The fastest way to share a moment with your friends and family - Snapchat!!
Since its inception, the popular messaging app which lets its users exchange pictures and videos (called “snaps”) have become one of the most chosen social-media platforms. Snapchat was the first to introduce a variety of AR filters and the cool filters. Nevertheless, Snapchat has never failed to meet up the expectations of its users. However there was one particular drawback the most users wanted to be improved, was its handheld recording.
Fortunately, Snapchat has come up with this improvement to become the favorite platform for all the social butterflies.
Yes, you heard it right, Snapchat is now adding the most awaited new feature: hands-free recording.In this article we’ll describe this most in-demand feature, newly added to Snapchat.
Excited about what all it holds? How do I record on Snapchat without holding the button android?
Read this full article to find out:
• How to record on snapchat without holding the button in Android/ iOS?
• Why use the new Snapchat hands-free feature?
• How can you zoom in while recording?
• Is there any max limit, you can record upto?
•How to edit the video
>Effects
>Trim
>Split Snap
How to Record on Snapchat Without Holding the Button in Android/ iOS?
This amazing feature is available only in the latest version of Snapchat. So, to have access to your most desired snapchat feature, you need to update it to the latest version.
After you have updated the app, follow the steps below one by one to use the hands-free recording on Snapchat.
Step 1:
Open the new version of Snapchat app.
Step 2:
Start the recording of video as you normally used to do by holding down the record button at the bottom of the screen.
Step 3:
There will be a small ‘lock’ symbol appearing next to the record button as soon as you start recording. In case of Android phones the button is to the left side while in iOS devices it is at the bottom of the recording button. Slide in the direction of the lock button and release. The hands-free mode will be automatically turned on.
Step 4:
The record button now contains a stop symbol within it. Click the button to stop recording at any point.
However, the hands-free option in the app is able to record videos to an extent only.
Why Use the New Snapchat Hands-free Feature?
The hands-free feature is only of the most helpful features, so recording video without holding it was something snapchat users longed for since the app came out in 2011.
Despite having multiple AR effects and cool filters along with an amazing collection of face stickers, snapchat is really helpful when it comes to recording yourself playing an instrument, cooking a delicious dish or recording your dance moves. So, this is the very reason why snapchat introduced this most demanded feature into their new version.
How to Zoom in While Recording?
You must be wondering how to zoom in if you are recording hands-free. Let’s tell you how you’ll do that. While recording in Snapchat using the ‘lock recording’ function, slide up the screen (at any point) to zoom in, and slide back down to zoom out. Yup, exactly you thought it right, it is similar to the famous ‘Zoom’ effect in TikTok videos.
What is the Max Record Limit?
It’s now obvious that the hands-free recording has got a time limit, as this feature is time bound. It works by recording multiple videos of 10 seconds each — maximum 6 videos, which means 60 seconds in tootal, then stitching them together.
How to Edit the Video?
You can obviously edit your video. We will be discussing a few ways here:
>Effects- Once you are done with recording, swipe left or right to access a gallery of effects that you would like to apply to the video.The speed of video can be increased/ decreased using the effects.
>Trim- To fit on your snap, you can also trim the ends of the video by simply adjusting the slider at the start and end of the video.
>Split Snap- You can also split your 60seconds long video, by simply following the steps below:
Step 1: Tap on the preview of the recording at the bottom left of the screen.
Step 2: Hold and swipe up from the point you would like to split the snap at. You will see that the snap has now split in the preview.
Hope, the article was informative as well as entertaining and now you know the answer to “How do I record on Snapchat without holding the button android?”. Well, have you tried the new hands-free recording, yet? If not what are you waiting for, hurry-up get your latest version of the snapchat app now and start recording your dance moves you have been waiting to show you friends for so long!!!
