So if you point the camera at the sky, Lenses specifically designed to work with the sky will be shown alongside a song clip and color filter, letting you apply all the changes at once. It works by recommending a combo of a camera mode, soundtrack, and Lense. Eva Zhan, Snap's head of camera features, explained how scan shortcuts work in the updated app.Īnother core pillar of Scan is what Snap calls camera shortcuts.
Snapchat is changing the way its Scan AR feature works and it's making it much more obvious that it exists by putting it front and center when the app launches.įirst reported by The Verge, Snapchat's Scan feature can now look at your surroundings and then use what it sees to make recommendations for things like music, camera mode, and Lens.
