Snapchat launches location-specific 'geo-stickers'
Snapchat is upgrading its stickers -- again. The latest additions, however, will only be available to some users, at least for now.
That's because the company is introducing new location-specific stickers that are available now in 10 cities.
The stickers have a similar aesthetic to the app's other stickers, which rolled out in the app's big chat update earlier this year, but are designed specifically for their city. Just like the app's geofilters, which only work in specified locations, the geo-stickers will only show to users in the cities they represent.
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The cities that have the stickers are San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C., Honolulu, London, Sydney, Paris, São Paulo and Riyadh.
To find them, first you'll need to have location services enabled within your app's settings. Then, you can see them along with the rest of your stickers under the menu that looks like a location pin.
It's not clear yet if Snapchat plans to make these geostickers available in more cities, but we wouldn't be surprised if, like geofilters, the feature expanded to a lot more locations over time.
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Karissa was Mashable's Senior Tech Reporter, and is based in San Francisco. She covers social media platforms, Silicon Valley, and the many ways technology is changing our lives. Her work has also appeared in Wired, Macworld, Popular Mechanics, and The Wirecutter. In her free time, she enjoys snowboarding and watching too many cat videos on Instagram. Follow her on Twitter @karissabe.
