SNAPCHAT has released its Plus feature, introducing a new user interface and new features.
Despite Snapchat’s attempt to advance the app, some users are confused by the planets feature.
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What is Snapchat Plus?
Users can access Snapchat Plus by paying a monthly subscription fee for advanced features.
Snapchat Plus is slowly being rolled out for iPhone and Android in the US for $3.99 a month, $21.99 for six months, or $39.99 for a year.
The new main features include the option to change the app’s icon, the ability to see who has rewatched your stories, and a pin that allows the user to mark specific friends as BFFs.
Jacob Andreou, the SVP of Product, told The Verge, “The people who spend most of their time communicating with their closest friends on Snap.”
The monthly subscription service will financially support the app outside of the advertisements, however, Andreou said ads will not be removed for those who subscribe.
Andreau told the outlet, “ads are going to be at the core of our business model for the long term.”
What do the planets mean?
There is an additional feature for Snapchat Plus users called planets, which has confused those who have access to it.
Planets highlight other users you interact with by attributing a planet to their profile.
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The feature works in reverse so you can see how you rank on other users’ profiles.
The planets feature is meant to signify which users you are closest to and works in the order of the planets with you marked as the Sun.
Snapchat Plus users are saying they have had to look up the planets to determine who is marked as their closest friends.
The order of planets is:
- Mercury
- Venus
- Earth
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Uranus
- Neptune
What are users saying about the planets feature on Snapchat Plus?
Those using the Snapchat Plus subscription are saying they’ve had to look up the order of planets to view their closest friends in descending order.
Some users have found the need to research planets humorous, with one commenting on Twitter, writing, “This new Snapchat update got everyone googling the order of planets.”
Others have commented saying they don’t approve of the subscription service and are criticizing those who pay for the upgrade.
One person tweeted, “If you paying for Snapchat plus that’s just embarrassing,” while additional users joked about their willingness to subscribe.
“Can’t believe I got Snapchat Plus just to see if I was his no.1 best friend,” one user joked, and another wrote, “Snapchat Plus about to ruin relationships.”
