WHY DOES SNAPCHAT SUCK ON ANDROID



The Snapchat app has always been a horrendous lag-fest on Android. You can’t say that you’ve used Snapchat on both Android and iOS and not noticed that the experience is not the same. Snapchat offers a smoother experience on the iPhone, despite having the same user interface on both platforms. Snapchat on Android is buggy and slow with inferior video and photo quality even though many Android phones now come with a camera that can give Apple a run for their money.



ISSUES
·         Snapchat takes inferior photos with the front-facing camera
·         Recording a video is slow and buggy and often crashes
·         Snapchat freezes and stutters when taking pictures
·         It takes forever to open the Application
·         Using certain filters make the Application lag
·         It overheats the devices and forecloses
·         The overall user experience while interacting with the app is poor

WHAT DOES SNAPCHAT HAVE TO SAY?
Despite all the criticism that Snapchat’s Android app has received on various platforms, they’ve done nothing to improve it over the years. Turns our there’s a reason for that and here’s what Snapchat’s IPO filing reveals – The app is more popular on iOS devices in spite Android devices being more popular.



WHAT COULD BE THE RESULT OF THIS?
Snapchat has prioritised development of their products to operate with iOS operating systems rather than smartphones with Android operating system. If smartphones with Android operating systems become more popular and fewer people use iOS operating systems, their business could be seriously harmed.

THE UGLY TRUTH
There is fragmentation in Android devices as they come with different versions of Android, screen size and hardware capabilities. Certain mid/low range Android devices do not support Snapchat’s implementation for flagships.



WHAT DO I THINK?
Snapchat’s optimisation for several selected android devices such as the Google Pixel proves that it can run perfectly well on Android and utilise the camera correctly. It is easier optimising their application for iOS devices because it’s a single operating system with one manufacturer and only few devices to be considered. Using the front camera on the Snapchat application is better because iPhones do not have different camera hardware unlike Android devices.
I feel Snapchat should consider more Android devices such as Samsung, Sony, HTC and OnePlus for optimisation.





THE GOODNEWS
Previously, Android users have been treated like second-class citizens from Snap’s development team. Snapchat is starting to realise that its app is getting popular on Android devices as it is on iOS and certain frustrated users are being forced to uninstall it and make due with Instagram stories.
They would be forced to work with more Android hardware manufacturers in order improve the user experience.





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