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The main difference here is that you can set messages to expire after a certain time interval - a feature that became massively popular with SnapChat.
What is the purpose of that? i can't think of a single use aside from, say, sexting.
I think it's a good move to copy snapchat, as it gives fb users a way to be "sure" they don't leave any crappy content online
Apparently this app has been built in 12 days[1]. [1] https://www.facebook.com/blake/posts/448334501889024
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It's for fun, obviously, not everything has to have a utilitarian purpose... People take compromising photos, make ugly faces, etc., with the knowledge that the photo will only be seen for 3 seconds.
Does screenshot not work during those times? I'm confused how this would give the sender any comfort at all...
Typically these complaints wouldn't matter as much but because of the sensitive nature of communication this app is designed to facilitate, it could matter much more.
1. Sending photos that automatically disappear in seconds; 2. Requires user input to view; 3. Prevent screenshots, strong efforts to prevent saving photos?
The level to which this is a clone of Snapchat is kind of astounding. Did FB ever try to buy them, or are they trying to destroy competition before they have to pay big bucks like they did for Instagram? It's all business, so I suppose all's fair, but it hardly paints Facebook as a hub of innovation.
Before starting a startup, you take into consideration the chance that a tech giant might implement your idea better, faster, and stronger than you. It's a risk that Snapchat took, and clearly it woke someone up. From Facebook's point of view, why pay money for an app which can be developed 12 days? The only reasons they would acquire Snapchat are for the team and the users. The users of Snapchat are likely to alread…
It sort of shows. I installed the app just to play around with the backend of it, and it's fairly easy to get stuck in a loop with no back buttons. There's also bits of the app that don't make sense, like the differentiation between the different types of received "pokes".
"Each message expires after a specific time you've set, either 1, 3, 5 or 10 seconds. When time runs out, the message disappears from the app." Sure it disappears from the app, but the message probably stays on Facebook's servers for the rest of your life. Then someday in the future Facebook will probably change their privacy settings suddenly (on purpose or accidentally) and all your messages will appear on your tim…
I thought it was proven that previous reports of "private messages" showing up on poeples' Timelines were false and were down to user confusion?
If you copy the direct CDN url of a photo on Facebook and then "delete" it, you can keep returning to that URL to see if it is still active. I've one saved from 2009 that still loads, despite having being "deleted" for almost three years now.
Is there any use-case besides sexting that necessitates: 1. Sending photos that automatically disappear in seconds; 2. Requires user input to view; 3. Prevent screenshots, strong efforts to prevent saving photos?