Creating a Snap
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Creating a snap is simple snapchat opens right to the camera just tap the camera button to take a photo. A video snap can be a maximum of 60 seconds long (known as a Long Snap).
Snapchat doesn’t hold onto any photo or video content, the platform deletes content after the recipient has viewed the Snap.
A Snapstreak (or Streak) tracks how many consecutive days you and a friend share Snaps.
Managing Snap Packages
Snaps are self-contained applications running in a sandbox with mediated access to the host system.
- To see all installed packages: snap list.
- To get information about a single package: snap info package_name.
- To change the channel a package tracks for updates: sudo snap refresh package_name –channel=channel_name.
Creating a Snap Using Snapcraft
In this tutorial, we’re going to explore some of snapcraft’s best features before using it to create an ideal first snap. For a more detailed look at building snaps, see Creating a snap in the official documentation.
Making a Snap of a Picture
Here is the technique of creating a basic Snap: Click the camera button to take a photo snap. You can long snap to have a continuous snap on Snapchat by tapping and holding the camera button. Keep the snap going by clicking on it. As soon you are done taking the long snap, save it to memories or send it to your friend’s watch, or to the public on your story.