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You can now use Snapchat's augmented reality camera to identify dog breeds and plant species

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Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Your browser does not support the video element.Redeem nowGet the latest tech news &amp; scoops — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.If the wildly popular dog filter hasn't given you enough puppy-related content on Snapchat, you'll soon be able to use the app to identify the breeds of dogs you encounter offline.Snap has debuted new partners for Scan, its feature that lets users gather more information on real-life objects just by pointing the app's camera at them. Now, Snapchat users will be able to use the feature to identify breeds of dogs, species of plants and trees, and nutritional facts about packaged food.Snapchat has long invested in AR, including object recognition technology. back in 2017 that Snapchat was working on a way to scan objects in the real world. Since then, the Snap Camera's scanning ability has grown, ranging from the silly to the handy.Users can access dancing figures and animations when they point their phone at a flat surface or a piece of pizza, and also harness the technology for more useful tasks — like identifying a song playing using Shazam, recognizing real-life items to buy on Amazon, and even solving math equations on homework.Snapchat's Scan objection-recognition feature at Snap's Partner Summit, the invite-only event the company&nbsp; to compete with annual developer conferences from tech giants like Facebook, Apple, and Google. This year's Snap Partner Summit — which took place on June 11 — was forced to go virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic.Snap says the additions to Scan — including Dog Scanner, PlantSnap, and Nutrition Scanner, and various brand experiences — will be made available to users later this year.&nbsp;At the Partner Summit, Snap also unveiled a new "action bar" for navigating Snapchat, additions to its slate of original content and games, and for friends to coordinate and plan activities together..Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.Subscribe to push notificationsAn icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.Keep readingIt indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Your browser does not support the video element.Redeem nowGet the latest tech news &amp; scoops — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.If the wildly popular dog filter hasn't given you enough puppy-related content on Snapchat, you'll soon be able to use the app to identify the breeds of dogs you encounter offline.Snap has debuted new partners for Scan, its feature that lets users...

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You can now use Snapchat's augmented reality camera to identify dog breeds and plant species

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