Updating Snap Camera (Unofficial)
Since Snap Camera was retired on January 25, 2023, we have to manually update it to use the latest Snap Lenses. Otherwise new Snap Lenses created with the latest Lens Studio application will not work.
About Lens Studio
- Lens Studio will continue to be updated and will contain all the files we need.
- Lens Studio and Snap Camera are similar and share a large codebase.
So let's just borrow some files from Lens Studio to do our unofficial update.
- Start by downloading the latest Lens Studio application: https://ar.snap.com/download
- Go to your installation directory, Snap Camera and Lens Studio are installed in the same parent directory by default.
On Windows the location is:
%PROGRAMFILES%\Snap Inc
- Now select and copy the
CoreResources.bundlefolder from your Lens Studio installation
- And paste the folder inside your Snap Camera installation.
- Overwrite any existing files if necessary. Lens Studio files take precedence.
You can back up the original folder by creating a copy with an underscore.
You should end up with both the Snap Camera files and the Lens Studio files inside your CoreResources.bundle folder.
If some AR filters do not display correctly or load infinitely, you may need to download additional assets.
This wiki article will explain what assets are and how to download them.
