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Re:Introducing the new Snapchat by squeaky-clean on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @11:03AM (#15807813)
It screws over higher-end devices though. One of the reasons I bought an LG G3 was the "laser auto focus" whatever, which actually did make it insanely fast to take an in-focus photo. It was way slower with Snapchat, and I couldn't focus on anything closer than about 3 feet.

I kind of blame Android too, as a dev I know how crappy the camera APIs can be. But as a user, it stands that only Snapchat takes crappy photos because it doesn't use the standard API, everything else works fine. (Okay actually Facebook Messenger does this too, but oddly the main Facebook app does it right).

Re:Introducing the new Snapchat by tfuiih55 on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @11:34AM (#15808105)
Screws over! Oh no!

Good thing it still has the native app

Is Snap obligated to transport your high-res images via the agreement you have when using their software?

Sounds like a market opportunity for software that doesn’t screw you over

Re:Introducing the new Snapchat by nolok on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @11:48AM (#15808272)
I'm not sure how you can think your sarcasm adds anything to the conversation, nor how it could be warranted.

In case you haven't noticed, Snapchat main hurdles these days is that their growth is vastly slowed down by the "stories" timeline on the Facebook app (Instagram, WhatsApp, messenger) that do offer higher quality of pictures.

Re:Introducing the new Snapchat by tfuiih55 on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @11:52AM (#15808320)
I don’t really see how histrionics over a tech company in a so-called free market with an obligation to make money, not “not screw over users” adds anything to any conversation

We’ve been here before. Especially on this HN. The whole setup itself is banal

Are we supposed to sit here and fix their problems? What point does that serve

It’s like forcing an author to change their story.

Get over it, America! No one cares about gameifying Silicon Valley