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05-30-2018, 02:02 PM
Snapchat might soon offer an alternative to 'login with Facebook'
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Sick of being forced to use "login with Facebook?" You might soon have an alternative and it could come from a company you'd least expect: Snap.
The historically closed off company is reportedly working on a new developer platform called "SnapKit." It would allow developers to tap into parts of Snapchat for their own services, including a kind of social login that would let users access third-party services using their Snapchat credentials.
SEE ALSO: Never Do These Things on Your Favorite Social Networks (https://mashable.com/2018/05/11/reels-get-banned-favorite-services/)
The move, first reported (https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/29/snapchat-snapkit/) by TechCrunch, would be a significant departure for the company, which up until now has been resistant to letting third-party developers onto its platform.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/29/snapchat-snapkit-developers/)
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Sick of being forced to use "login with Facebook?" You might soon have an alternative and it could come from a company you'd least expect: Snap.
The historically closed off company is reportedly working on a new developer platform called "SnapKit." It would allow developers to tap into parts of Snapchat for their own services, including a kind of social login that would let users access third-party services using their Snapchat credentials.
SEE ALSO: Never Do These Things on Your Favorite Social Networks (https://mashable.com/2018/05/11/reels-get-banned-favorite-services/)
The move, first reported (https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/29/snapchat-snapkit/) by TechCrunch, would be a significant departure for the company, which up until now has been resistant to letting third-party developers onto its platform.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/29/snapchat-snapkit-developers/)
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