Snap is bringing again 2D Bitmoji for Snapchat+ subscribers

Snap is providing Snapchat+ subscribers the prospect to have 2D Bitmoji avatars as soon as once more. Within the coming days, they’ll have the ability to activate a setting known as Comedian Bitmoji. Snap said this may revive “the allure of traditional avatars, whereas protecting all the advantages of at the moment’s 3D infrastructure.” For those who activate Comedian Bitmoji, all Bitmoji avatars that you simply see in Snapchat shall be rendered in 2D. You’ll additionally have the ability to ship stickers to your folks in that type.

Snap switched from 2D to 3D avatars again in 2023. The corporate stated the transfer allowed it to supply a bigger array of customizations, together with extra physique sorts, hairstyles and make-up appears.

Nevertheless, many customers yearned for a return to a 2D look. Practically 100,000 of them signed a Change.org petition demanding the return of 2D Bitmoji, and Snap stated it listened. CEO Evan Spiegel signed the petition too.

Snap says Comedian Bitmoji successfully applies a filter to the 3D avatars. To make the animations and expressions work correctly within the 2D format, the group needed to make changes to proportions, shading and descriptions, in line with Fast Company. Snap stated that greater than 320 million folks use Bitmoji day-after-day, so getting the 2D renders proper was vital.

It’s slightly disappointing that Snap is locking the the Comedian Bitmoji setting behind a paywall. Nevertheless, it looks like simply the form of characteristic which may immediate extra customers to enroll in a Snapchat+ subscription.