Windows 10 won’t change anything in the Snapchat saga

Jan 8, 2016 06:54 GMT  ·  By
Snapchat loading screen on iOS - a  thing WP users are unlikely to see anytime soon
   Snapchat loading screen on iOS - a thing WP users are unlikely to see anytime soon

Snapchat is one of the apps that are missing from Windows Phone right now, and although everyone hoped to see an official client landing on the platform with Windows 10 Mobile, that’s very unlikely to happen.

That’s what Rudy Huyn, the creator of several successful Windows Phone apps, including third-party Snapchat client 6snap, has recently said in a series of posts on Twitter (via WMPU).

Rudy Huyn’s Snapchat application was pulled from the store after Snapchat specifically wanted all third-party clients to be banned on Windows Phone, despite the fact that their iOS and Android siblings continue to work just like before. Snapchat originally said that the removal of third-party apps was needed due to security concerns and targeted all platforms, but in the end, only Windows Phone was affected.

“And one year later, an answer to a regular question: why I don’t speak about 6snap why it was removed… Cause I’m not allowed to speak,” Rudy Huyn explains, thus avoiding to provide more details about Snapchat’s decision to ban its client.

Microsoft the only one that can fix this

He has gone on to explain that although people expected Microsoft to work directly with Snapchat and bring an official client on Windows 10 Mobile, that’s unlikely to happen.

“They don’t care. They hate Microsoft and will do everything to kill you,” he says.

In the end, third-party Snapchat app developers are working on clients only to have them banned in the end, Rudy continues.

“Whatever the API you use, Snapchat’s lawyer will send you a mail, don’t lose your time. Remember one thing: there is a lot of Snapchat third-party apps on Android/iOS, but they send lawyers to WP only. Sideloading is not an option.”

In other words, Microsoft has no other option than to work with Snapchat directly to get the official client on Windows 10 Mobile, but for the moment, the company hasn’t said anything about such negotiations. There’s still hope Snapchat will work on Windows 10 at some point in the future, so fingers crossed to see the Redmond giant getting this right.