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Switching to a Dark Mode or Night Mode has become a popular trend among apps. Snapchat is the latest app to introduce a Dark Mode option for its iOS application. However, it has been months of waiting for the Android users since Dark Mode was rolled out on the iOS apps. Unfortunately, there is no official statement from the developer on how to get Snapchat dark mode on Android. The Snapchat app seen displayed on a smartphone screen. Photo: Thiago PrudencioSource: Getty ImagesDark Mode is a setting that allows for the alteration of the colour scheme of an app to a darker landscape. This tool should come in handy if you want to use your device at night without straining your eyes or disturbing those who are asleep around you. It also goes a long way to preserve your device's battery life as it drains the battery slower than light mode. How to get Snapchat dark mode on Android Huawei device If you are using Snapchat on an Android device, you will face the daunting task of changing the colour scheme to night mode. This is because Android has not shared any details on how to turn Snapchat to dark…

Picture this: you begin scrolling on your phone after a long day of classes. You skim through stories on Snapchat, posts on Instagram, rants and dialogues on Twitter and miscellaneous videos on TikTok. Then, you look up and realize it’s dark outside.  It seems like you’ve been mindlessly scrolling for minutes when in reality, you’ve been scrolling for hours. In those hours, you’ve scrolled past Kylie Jenner’s baby bump selfie, Rami Malek hosting Saturday Night Live, the Taliban’s rise to power and updated vaccine information.  If this sounds like something you’ve experienced, don’t be alarmed. Many people are doing the same thing at this very moment.  In fact, I used to be one of those people, until one day all of that information started to get a little overwhelming. Those fun pictures posted by friends, celebrities and people who I don’t even know started to make me feel inadequate about my lifestyle and who I was as a person. I paid less attention to daily news and put a magnifying glass on what specific people were doing, and how they looked doing it. That’s when I decided to take the scary leap.  Yes, I currently don’t have social media juggernauts…

Daily Active Users increased 23% year-over-year to 306 millionRevenue increased 57% year-over-year to $1,067 millionNet loss improved 64% and Adjusted EBITDA improved 209% year-over-yearSANTA MONICA, Calif., October 21, 2021--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.Financial HighlightsRevenue increased 57% to $1,067 million in Q3 2021, compared to the prior year.Net loss improved 64% to $(72) million in Q3 2021, compared to the prior year.Adjusted EBITDA improved 209% to $174 million in Q3 2021, compared to the prior year.Operating cash flow was $72 million in Q3 2021, compared to $(55) million in the prior year.Free Cash Flow was $52 million in Q3 2021, compared to $(70) million in the prior year.Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards totaled 1,698 million at September 30, 2021, compared to 1,624 million one year ago."Snap celebrated its 10th anniversary this quarter, and we are excited about the long-term opportunity and potential for our business, as we grew our community to 306 million daily active users, and grew our revenue 57% year-over-year to reach $1.067 billion for the quarter," said Evan Spiegel, CEO. "We’re now operating at the scale necessary to navigate significant headwinds, including changes to…

LONDON, Ky. (WYMT) - A Letcher County teacher was convicted of producing child pornography and cyberstalking a student by a federal jury on Wednesday.48-year-old Charles Evans Hall Jr. was convicted following 30 minutes of deliberation after a three-day trial. He had previously been convicted by a Letcher County grand jury.According to evidence presented at the trial, Hall had convinced a student to create a secret Snapchat account before forcing the child to send sexually explicit pictures and videos over a seven-month period.After Kentucky State Police took Hall’s phone on November 20, 2018, he would continue to talk to the child over Instagram to ask the child to destroy evidence, threatening her if she refused. This resulted in an additional cyberstalking charge.Even after being arrested on November 30, 2018, he continued to communicate with a co-conspirator via his cellmate to continue the cyberstalking campaign on Facebook where he asked the child to make another statement clearing him of all charges. He also used his mother’s account to replay messages to the victim.Hall will appear for sentencing on February 22, 2022. He faces a maximum of 35 years in prison.Copyright 2021 WYMT. All rights reserved.

Snap Inc. is teaming up with Alphabet Inc.’s Google to let owners of the new Pixel 6 phone use its ephemeral photo-sharing app Snapchat with just two taps, its latest attempt to strengthen ties with hardware devices. Dubbed “Quick Tap to Snap,” the new feature will enable users to tap the back of the device twice to open the Snapchat camera directly from the lock screen. Users will have to authenticate before sending photos or videos to a friend or their personal Stories page.  Subscribe to Ad Age now for award-winning news and insight. Snap Chief Executive Officer Evan Spiegel said during a Google presentation Tuesday that he hopes the new feature will allow users to capture the most fleeting of moments. “For Snapchatters, speed matters,” Spiegel said. “Billions of Snaps are created every day, and our community wants to be ready to Snap everyday moments, as they happen.”  Snapchat’s Pixel service will also include extra augmented-reality lenses and integrate some Google features, like live translation in the chat feature, according to the company. Snap, whose social network is popular among people under 25, has been making deals with other companies to expand the use of its augmented reality. In…

(MENAFN- Mid-East.Info) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Snapchat is not only the platform of choice of Millennial and Gen Z audiences in Saudi Arabia, but also incredibly popular amongst parents, according to a recent study by Snap Inc. conducted with Kantar. Snapchat already has a monthly addressable reach of 19.5 million in the Kingdom and is the platform of choice for many Saudi's. The study has found that 71% of parents in Saudi Arabia now use Snapchat, and that advertising on the platform plays an influential role in their purchasing decisions. The findings suggest that Snapchat encourages responsible conversations among family members on their purchase decisions. Among these parents, almost 9 in 10 feel positive about the advertising they see on Snapchat across product categories, and over 80% state that this advertising influences their purchase decisions. Accordingly, more than 9 in 10 take action after seeing an ad that interests them. This is inclusive of clicking on an ad directly, reading product reviews online, or asking friends and family members. Snapchat parents are also quite democratic in including other family members when making purchasing decisions. A majority of Snapchat parents claim that their children influence their purchase decisions in some way, and…