Snapchat Is Now Much Less Annoying Thanks to New Update

One particularly frustrating element of using Snapchat for one's dirty and/or innocent photo needs has just been eradicated.

Though its generally inviting appearance and undeniably adorable logo both imply good times to be had, Snapchat's actual ingredients are virtually synonymous with those of bath salts — which, as you know, is often associated with one-off face-eating incidents. Actually, sorry; I'm referring to the briefly popular Australian drug that conveniently shares a name and logo with Snapchat, the completely death-free app currently boasting nearly 200 million users.

Thankfully, one of the biggest complaints of those 200 million users is finally being heeded by Snapchat — the modification of the grueling press-and-hold viewing process which frequently evaporated the enjoyment of Snaps and Stories. On Wednesday, Snapchat started rolling out an update which replaces the press-and-hold feature with the new (and much more user-friendly) Tap to View — which is pretty much exactly what you think it is. Additionally, Snapchat announced Add Nearby, which allows for increased ease of location-based friend-finding.

On a definitely not related note, Complex is on Snapchat (ComplexMag) — and we never get (too) strange.

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