By, uav-jp 06/05/2022

Google and Snapchat partner! Google Pixel 6 comes with "Quick Tap to Snap"

Pixel's first new feature! You can use the Snapchat camera on the lock screen!

Snap Inc. Snap (Headquarters: California, USA, co-founder and CEO: Evan Spiegel), which operates the photo sharing social app "Snapchat" for smartphones, will collaborate with Google later this year. We announced the new function "Quick Tap to Snap" that will be installed in the Google Pixel 6 to be released. "Quick Tap to Snap" allows you to take pictures directly from the lock screen of your smartphone with the camera mode version of Snapchat, making it easier than ever to create Snaps.

In "Quick Tap to Snap", by tapping the back of the Pixel 6, the Snapchat camera will be displayed on the lock screen, and the user can create a snap (image data) without unlocking the smartphone. If you want to share more snaps, you can authenticate on your device to take advantage of all the features of the Snapchat app. You can also shoot with an ultra-wide camera with Snapchat's new ultra-wide selfie feature on the Pixel 6 Pro. In addition to the "Quick Tap to Snap" Pixel 6 installed, a dedicated AR (Augmented Reality) Lenses will also be introduced. Some of Google's Pixel's key features, such as live translation, will be available directly on Snapchat's chat feature. Real-time translations for more than 10 languages, including Japanese, English, Spanish, French, Italian and German, will be available over the next few months. Nana Murugesan, Managing Director of Snap International Markets "Snapchat has made strategic partnerships with smartphone makers to make it easier than ever for users to want to leave a snap. Screen integration is an important step in making Snapchat the fastest way to share moments. We look forward to working with Google and other partners to bring further innovation to the community. " Rick Osterloh (Senior Vice President, Google Devices & Services) "Google Pixel 6 is equipped with the most advanced Pixel cameras, and we believe Snapchat users are the most creative camera users. Snap and Through our partnership, we will bring this special feature to new smartphones to help users see the world as it is. ”[What is Snap Inc.] Snap Inc. is a camera company. We believe that by reforming our cameras, we can make our lives and ways of communication even better. We will contribute to the development of human society by allowing users to expand the world of self-expression, experience the world while enjoying every day, and share their joy with their peers. [What is Google?] Google's mission is to organize information around the world and make it universally accessible and useful. Through projects and platforms such as Search, Maps, Gmail, Android, Google Play, Google Shopping, Chrome and YouTube, Google plays an important role in the daily lives of billions of people and is the most widely known company in the world. It is one of. Google is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. [Company Profile] Company Name: Snap Inc. Representative: Evan Spiegel Location: 2772 Donald Douglas Loop North Santa Monica, CA 90405 United States URL: https://www.snap.com/ja-JP

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