Snapchat is all about creating images, videos, and messages that disappear.
But that means Snapchat users can miss valuable updates from friends; those who don't watch a friend's story quickly may never see it, because all Snapchat stories expire after 24 hours.
On Tuesday, Snapchat made it easier to get through friends' stories faster each day.
Snapchat stories are a collection of videos and photos a user takes throughout the day that the person's followers can watch repeatedly for up to 24 hours.
To watch a story, a Snapchat user clicks on a friend's name in the app. A slideshow of the person's day pops up, and users can move through each visual by tapping the screen. Then the story ends, and the list of friends pops back up, and the user can select the next story to watch.
Snapchat's update introduces a faster way to advance through the stories.
When viewing a story, a Snapchat user will simply swipe to the right to start the next one rather than go back to the story list and choose a new name. The update makes it easier to swipe to the next story, rather than making users sit through boring stories until they're finished playing.
Sure, it saves only one click of leaving a story and choosing a new one, but it nevertheless saves time.
It sounds like a minor change, but Snapchat's smallest tweaks (like switching from holding down on a video to simply tapping) often have the biggest impact.
