Facebook's (FB) Slingshot Offers Several New Updates

Facebook's (Nasdaq: FB) answer to Snapchat, called Slingshot, offered the following update to its official blog on Friday:

With Slingshot we originally set out to create a place where you could share real, raw moments with your friends. Since we released the first version we have been listening to all of the great feedback from our community and have been cranking away at a big update that we’re super excited to release today.

The new Slingshot: share life as it happens.

We understand that improving a product isn’t only about what you add, but about what you remove, so we made a simpler, cleaner, more fun Slingshot. Here’s what’s up in the new Slingshot:

The Fastest Way to Share Rich, Raw Moments
Now with just two taps you can share fullscreen photos and looping videos. We’ve also introduced five photo filters alongside drawings and captions.

See the Freshest Shots from the People You Follow
Every time you pull down the camera you’ll see a grid of the most recent content from the past day — shots only stick around for 24 hours or until they’re swiped away. We’ve also made it easier than ever to move between shots, reactions, people and the camera with our new swipeable tab design.

Reply to Any Shot with Private Photo and Video Reactions
You can now filter, draw on and caption reactions for more personal and creative conversations. Also, just like with the regular camera, you can now preview reactions before sending.

Keep in Touch with Friends and Follow Awesome Creators Around the World
Find friends and check out the Explore sheet to follow hilarious, inspiring and rad people around the world. You can always choose to manually approve each follower request if that’s your jam. Also, turn on instant notifications for your favorite people to get notified whenever they sling a shot.

Relive Your Day and Share Your Favorite Moments Out to Other Apps
You can now swipe through all the shots you’ve slung in the past day and share them out to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and many other apps.

And Much, Much More
We’ve made a number of improvements around the app to make it faster, more reliable and more delightful. Take it for a spin to see for yourself!

We wanted to thank everyone for the feedback you’ve given us — You’ve helped us shape Slingshot into something we’re so excited to release today.

The new Slingshot is available on iPhone (iOS7+) and Android (Jelly Bean, KitKat and Lollipop). Try it out at sling.me/download!

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