Many of you have noticed that in our latest iOS update, v5.0 Banquo, our mascot no longer has a facial expression. This isn’t because we forgot the face - it’s because you are the face of Snapchat.

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel sent the following memo to all Snap team members on Sunday, May 31. In it he condemns racism while advocating for creating more opportunity, and for living the American values of freedom, equality and justice for all.

Today, we’re launching a new augmented reality experience created in close collaboration with renowned artist Damien Hirst. Inspired by his Spin paintings, this globally available Snapchat lens allows everyone to make their own spin paintings, right from home. Pour virtual paint as your canvas spins to make millions of possible creations.

Today, to further support the global COVID-19 relief efforts, we're launching a new augmented reality donation experience, using Snapchat Lenses to bring awareness to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization.

Today, we're launching a new developer product which brings one of Snapchat’s most popular features into other apps: App Stories. App Stories let developers easily add Stories to their app to help build a content ecosystem, drive engagement on their platform, and tap into one of the most-used cameras in the world.

As communities continue preparing for and responding to the public health crisis posed by COVID-19, we wanted to share an update on our efforts to prioritize the health and safety of our Snapchat community, our partners, our team, and the world we all share together.

Here For You, which will roll out in the coming months, will show safety resources from local experts when Snapchatters search for certain topics, including those related to anxiety, depression, stress, grief, suicidal thoughts, and bullying.

Today, we’re announcing Bitmoji Deluxe — a new style that includes hundreds of new ways to customize your Bitmoji. You’ll find additional skin tones, hairstyles, hair colors, facial features, accessories and more! To make selecting your physical attributes easier — like picking the eyebrows and nose that look most like yours — we’ll now preview all of those options directly on your Bitmoji.

From Lenses to Bitmoji and everywhere in between, we’re always working on fun new ways to express yourself in the moment. We’re launching another feature to help bring your conversations to life: Cameos!

Today, we unveiled Duck Duck by Harmony Korine, an experimental short film shot using Spectacles 3 to explore storytelling in 3D.