Snapchat has introduced a brand new ‘AR Pichkari’ lens in time for Holi 2024. The cell based mostly picture and video sharing platform reveals that the lens was developed by a third-party developer and permits customers to splash their mates with digital colors, utilizing their smartphone’s rear digicam, simulating the usage of a pichkari (water gun) that’s used to have a good time the pageant of Holi. That is certainly one of a number of lenses supplied by Snapchat that makes use of augmented actuality (AR) expertise to permit customers to work together with their environment.
In line with particulars shared by the corporate, the brand new AR Pichkari lens was developed by Ronin Labs and is on the market to all customers on the platform. Like different AR lenses on Snapchat, customers can seek for the AR lens by way of the search bar within the Snapchat app. It’s also possible to click on on this hyperlink, which ought to take you on to the AR Pichkari lens.
Snapchat’s AR Pichkari lens was developed by Ronin Labs
As soon as you have chosen the AR Pichkari lens, you may swap to the rear digicam on Snapchat and level it at your mates. The app will use AR to determine the place your buddy is within the viewfinder and begin to spray them with digital colors. The stream can be affected if you transfer your telephone, just like utilizing a pichkari.
You need to use the AR Pichkari filter to maneuver round and just about spray your mates with Holi colors. A bar can be proven on the left of the display screen, exhibiting you the way a lot color is left. About midway by means of the method, the message “Holi Hai!” is proven on the display screen, based on particulars shared by Snapchat.
Snapchat’s AR Pichkari lens is already obtainable to make use of on the messaging platform forward of Holi 2024 and ought to be accessible to all customers over the approaching days. It’s also possible to entry the AR lens by pointing your Snap digicam (the in-app digicam) on the Snapcode within the picture above on iOS and Android smartphones which can be up to date to the newest model of the app.