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Sure, your favorite Snapchat user is your best friend, but are you theirs? If you’re looking to know this information, then you’ll want to try out the Snapchat Solar System feature. It’s a fun feature to have, but what is it?
That’s what this article is going to go over. In this piece, we’ll talk about what this feature is and how it works. If you want to know about another cool Snapchat feature called My AI, you can click here. This is the company’s ChatGPT-powered chatbot. It’s a fun feature that you can use now.
What is the Snapchat Solar System?
Before we get into it, it’s important to know that this is not a free feature. The Snapchat Solar System is a Snapchat+ feature. This is the app’s premium subscription service. It costs $3.99/month. You can learn more about it here.
Now, with that out of the way, let’s talk about this feature. Snapchat Solar System is a way to see how far you are from being someone’s best friend. To elucidate, Snapchat determines your best friends on the platform based on how often you talk to a person. If you’re messaging an account constantly every day, then you’re ranked higher. You’ll be ranked lower with accounts you barely message.
Snapchat has a clever way of visualizing this. It will show a user’s top eight friends; each friend represents one of the eight planets in the solar system (sorry, Pluto). The user themself represents the sun, so the better the friend, the closer the planet.
How does the feature work?
So, you can’t see your own solar system and you can’t see another user’s full solar system. This feature is so that you can see where you stand with your other best friends. When you see someone’s solar system, it will only show what planet you are.
In order to access the feature, you’ll need to go to the user’s profile. Right under their name, you’ll see some icons. If you’re one of their best friends, you’ll see the best friend button. You’ll know that you’re in someone’s solar system if you see a button with a gold ring around it.
When you tap on it, you’ll see a little panel pop up from the bottom of the screen. This will show your friend as the sun and your icon on one of the planets. The planet your avatar is sitting on will let you know what rank you are. If you’re on Mercury, then you’ll be the closest friend; if you’re on Neptune, then you’re in eighth place.
This is a fun feature to keep things interesting on Snapchat. In case you’ve ever been interested in how you stand with your best friends on the platform.
What else can you do with Snapchat+?
The solar system feature is only one of the many features that you get with Snapchat+. If you want to get the most from this social media platform, then it might be perfect for you.
Testing new features
First and foremost, Snapchat+ lets you try out new and experimental features on the platform early. You’ll get access to the features a few weeks to a month before they make their way to the free users. So, you’re basically like a beta tester for these features.
Customizations
As for the other features, there’s a list of features that you’ll enjoy when you sign up. For starters, there’s a selection of custom app icons that you’ll be able to choose from. In fact, there are 93.
The customizations don’t stop there, as you’re able to customize different aspects of the app itself. Starting off, you can set a custom background for your chats. You can also set a color scheme for the entire app to give it a different flair. This involves the inclusion of the dark mode.
What if you don’t like the options of backgrounds for your avatar? Well, Snapchat+ gives you access to a larger selection of backgrounds for you to choose from. If the present collection doesn’t work, then you can use the AI tool to generate a new one.
Chat/Story features
There’s a new post-view emoji feature. When a user views a post that you send, the Received message that you see will display an emoji of your choosing.
While you’re chatting with someone, you’re able to add chat effects. This will make the text in your chats bigger or smaller than the regular text. This could be used to emphasize your messages.
If your friend sends you a Snap that you just can’t get enough of, you’ll be able to view that message an additional time. Speaking of multiple views, If a friend rewatches a Story that you posted, then the app will tell you. It will keep a log of how many rewatches your story gets.
Algorithmic boost
If you reply to someone’s Story, especially if they’re a popular creator, your post will get priority. This means that it will be easier for them to see your reply.
Along with that, when you post a story, it will be easier for other people to see them. It’s an algorithmic boost.
Appearance
If you use the Map feature, then you’ll like this one. You’ll be able to customize the appearance of your avatar on the map. You’re able to give your avatar pets and vehicles.
If you want to proudly show everyone that you’re a Snapchat+ user, then you’re in luck. When you sign up, then you’ll see a new badge displayed next to your name.
Friends
On Snapchat, you have a list of best friends, but free users are limited to eight best friends. Snapchat+ doubles that to 16 best friends.
Not only that, but you’re also able to designate one user as your #1BFF. This will pin their chats to the top of the chat feed.
If you see the My AI feature, then why not personalize it? When you sign up for Snapchat+, you’ll be able to give your My AI character a bio. It’s a fun way to add a bit more personality to that character.