It’s time to welcome the new winners of the Spectacles Community Challenge! 🥳 Once again, we were amazed by the incredible range of projects submitted, and we’re excited to share this month’s standout creations with you. Each project highlights the numerous possibilities that Snap Spectacles create, and demonstrates how AR Glasses can transform, blend, and […]

Each Lens created for Spectacles not only inspires the AR community to push their creative comfort zones, but also showcases how AR glasses are evolving into tools for everyday life—not just futuristic gadgets. The Spectacles Community Challenge, in collaboration with the Snap Team, was designed to empower developers to experiment with new tools and features, […]

The first-ever Middle East Cultural Lensathon officially came to an end, with the winners first announced at the Snap Lensathon MENA Celebration: a special online event spotlighting the region’s top Lens Creators organized by iXL Consulting, who also ran a series of in-person events in the region – huge thanks to everyone who joined and […]

When Snap first announced the fifth generation of Spectacles, we all wondered what possibilities the device might unlock. Today, AR developers continue to explore its potential, experimenting with new tools and updates to create Experiences that blend with—and transform—our reality right before our eyes. The Spectacles Community Challenges play a key role in this innovation, […]

As always, the winning entries from the monthly Spectacles Community Challenge showcase the highest level of skill in Augmented Reality. From immersive, world-altering Lenses that let users reshape their surroundings, to practical tools that support everyday tasks (like an AI-powered personal trainer that motivates you to get moving) Spectacles developers continue to push creative boundaries […]

From helpful chef assistants guiding your cooking, to multiplayer card games, to immersive worlds that reimagine reality through bold geometry and vibrant colour, Spectacles Developers lit up the Community with exciting creations, transforming the world around them into a digital playground. Together with Snap AR, we invited Creators to submit their Lenses across three categories: […]

A lot has happened over the past few months: the introduction of Challenge Tags, the launch of the monthly Spectacles Community Challenges, and the regionally focused Middle East Cultural Lensathon. Together with Snap, we made sure to keep you busy in 2025, and we can confidently say that we’re incredibly proud of what the community […]

Following the closing of one of the biggest AR Platforms, together with Snap, we aimed to make this transition as easy for Creators as possible, encouraging them to try something new and take their previous experience into the new chapter with Lens Studio. Participants had the opportunity to either revisit and recreate their most successful […]

In the last three weeks, we saw how AR brings football excitement to life, allowing fans to interact with the game. AR enhances live viewing by providing immersive experiences, such as virtual try-ons of team jerseys, AR-enabled fan challenges, and interactive stadium tours from the comfort of home. AR’s ability to create personalized, engaging, and […]

Celebrating the peak of the football spirit with UEFA Euro and COPA América, AR Lens Creators from all over the world took it upon themselves to bring the thrill of sports directly from the stadium to our homes…with a little help from our smartphones’ cameras. 😉 Each week, together with Snapchat, we choose some of […]