Snapchat published a link to a beta version of its Android app on Tuesday and, just as the wildly popular app’s shared photos and videos self destruct, this link too was built to be destroyed. But, we’ve found a simple way around it.
In the wee hours this morning, Snapchat posted a link to snapchat.com/beta, where Android users could download a beta version of its Android app provided their settings allowed it. The only difference between the beta and what’s available in Google Play is, of course, the ability to share video — a feature that has been previously exclusive to iOS users. After 2 a.m. Pacific Time, the beta download page, which was first reported by TechCrunch, no longer offered a download. Instead, the page displays a message that reads: “the Snapchat Android Beta is no longer available.”
That message pops up after a less-than-one-second delay. During this delay, the link to the Snapchat Android Beta app is present, and if you can tap it quick enough, you can download the app — as I did this morning at about 10 a.m.
Once you download the app, you’ll find that Snapchat on Android works pretty much like it does on iOS — just hold down the record button to shoot video or tap it once to snap a photo. I’ve been using the app on a Nexus 4 smartphone and it’s worked well expect for two unexpected crashes when trying to playback a video sent to me from a friend. This isn’t unexpected, after all, the app was just released, briefly this morning and is still a work in progress. But it looks like Snapchat, which recently raised $13.5 million in venture capital, is close to finally bringing its iOS and Android apps into parity.
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