Snapchat Users Reject Default 3D Bitmojis on Snapcodes | iTech Post

Users of the multimedia instant messaging app have taken to Twitter to express dismay over the 3D bitmojis that became the default after a recent update. Snapchat appears to have decided that the 3D bitmojis are now the default for snapcodes. After a recent update, Snapchat users were shocked to find that 3D bitmojis on snapcodes are now the default and cannot be reverted back to its 2D versions, causing major backlash as seen in comments made by users on Twitter. Snapchat was developed by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown, former students at Stanford University back in 2011. When it first launched, it became known as an app that took a new, mobile-first approach to social media, offering users a way to interact through messages and pictures that were only viewable for a short time. The app has grown in popularity in the last 11 years of existence, with developers adding several functionalities, including stickers. In 2016, Snapchat’s parent company Snap Inc. acquired Bitstrips, which enabled users to design personalized avatars for comic strips. These avatars were then incorporated into stickers in Snapchat and are now used as profile pictures, emojis, and decorations on snapcodes, ScreenRant reported. But not…
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