Why Do Snapchat Photos Taken On iPhone Look Way Better Than Ones Taken On Android?

Photos captured on Snap Inc. (NASDAQ:SNAP) via Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhones often exhibit superior quality compared to those taken on Android (operating software developed by Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google) devices, raising questions about the platform’s image rendering capabilities on different smartphones. 

What Happened: The contrast in photo quality between iPhones and some Android devices on Snapchat is not due to varying camera hardware alone. It all comes down to how the Snapchat app interacts with different operating systems, according to Insider Tech. 

Given the extensive diversity of Android devices available in the market, each running different versions of OS software, Snapchat developers found it difficult to optimize the app for all Android smartphones, resulting in a lackluster user experience.

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To circumvent these challenges, Snapchat adopted a workaround for Android. 

Rather than using the device’s camera to capture photos, Snapchat often takes a screenshot or screen grab of the camera view. This approach ensures uniformity across a wide range of Android devices but, unfortunately, sacrifices image quality in the process.

Although there are certain examples, including Google Pixel 2, which leverages the device’s camera for Snapchat, this remains an anomaly among Android smartphones.

Why It’s Important: Snapchat isn’t the only app where Android users have faced this disparity. 

Previously, it was reported that many people using Meta Platforms Inc.’s (NASDAQ:META) Instagram could not smoothly make Reels on their smartphones. “If you don’t have a really good phone, it just takes absolutely forever to make a reel.” 

Similarly, in the early days of its launch, Elon Musk’s highly controversial launch of the Twitter Blue feature, now called X Blue, which included the blue check for anyone paying the company $8 per month, was only showing the coveted badge to iPhone users.

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