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Snapchat is a mobile photo messaging application. Use this tag for programming-specific questions regarding the usage of Snapchat, Snapchat's APIs, or Snap Kit development tools. Questions regarding general usage of the app or platform are off-topic.

Snapchat is a mobile photo messaging application which allows users to take photos, record videos, add text and drawings, and send content to a controlled list of recipients, with read receipts to indicate whether recipients have viewed messages.

Snapchat offers a set of development kits under a collective umbrella called Snap Kit. These include:

Questions using the tag should relate to the usage of Snapchat in a developmental or programmatic context, either through usage of Snap Kit, an API, or some other programming-specific context.

Do not use this tag for non-programming specific or general usage questions about Snapchat or its features, as these are not on-topic on Stack Overflow.

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How to check if Kik/Snapchat Usernames are valid/exists with PHP

I need to check from a Website / Webhosting(no vps) if a kik and snapchat username exists / is valid? I have no Idea how to do that since these are only mobile apps
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Do transition to left between page in ionic

I would like to achieve IONIC application that allows a transition from right to left (and up to down, and others) between two pages, much like Snapchat. To switch from the main screen (the camera) in the center, to the list of snap on left and the…
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Display camera captured image to fullscreen, without losing aspect ratio - Android

In my android app, i am capturing image using custom camera. I am able to set camera preview with proper resolution in fullscreen. When i try to set captured image to imageview using setImageBitmap, its not looking proper. Either it looks shrinked…
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Video Editor similar to snapchat: issue with placing smiley

Working on video editor. able to place smiley on screen but unable to post it on video while exporting? Tried to capture screenshot of the screen but it always captured with blackoverlay. Please advise.
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Keeping track if objects is posted to server or not (like snapchat)

I can't seem to wrap my head around a good design that allows the user to create an object, save to the database and keeping track if that object is posted to the server or not. Like in snapchat - while offline you can create a snap-object…
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Two Android Activities beside each other similar to snapchat

I'm new to Android development and I'm trying to create a similar UI to Snapchat. Where you have two or three activities beside each other and you can swipe between them or press a button to switch activity. How would I go about doing this? I would…
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Detecting screencasting on iOS

The CyberDust app (similar to Snapchat) detects when it is being screencast (even via a Quicktime recording according to this article). What API makes this possible?
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Snapchat QR Code: user flow for viewing on mobile web?

Goal: use Snapchat's QR codes to gain followers by adding Snapchat ghosty QR code to website Desktop web experience: user goes to site on desktop, sees ghosty user takes picture of desktop site and becomes a follower Mobile web experience user…
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messageUI.framework useful in sending pictures?

Can one use messageUI.framework in swift to send photos to someone the way snapchat does? I've done it using parse, but looking for a different way.
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Unable to call up my video files using AVFoundation

I'm having difficulty playing back video that I've recently recorded in a hybrid image/video camera akin to Snapchat (e.g. tap to take a photo, press and hold to record a video, playback on button release). I'm currently saving the video file to…
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Is it the norm to develop multiple apps at once?

I have 5 apps that I want to make right now, but creating them one by one seems inefficient. It seems like a better idea to make them all at approximately the same time in order to share segments of code where applicable. What are your thoughts on…
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Objective-C How do I compress the video ONLY and not the video AND text overlay?

I am basically using AVAssetExportSession and AVMutableVideoComposition to add my text overlay on top of the video and then compress the video. At the moment, when I compressed the video to AVAssetExportPresetMediumQuality, it also ruined the…
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Arrow icon in the keyboard like snapchat app - Android EditText

I need to store the user input in an EditText after the user write something and clicks the blue keyboard button (on the bottom right of the keyboard). Instead of the classic check icon I would prefer an arrow icon like the one in the snapchat app…
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How to draw colors over a UIImage

I was wondering how you draw colors over a UIImage in objective-c? The same way that snapchat does it. I want to make a button that enables the painting with a scroll bar to change the color. Does anyone know the way that snapchat implements the…
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Installing Pysnap

I'm trying to install the Pysnap package for Python. The website says to run "python setup.py install" using setuptools. I've tried installing setuptools but it just doesn't seem to work. So how do I install the package? SOLUTION: Worked after…
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