Ever since short-form videos and face filters gained popularity on the web, Snapchat has been one of the top platforms amongst creators. It was primarily because of Snapchat’s massive collection of unique AR lenses and nifty features you can use to make Stories. It lets you connect with friends, family, and subscribers in a different and fun way.

So, here are 5 features that are coming to Snapchat in 2021. You can check out the interactive table of contents below to browse through the features.

  • Cancel Send
  • Favorite Stickers
  • Shared Story
  • Remix Stories
  • Friend Check-Up

1. Cancel Send

Recently discovered by reverse app-engineer Alessandro Paluzzi, Snapchat aims to add a new “Cancel Send” button for non-delivered messages. As a result, users will be able to un-send or cancel the process before a message gets delivered to a recipient. So it might be similar to the “Undo Send” button on which Twitter is developing at the moment.

#Snapchat is working on the “Cancel Send” option for non-delivered messages 👀 pic.twitter.com/KsVfvRaL7Q

Stickers, as we know, have become a fun way to interact with friends on social platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, and Snapchat. However, unlike the former platforms, Snapchat does not provide users with a dedicated “Favorite Stickers” section. Snapchat is finally working on adding a dedicated section for stickers you’d like to use regularly.

#Snapchat is working on Favorite Stickers 👀 pic.twitter.com/QOES4XQ6ex

Apart from these features, Paluzzi also discovered a new feature related to the Stories functionality on Snapchat. As per Paluzzi, the company is looking to introduce a new kind of story feature called “Shared Story” to let you invite friends and family to join a story. You can check out the screenshots shared by the app engineer right below.

#Snapchat is working on Shared Story 👀

ℹ️ It’s like a Custom Story but those who join can also invite their friends. pic.twitter.com/ol0oyvJzNT

Another new feature related to Snapchat Stories coming soon is the ability to remix stories. Popularized by TikTok, which is currently banned in India, the “Remix” feature has become quite a thing on social media platforms.

We recently saw Instagram introduce the feature for its short-form video platform Reels. Now, as per Paluzzi’s screenshots, it seems like Snapchat will also bring a similar feature soon enough.

#Snapchat is working on the possibility of remixing friends’ Stories 👀

5. Friend Check-Up

Other than the above features, Snapchat also announced to add a new privacy-focused feature to keep users safe from strangers on its platform. The company announced to introduce a feature called “Friend Check-Up” to let users review the profiles of their friends. This aims to help Snapchatters identify any stranger in their friend list, whom they might have added mistakenly at some point. Image: Snapchat