What is Snapchat Plus Subscription? Everything You Need to Know

Jun. 30, 2022

What is Snapchat Plus?

Here’s the complete list of Snapchat Plus exclusive features that you can use right now:

A Snapchat story typically expires after 24 hours. However, Snapchat Plus subscribers can now set custom timers on their stories. Starting from 1 hour, the timer can be set as long as 1 week. This means you can post a story on Snapchat and keep it live for a whole week.

Snapchat Plus subscribers can also set upcustom notification soundsfor different contacts. This can come in handy and let you know who sent you a Snap or a chat, without having to check your phone for the name.

You can set up custom notification tones for specific contacts within the Snapchat settings. There are a total of 12 sounds you can choose from.

Snapchat+ will offer a way to pin a friend to the top of the chat window as your #1 BFF. However, it doesn’t look like you have to be a BFF with the person to pin them.

As detailed in ourSnapchat emojis explainerarticle, those who manage to be each other’s top friends for two consecutive weeks will get a red heart next to their name in the chats list and be known as BFFs.

As the name suggests, Snapchat Plus will let yousee the number of times your friends have rewatched your story.

For example, Mars is the nearest planet to the Earth and likewise, the user represented by Mars becomes your closest friend. We have explained it in ourSnapchat Planets Order guide, so do check it out.

Another new feature is the ability to switch to custom app icons. You get over 120 custom Snapchat app iconsto choose from. Moreover, the company keeps adding new icons regularly for Snapchat Plus users.

As a Snapchat Plus subscriber, you can tap on your friend’s Snapscore and see how it has changed since the last time you saw it.

Usually, updating someone else’s Snapscore may take a few hours—or even days—to update, so you have to wait until the update, but with Snapchat Plus, you can check your friend’s updated Snapscore in real-time. Here’s our detailed article onhow to find your Snapscore and raise it.

Snapchat Plus also offers the ability to set custom wallpapers for chats and group chats. Using this Snapchat Plus feature, you can personalize your chats and set wallpapers that you feel best describe your friendship with the other user.

Snapchat Plus lets you replay a Snap twice after you have viewed it. Non-plus users, can replay a snap only once as long as they are on the chat screen.

When you subscribe to Snapchat Plus, your replies to public stories posted by Snapchat Stars (Snap Stars) will be prioritized and more visible to them, giving them a better chance of being seen and responded to. You will alsosee a gold ring around the comment text boxwhen replying to a story.

Snapchat Plus users can set an emoji that will automatically be displayed when their friends view their Snap. This means you can now have a sign-off of sorts after each snap you send.

Snapchat recently added the ability to create and use AI-generated Bitmoji backgrounds generated from any prompt you throw at it. You will be surprised that manyprompt engineering coursesare available online to help you become a pro at AI prompting.

The app also lets you add your real-life pets and turn them into Bitmoji using theChoose Your Own Petfeature. You need to select a clear image of your pet and the app will turn the image to a Bitmoji.

Snapchat added a new feature named Snapstreak Restore, which allows users to restore their broken Snapstreak with a button tap. Before this, the only way to restore a Snapstreak was to report it through the‘I lost my Snapstreak’feature on theSnapchat support page.

While regular Snapchat users get only 1 Snapstreak to restore a month, Snapchat Plus users get 5 Snapstreak restores a month, and in my testing, I was even getting 6 Snapstreak Restores.

One overlooked perk of Snapchat+ is that it helps yougrow your Snapscore twice as fastwhen you share Snaps and add stories. This can prove to be helpful if you have recently joined Snapchat and want to grow your Snapscore quickly.

Snapchat Plus allows you tocustomize the chat color, making your name appear in different colors on the chat screen. This is a useful feature as it adds a touch of personalization to your Snapchat chats.

With Snapchat Plus, you can now create a zoomed-out version of every snap you capture. This is done using AI-powered image generation. Also, theExtend Snapfeature is still experimental and can take up to 15 seconds to process your Snaps.

Usually, Snapchat lets you know when someone views your snap or reads your messages on Snapchat, but there is a chance that a few users may be half-swiping into your chats so you won’t know whether they have seen the message. Well not anymore, as now Snapchat Plus users can use the new Peek-a-Peek feature to know when a friend half swipes into the chat.

Snapchat Plus now allows you tocreate AI-generated snapsbased on a text prompt and send them to friends. All you need to do is type a text prompt or choose from a premade option, like “a futuristic disco” or “a planet made out of cheese.” From there, Snapchat will create AI snaps for you, which you can edit before sending to friends and family on the app.

Coming up with a caption for a Snap isn’t always easy. That’s where the Snapchat PlusAI Captionsfeature comes to the rescue. All you need to do is tap the T button on the Preview screen, and Snapchat AI will create compelling captions for your Snaps.

Following the footsteps of other messaging apps, Snapchat has finally added the ability to edit your sent chats for Snapchat Plus subscribers. You can edit a chat for up to 5 minutes or till the other person hasn’t replied to it. You can read more about it and how this feature works inthis read.

This is a relatively new feature that lets you click a mini picture of yourself when you type a text message in a chat with someone. Tiny Snap, as the name suggests will be the size of an emoji and cannot be expanded. It is a fun way to capture your reaction and send it along with your message.

Take a look at ourTiny Snapsguide to learn more about this feature and see how you can use it on Snapchat.

Story timestamps let you see when your friends last saw your story. The timestamp won’t show the exact time they saw it, instead, you will see how long ago it was seen.

Here’s the complete list of countries where Snapchat Plus is currently available:

So, this is all you need to know about Snapchat Plus. Remember that many of the above-detailed Snapchat Plus features are experimental and are released in advance, but they often transition later on to the free version.

No, unlike LinkedIn, you won’t get notified when someone views your Snapchat profile even if you have Snapchat Plus.

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