Snap has announced the launch of a new optional subscription service called Snapchat+. The news comes less than a couple of weeks after reports surfaced that the company is testing a premium subscription tier that could come with an exclusive set of features. The news came from the developer and noted tipster Alexassandro Paluzzi, known to reveal yet-to-be-released features of several social media apps. Paluzzi shared the screenshots of Snapchat's subscription plan on Twitter, revealing its pricing and more.
Having started as an ephemeral messaging app almost a decade ago, Snapchat is now one of the preeminent social media platforms in the world. It has also been a leader in rolling out innovative new features, such as Stories, AR selfie filters, Nametag, the Discover feed and more, many of which have been copied by the likes of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. However, the company is also not opposed to copying features from other social media apps, as was recently exhibited by the addition of a Boomerang-like feature called Bounce.
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In an official press release on Wednesday, Snap said that its all-new Snpachat+ premium service would offer «exclusive, experimental, and pre-release features» to subscribers. The company also claimed that the new tier is aimed at «passionate» Snapchat users and will offer prioritized support. Snapchat+ will cost $3.99 per month and be available at launch in the U.S., Canada, the U.K, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The company says it plans to expand the service to more markets in the future but didn't offer any timeline for the expansion.
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