Snapchat gets infinite snaps to annoy your friends
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Snapchat is turning into the ultimate app for pranksters.
Four new creative tools are rolling out to make your snap even more fun or annoying.
Number one, limitless snaps.
When sending a photo, tap the infinity icon in the timer so it stays on your friend's screen forever, and ever, and ever.
Until they get sick of it and move on.
Number two is looping video that will play your video on repeat Repeat.
Just select the Play Forever icon on the Review screen.
Tool number three is the magic eraser.
You can make stuff disappear, by tapping the Star icon and wiping out the offending area.
[UNKNOWN] demo shows it working a bit like a Clone Stamp tool in Photoshop, by painting one part of the image over another.
And for Emoji lovers, tap the Doodle icon, choose your Emoji, and draw with it on screen.
Find the new tools in the long strip down the right side of the camera screen.
The new updates come at an interesting time for Snap, the parent company of SnapChat.
It's reporting first quarter earnings on Wednesday, May 10th.
Snap went public on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this year to a huge fanfare and a massive valuation.
But with Facebook nipping at SnapChat's heels with face filters and Instagram stories, Snap's gotta be looking in the rear view mirror, wearing spectacles of course
