If you're a Snapchat user, you've no doubt noticed the subtle quirks and hidden tools that are uniquely Snapchat. Chief among them: the seemingly random emoji that appear next to your friends ...

In an update released today, Snapchat has added a slew of new tools to enhance the ... the reliability can vary depending on the particular photo and object. A second new tool is the Emoji Brush, ...

If you use Snapchat, you might have noticed emojis next to some of your friends' names within the app - as below. You'd be forgiven for thinking they are totally random, but they are based very ...

A Snapchat spokesperson declined to comment. You can read the full patent below. Using emojis to defend people's privacy? United States Patent number 9,396,354 was first filed with the USPTO ...