Snapchat is one of the most popular messaging apps in the world. Originally designed as a secure way to send pictures and video to someone else, the app intentionally makes anything shared inaccessible a short time later. That means everything in Snapchat is ephemeral, like a private conversation you couldn't archive.
Snapchat has evolved a lot since those early days, adding many tools and capabilities to make it a full-featured messaging app.
One thing hasn't changed, though: it's available only for smartphones, such as Android and iPhone.
If you want to install Snapchat on your iPad, though, you're not out of luck. You can install iPhone-only apps on your iPad easily — you simply need to install the iPhone version.
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How to install Snapchat and other iPhone-only apps on an iPad
1. Open the App Store app on your iPad.
2. Tap the "Search" tab at the bottom of the screen.
3. Type "Snapchat" in the search box at the top of the screen and tap "Search."
4. Tap "Filters" at the top of the screen and then tap "Supports" in the drop-down menu. By default, the App Store only shows you apps made to work with the iPad, but you can tap "iPhone Only" to see iPhone apps which are normally hidden from iPad users.
5. You should now see Snapchat among the top search results. Tap "GET" or the cloud icon to install it. (If you've previously installed Snapchat on your iPhone, then the cloud icon will appear to indicate you own the app and can re-download it to the iPad.)
After you install Snapchat, it'll run on your iPad, but will run as an "enlarged" version of the iPhone app.
You can choose to run it full-screen or to shrink the app down to the size it would normally appear on the iPhone (with a black border around the app). To do that, tap the arrow button in the lower right corner of the screen.
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