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Re: Snapchat for Web

#21

Post by m348e912 »

solarkraft wrote: post #8

Ah, Snap loves being weird for the sake of being weird. Snapchat was a constant struggle for me (Gen Z) to operate before I stopped using it. The latest reminder for how hip and weird they are (in their world): The text "web.snapchat.com" is blue, underlined ... but not actually a clickable link. How cute, quirky and hip! The youngsters will love it.

>> Snapchat was a constant struggle for me (Gen Z) to operate before I stopped using it I am not gen z but I struggled with the anti-intuitive and weird interface. I grant that its quirkiness may be part of its appeal and the kids seem to love it. Could you not open in active camera mode though? That was just one annoying feature, I could list the things that just drove me bonkers.

Re: Snapchat for Web

#23

Post by foxfired »

This is a reminder that technology isn't the issue anymore. (we solved messaging since the AIM days). The only thing slowing down technology today is wall gardens.

You can't count how many years too late Snapchat is. Even if you use both hands.

Re: Snapchat for Web

#24

Post by fariszr »

foxfired wrote: post #23

This is a reminder that technology isn't the issue anymore. (we solved messaging since the AIM days). The only thing slowing down technology today is wall gardens. You can't count how many years too late Snapchat is. Even if you use both hands.

> The only thing slowing down technology today is wall gardens.

Hopefully with the EU's DMA this will change.

Re: Snapchat for Web

#25

Post by dmix »

solarkraft wrote: post #8

Ah, Snap loves being weird for the sake of being weird. Snapchat was a constant struggle for me (Gen Z) to operate before I stopped using it. The latest reminder for how hip and weird they are (in their world): The text "web.snapchat.com" is blue, underlined ... but not actually a clickable link. How cute, quirky and hip! The youngsters will love it.

The url works in Firefox, it might not in other browsers because they nested bold and underline tags:

    web.snapchat.com
(as the other person mentioned probably because they used a rich text editor).

Re: Snapchat for Web

#27

Post by solarkraft »

metadat wrote: post #18
thtpol wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not meant for mobile phones (who can install the Snapchat app already), clearly targeted for desktop users as a companion app

I wouldn't normally bring this up but in this case it's a significant oversight: Did you read the comment you've replied to? Grandparent comment explicitly states a rooted android phone cannot install the Snapchat app. Snap has ensured it cannot work on a rooted device (as bank apps also do) to make it difficult to mess with the binary and end up saving or harvesting temporarily viewable content like snaps of genital…

> to make it difficult to mess with the binary and end up saving or harvesting temporarily viewable content

Which is funny because it's trivial without any modifications to the device (at least when I last used it). Just record the screen.

Re: Snapchat for Web

#28

Post by lordofgibbons »

>Open your laptop and head to web.snapchat.com using Chrome

Wow Chrome really is the new IE. Developers are really shooting their future selves in the foot by only developing for Chrome. I don't know about you guys, but I don't want a web (de-facto) controlled by a giant ad company.

Re: Snapchat for Web

#29

Post by jondwillis »

solarkraft wrote: post #27
metadat wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wouldn't normally bring this up but in this case it's a significant oversight: Did you read the comment you've replied to? Grandparent comment explicitly states a rooted android phone cannot install the Snapchat app. Snap has ensured it cannot work on a rooted device (as bank apps also do) to make it difficult to mess with the binary and end up saving or harvesting temporarily viewable content like snaps of genital…

> to make it difficult to mess with the binary and end up saving or harvesting temporarily viewable content Which is funny because it's trivial without any modifications to the device (at least when I last used it). Just record the screen.

For extra points, record it while in airplane mode, then delete the app. Snap now has no idea and cannot tattle.

Re: Snapchat for Web

#30

Post by metadat »

solarkraft wrote: post #27
metadat wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wouldn't normally bring this up but in this case it's a significant oversight: Did you read the comment you've replied to? Grandparent comment explicitly states a rooted android phone cannot install the Snapchat app. Snap has ensured it cannot work on a rooted device (as bank apps also do) to make it difficult to mess with the binary and end up saving or harvesting temporarily viewable content like snaps of genital…

> to make it difficult to mess with the binary and end up saving or harvesting temporarily viewable content Which is funny because it's trivial without any modifications to the device (at least when I last used it). Just record the screen.

IIRC, screen recording or screenshotting will bubble an alert to the other party about what you've done, unless you disconnect from the network or some other shenanigans.
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