That's the first and most important thing in this whole story. Snapchat doesn't have an official app for Windows Phone. And it doesn't look like it plans to have one any time in the foreseeable future. But why is that? Snapchat CEO, Evan Spiegel, evidently for Windows Phone.
I have a Nokia Lumia 710 and I was wondering if there is a snapchat for it. I had one before but it kinda disappeared? Any help is appreciated, and is there a way to screen shot?
Then there was the time you could request support for your currently unsupported device. And then there was the time Whatever the actual reason behind it, the only official way to pressure Snapchat for an app disappeared into the night. Will that ever change? Will Snapchat ever relent and release an official app for Windows Phone?
We're not holding our breath. The tale of the third-party. Where official support is lacklustre, or completely absent, the excellent Windows Phone developer community often comes through. Is a fine example of this.
Despite having an official app, it's been over a year since it was updated and there are third-party solutions that offer a much better experience. So, in the absence of Snapchat, enter the likes of Swapchat, 6Snap and a few others. 6Snap in particular went on to become a community favorite. Developer, Rudy Huyn, is a committed and talented Windows Phone developer. As with his Instagram app, 6Tag, 6Snap arguably had a better overall user experience than the official Snapchat apps on other platforms. Support from source is something we'd always welcome.
But as long as there's a good solution, it's not the end of the world. So what happened? Snapchat had some security issues. After a huge number of users photos were stolen and posted online, Snapchat clamped down on allowing third-party services access. Apps such as 6Snap used reverse-engineered APIs to get them into Snapchat. And it was third-party apps that were ultimately responsible for the security breach.
So, in a not totally unjustifiable move, Snapchat started to clamp down on its users not sending their Snaps through official channels. First by offering a warning, then by locking accounts, and then the biggest blow of all, having third-party apps removed from the Store. And that means as of right now, Windows Phone has no Snapchat.