although access to some options is restricted to paid Snapchat+ subscribers.

A notable update also brought the ability to edit messages, permitting users to alter their messages for up to five minutes post-sending. Following this, the addition of Emoji Reactions significantly enriched the chat experience by allowing users to respond to messages with any emoji of their choice.

The latest major update has made strides in safety settings, refining the process around sending requests to teenagers, sharing locations with others, and elevating the blocking mechanisms to ensure a safer environment for all users.