Snap has announced that Snapchat is finally hopping onto Apple Watch, something many users have probably been waiting for. This new app lets you easily preview an incoming message right on your wrist and then fire back a reply without ever needing to grab your iPhone. For those quick responses, you have options: you can tap out a message on the keyboard, use Scribble to draw letters, dictate your reply, or just send a fitting emoji.
Snap says it's trying to make Snapchat easier to use on all the different devices people have in their lives. It's already seen people using Snapchat on tablets and the web, so bringing it to wearables like the Apple Watch feels like the next natural move. That marks a big change from back in 2015 when the Apple Watch first launched. At the time, Snap took a more cautious "wait and see" approach, wanting to see if people actually used smartwatches before building an app.
New app launches are not always perfect. It is still early days for the watchOS app, as some users on Reddit have reported the app being stuck on the loading screen. Hopefully, Snap will address these initial teething problems quickly. This expansion to Apple Watch comes after the company abandoned its widely criticized three-tab app redesign following a notable drop in its North American daily active users and significant negative feedback. That redesign, introduced back in September 2024, was meant to simplify things but ended up frustrating many, leading Snap to reverse course after about seven months and work on a refined five-tab layout.
Meanwhile, Android smartwatch users with Wear OS are still in a different boat, as there is no official, dedicated Snapchat app for that platform yet. They can typically only receive notifications, and attempts to sideload the full Android app often result in a clunky experience.
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