How to Use Ultra-wide Angle Camera on Snapchat: 2 Methods

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How to Use Snapchat Ultra-wide Angle Camera

Have you tried the new Snapchat ultra-wide camera feature yet? With it, your Snapchat photos and videos will be able to contain more views and details in a single frame. And in this post, we’ll step by step show you how to use the Snapchat ultra-wide camera feature, two methods are respectively provided for mobile phones that have or don’t have an ultra-wide camera lens.

The introduced methods have been tested on Snapchat Version 12.20.0.32 on iPhone 13, and can be applied to the Snapchat app on iPhones and Android phones.

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Check if Your Phone Has Wide Angle Camera Lens

Given that the Snapchat wide camera feature works with a physical wide camera, check if your iPhone or Android phone has it prior to starting.

Using iPhone as an example, open the camera app on your mobile phone, and tap on the “0.5” icon above the shutter button to use the ultra-wide camera.

If you see the “0.5” option, then your phone does have a wide-angle camera, otherwise, it doesn’t.

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Check for Wide Angle Camera Lens on Your Phone
Check for Wide Angle Camera Lens on Your Phone

How to Use Ultra-wide Angle on Snapchat: Step by Step

Step 1. Update Snapchat App

Go to the App Store or Google Play to update your Snapchat app to the latest version, then launch the Snapchat app on your phone.

Update Snapchat to the Latest Version
Update Snapchat to the Latest Version

Step 2. Go to Snapchat Rear Camera

Go to the Snapchat camera. The Snapchat camera is the front camera by default, hit the upper-right Flip button to switch it to the rear camera.

Switch to Snapchat Rear Camera
Switch to Snapchat Rear Camera

Step 3. Tap on the Ultra-Wide Button

Tap on the Ultra-wide button from the upper-right side, which looks like a circle with two arrows coming out. Alternatively, find the Ultra Wide option from the Plus icon. That’s it! Now you can use Snapchat’s ultra-wide camera!

Turn on the Snapchat Ultra-wide Feature
Turn on the Snapchat Ultra-wide Feature

How to Use Wide Angle on Snapchat on Phones without Wide Angle Camera Lens

Technically, it takes a wide-angle camera lens on your phone to use the Snapchat wide camera feature. However, there is still a doable way to use wide angle on Snapchat, even if your mobile phone doesn’t have a wide-angle camera.

The key is importing a gallery photo to a Snapchat camera and using an existing wide-angle picture from your camera roll, say a wide-angle photo that your friend sent you, and it’s supported in the Snapchat app.

Use Snapchat Ultra-wide Feature without Lens
Use Snapchat Ultra-wide Feature without Lens

Why I Don’t Have Ultra-wide Angle Camera on Snapchat?

There are three reasons that you don’t have the wide angle option in the Snapchat app, or you find the Snapchat wide angle feature not working:

  1. The Ultra Wide button is missing because your mobile phone doesn’t have a wide-angle camera lens
  2. You have not updated the Snapchat app to the latest version
  3. This wide-angle feature is slowly rolling out and you have to wait a bit

Wrap-up

Taking advantage of the new Snapchat ultra-wide camera feature, I believe you can take extraordinary pictures and videos that will totally impress your friends. Now, hesitate no more and follow the tutorials to get started, and leave a comment about what you feel!

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