Snapchat's 'World Lenses' let you augment your surroundings with rainbow

Snapchat is going for much more than just the selfie.

In an update to its iOS and Android apps released Tuesday (that quietly included a connection to its video-camera glasses Spectacles) Snapchat has added several new lenses that augment your surroundings.

By using the rear-facing camera and tapping anywhere on the screen, Snapchat users can access a selection of new real-time filters called World Lenses. Click on one of the seven options and the camera features are automatically applied to your environment.

One lens lets you overlay with the Snapchat favorite rainbow-vomiting clouds.

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Another lens lets you send shooting hearts to whichever person or object you choose. Some of the lenses, like this one and the puking rainbows, work in both directions.

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And for those praying for snowfall, there's a lens for you.

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The update was timed with Election Day, perhaps in the hope of entertaining those waiting in line at the polling booths and providing more fun to Live Stories. The app will show voters heading to the polls as well as election night acceptance and concession speeches and celebrations.

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