Not exact matches
First,
Snapchat got serious about improving its Android
app's
performance.
Performance is fine — I've had a few weird
app crashes seemingly for no reason (especially Facebook), but
Snapchat works fine, whereas it overheated my old phone like crazy!
The silicon designed for efficient image processing is currently available to a number of third - party
apps such as Instagram,
Snapchat, and WhatsApp, though it's presently unclear whether parts of its software backend are responsible for the degraded battery
performance of Google's latest Android flagships.
Q4 was when
Snapchat finally patched the hole in the bucket, improving
app performance and retention, monetizing the developing world and changing its
app to attract older users.