Snapchat rolls out Group Streaks and ‘Infinite Retention’ for chats

Snapchat has introduced a few new options it says are “extremely requested” by its customers. The primary is “Infinite Retention,” which as its identify implies will let you maintain a chat historical past like you could possibly on a messaging app and forestall your messages from disappearing. “We’ve usually heard from our group that Snapchatters need to save their chats ceaselessly and need they might construct streaks with their favourite teams,” its announcement reads.

The app has been testing the characteristic since 2024, and now it is being rolled out broadly. You would already save messages within the app by tapping on them contained in the chat, however this one makes issues simpler. It is a setting you may simply have to change on or off for every dialog. In the event you allow the setting, the opposite individual within the dialog will get a notification that you just did, and they’re going to have the ability to swap it off if they need. You possibly can, for example, swap Infinite Retention on for an in depth good friend however maintain it off for acquaintances.

As well as, Snapchat is rolling out Group Streaks that may allow you to contribute to a collective Streak with your mates. To maintain up particular person Streaks, you may must ship and obtain not less than one picture or video Snap with a good friend day-after-day. Group Streaks are simpler to maintain going, since a number of individuals can take part. You too can restore a Group Streak inside per week in case it ends.

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