In February, Snapchat released an update that significantly changed the app\u2019s design and navigation.<\/p>\n
Before the app was updated, user \u201csnaps,\u201d direct video and photo messages, were located on the \u201cFriends\u201d page and \u201cstories,\u201d videos and photos visible to a user\u2019s friends on the app, could be found on the \u201cDiscover\u201d page. Now, stories are located on the \u201cFriends\u201d page alongside snaps. For some, the app updated automatically, whereas others updated the application themselves.<\/p>\n
Snapchat\u2019s update received criticism from users, even from its more famous users such as reality star Kylie Jenner. After Jenner tweeted her criticism, SNAP\u2019s stocks plunged with a loss of around $1.3 billion in market value, according to CNN.<\/p>\n
Junior Taryn Foster is one of many who preferred Snapchat before the update.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are just things about (Snapchat) that make it difficult and inconvenient to use,\u201d Foster said. \u201cI\u2019m not a fan of stories and snaps being on the same page; it makes it inconvenient if you just want to see stories.\u201d<\/p>\n
Foster said that she has recently gotten used to the update, but still finds it challenging to navigate the app.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the \u2018Discover\u2019 page, I want to look for a specific story, and many times I cannot find it,\u201d Foster said. \u201cI often forget where something is.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shortly after the update was released, Snapchat user Nic Rumsey started a Change.org petition asking the app to return to its previous design. Rumsey\u2019s petition received over a million signatures. In response, Snapchat released a statement on Change.org which stated the update will remain in an effort to allow users to connect with other users more easily.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t understand why Snapchat chose this for their new update, but they changed it for a reason,\u201d junior Emily Parker said. \u201cIt would be a lot of work to regress back at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a statement on Change.org, Snapchat said they would introduce tabs in the \u201cFriends\u201d and \u201cDiscover\u201d pages in order to improve navigational challenges users felt came from the update. Parker said that she would like another update from Snapchat, but one that returns the app to format before the most recent update.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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