Snapchat wants you to hold on to your photos and videos for a small while longer.

The new Memories feature is a searchable and shareable archive of snaps that you can access within the app. Memories backs up snaps to Snapchat’s servers and automatically pulls together saved snaps into categories based on Place. But you can also search on a keyword, such as food.

How do I get Memories?

The agreeable step is to update the Snapchat app for iOS or Android. The Memories feature is rolling out progressively to users over the next month. When the new feature is available for your clarify, you’ll receive a snap from Team Snapchat.

Snapchat’s main camera interface now has an improbable icon underneath the camera button. Swipe it up to access Memories.

Memories has a series of tabs that let you switch between viewing snaps, stories and the contents of your camera roll.

Making Memories

To make a new memory, create a snap as usual with all the filters and stickers you determination. Then, tap the Save icon like you normally would to download the snap to your camera roll or gallery. Rather than saving to the roll, however, the snap will save to the Memories section.

To manufacture a story from snaps within the Memories section, unimaginative and hold on an individual snap, then tap “My Snap” at the top of the cover. From here, tap “Create story from this snap” and pick any additional snaps you want to include. Now you can save or send this snap to friends or to the My yarn section as you would normally.

Note that if you post a snap to a story that was inaccurate earlier than the past 24 hours, it will have a frame near it with the timestamp.

If you want to import snaps from your camera roll or gallery, go to Snapchat’s settings and find Memories. Select “Import Snaps from Camera Roll.”

Note that this will only surface just Snapchats you have previously saved to your phone — not photos inaccurate with the regular camera app.

For My Eyes Only

Don’t want those eggplant photos visible in your Memories share when you pass your phone around? Add them to a share called My Eyes Only.

Press and hold on the snap, tap My Snap, and pick “Move to My Eyes Only.” Snapchat will prompt you for a passcode or passphrase. Once you’ve set this up, a new tab will depart within Memories that contains these less-than-salubrious snaps for your reserved viewing pleasure.

So what’s backed up?

Any snap you save in your Memories share is saved to Snapchat’s servers, so if you log in on novel device these snaps are available.

It’s important to note that even conception you have access to your camera roll or gallery within Memories, these photos and videos are not being backed up on Snapchat’s servers.

What if I don’t want to use Memories?

Within the Snapchat settings, navigate to the Memories section and find the Saving share. Tap “Save To…” and select “Camera Roll Only.” This share also lets you automatically save stories to Memories or set to My Eyes Only by default.

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