Snapchat’s New ‘Memories’ Feature Will Let Users Save Snaps For Future

First Posted: Jul 07, 2016 05:52 AM EDT

Popular ephemeral messaging service Snapchat has rolled out a new feature dubbed "Memories" which will let users save their favorite photos and videos.

The new "Memories" feature will not only allow users to save their snaps for future use, but also edit them with filters and text and then re-share them, reported Forbes. Until now, Snapchat users had to immediately upload photos and videos after recording them. Thanks to the new feature that users can now upload their saved pictures to their "Story," a slide show of contents that disappears after 24 hours. They can even combine different stories into a longer narrative.

"Memories is a new way to save Snaps and Stories on Snapchat," the company noted in its blog post on Wednesday. "It's a personal collection of your favorite moments that lives below the Camera screen. Just swipe up from the Camera to open Memories!"

According to CNET, in order to make a new memory, users will need to create a snap with all the filters and stickers they want and then simply tap the Save icon to download the snap to their camera roll or gallery. Now, instead of saving the snap to the roll, they will need to save it to the Memories section. It is to be noted that any snap saved in Memories section will be saved to Snapchat's servers. This means that the snaps will be available even if the user logs into another device.

If in case a user posts a snap taken more than 24 hours earlier to their story, the same will appear with a frame around it to mark that it was taken in the past. Furthermore, to avoid any awkward situation, users will be offered an option to store their snaps and stories in "Memories" in a password-protected section called "My Eyes Only." This will help prevent friends or family from checking out user's private snaps.

Users can access the Memories tool by opening the Snapchat application and swiping up the camera screen. The new Snapchat Memories feature is rolling out progressively to users over the next month.