Check out Snapchat’s new lens, which will turn the ground into a lava pit

The company also claims that over 75 per cent of their use base engages with these AR-based Lenses every day on on average.

One advantage with Snap’s Lens feature is that users can create a story and then save it to their phone and share it on another platform like Instagram or TikTok. The two new Lens will start reflecting in the Snapchat camera, when users tap on the lens filter.

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The Lens feature relies on augmented reality to create the lava or water effect. A user will have to point the camera to the floor and watch it transform thanks to the AR feature. Lens on Snapchat using machine learning models to understand the geometry and semantics to super impose these creations onto real world surrounding. Users have the option of recording these as a video or taking a picture.

According to a press statement, Snap says they built these Lenses via an internal version of its AR platform tool Lens Studio. The feature now allows teams throughout Snap to iterate and find new, creative use cases and experiences to power this technology.

The icons for the two new Lens on Snapchat: The lava and water Lens.

How to access the new Snapchat Lens for Lava pit/water

Open Snapchat for iOS or Android

Tap the camera screen to open the Lens Carousel. Or you can tap on the smiley symbol next to the camera recording button.

You will see the Lens Carousel appear.  Swipe through the Lens Carousel to find “Floor is Water” and “Floor is Lava” Lenses.

Make sure you have switched to the rear camera to use this feature.

Tap to capture a picture or hold to record a Snap video.