We all know it, and we’ve come to accept it as a plain fact: Snapchat image quality sucks on Android. … The reason behind this is that Snapchat doesn’t actually take photos on an Android device—instead, it basically grabs a screenshot of your camera’s live video feed.

How do I make my Snapchat quality better on Android?

Go to a website like apkmirror and download the file for Snapchat version 10.52. 3.0 rather than downloading the most recent version from the Google Play store. This version should take higher quality pictures.

Why does Snapchat have bad quality?

Snapchats from Androids are much worse than from iPhones. That’s because it’s way easier to develop an app for iPhone. … Snapchat found a way around developing too many different versions of their Android app. Instead of taking an actual photo with your actual camera, the app just takes a screengrab of your camera view.