Snapchat update brings longer captions, headaches for some users

Snapchat today released an update that gives users ‘more than double’ the previous character limit — a total of 80.

If your mind instantly ventured into April Fool’s territory, you’re not alone. A quick test of the feature seems to work, as promised. Snapchat also took to Twitter to put any of your doubts to rest and ensure its users that this isn’t a joke.

This is not a #AprilFools joke, ? think we are kidding – captions on Snapchat are now longer! pic.twitter.com/4gsswhgJQS

— Snapchat Support (@snapchatsupport) April 1, 2016

Of course, the new feature may come at a cost; some users are reporting they’ve been locked out of their Snapchat account after updating.

Celebrate King's Day with TNW Conference :tickets:

Use code GEZELLIG40 on your Business, Investor and Startup passes and get 40% off. Offer ends April 29.

https://twitter.com/almeidabrenda/status/716036867192438785

So far though, Snapchat’s social media team seems to be quick to respond and help those with issues accessing the service after the new update.

https://twitter.com/snapchatsupport/status/715694504972460032

It’s been a busy week for Snapchat as this update is the second in three days. The first brought audio/video calling, stickers and notes to the platform.