Creating a boomerang in Snapchat is now an option. Boomerang was first introduced as an Instagram tool. In 2015, Instagram introduced a video app that let users record one-second clips that looped for six seconds.
Videos that looped indefinitely, much like animated GIFs, became incredibly popular. Users made humorous movies documenting their routines using the function.
By 2016, Instagram had discontinued Boomerang as a separate app and incorporated its features into Instagram Stories.
Snapchat quickly followed Instagram in stealing the feature and releasing its own version of Boomerang. The boomerang feature for Snapchat wasn’t released until August of 2018 despite being announced several years prior.
Boomerangs, or Bounce videos as they are known on Snapchat, are simple to create. Press and hold the record button to give your snap video some bounce.
Then, select Bounce from the playback options. The next step is for the user to decide what part of the Snap they want to bounce by dragging the accompanying slider.
Finally, make changes to the Bounce in real time and broadcast them to your fans. When creating a Bounce, Snapchat will only use a portion of the Snap if the duration of the Snap exceeds the maximum length of the Bounce.
The Ability to Create “Bounce” Videos on the Android Platform?
It’s worth noting that users can’t create Bounce videos on Android devices, so keep that in mind. This feature is now only available on iOS, therefore unfortunately, Android users cannot use this tutorial as a reference.
Instagram’s Boomerang feature and Snapchat’s infinite loop feature are two other viable solutions for Android users. The latter option lets senders set up continuous playback of their videos for the recipient.
Even though the user can still watch looping films, they can’t highlight a specific segment to share on Snapchat.
If you don’t have access to the functionality, another way is to upload a Boomerang movie to Snapchat and use the app’s native looping features.
As an illustration, the card icon located next to the record button allows users to import videos created in other apps, such as those that employ the boomerang effect. To play the video continuously, use the “loop” option.
