Snapchat gets a feature to automatically create collages to music

Snapchat will have a function to automatically create a collage of images that changes to the beat of the music. Snap has announced this. Users can select between four and twenty photos or videos for the collage.

The feature will be released in March for iOS and Android, Snap says. The collage automatically adjusts to the rhythm of the music to show the footage. The feature is called Sounds Sync for Camera Roll. The collage can then be shared.

Such a feature is new to Snapchat, but has existed in other forms on smartphones for about a decade. Software from HTC and BlackBerry, among others, did this on smartphones ten years ago. This often involved pre-selected music and not based on random music numbers.

Snapchat will also have a feature to automatically recommend music for use with a Lens. Lenses are pieces of software for AR within Snapchat. That feature will also be available soon.