Will iMessage copy features from Snapchat in Apple's upcoming iOS 8?

Exactly two months ago, Apple held its WWDC 2014 , and as we've reported in several articles, the presentation delivered many new features. Among them, and most important for users, were the new features coming to Apple's upcoming iOS 8 and the integration of the new OS X Yosemite for MacBooks.

However, this same event also featured notable announcements such as the addition of new apps like Health and Family Sharing, and the update to iMessage, their flagship app for text and multimedia messaging between iPhone devices.

As you may recall, the iOS 8 presentation previewed several improvements and features that will be available for future and existing iPhone models . Among these, and to focus more on the topic of this article, we'll highlight the new features coming to iMessage.

New iMessage with iOS 8

As a preview of the features, it was suggested that iMessage would include the ability to send voice messages and geolocation . But that wouldn't be all, since according to a detailed report published by The Guardian , iMessage will have a feature where audio, photos, and videos will automatically delete themselves.

This news has sparked much criticism and commentary, as many analysts and users say this feature is similar to the Snapchat app, where users can determine how many seconds the other person can view their content.

Despite this, we'll analyze the positive aspect of this significant and important change for the Apple app: users will have various communication tools within a single application. This improvement undoubtedly aims to make Apple customers prefer existing apps on the market, such as WhatsApp and Snapchat.

Finally, to conclude this major discussion, the key difference with the current app is that, with the integration of these options, users will no longer need to use the device's camera or any other application. In other words, with the improvements we've mentioned, using iMessage will be much more complete and user-friendly. This is in addition to the speed and convenience of holding group conversations and sending multiple photos and videos simultaneously.

Please send us your feedback, and what are your expectations for the new iMessage ? And are you bothered by the fact that iMessage is adopting features from other apps?

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