The student news site of Fishers High School, Fishers, Indiana

Tiger Times

The student news site of Fishers High School, Fishers, Indiana

Tiger Times

The student news site of Fishers High School, Fishers, Indiana

Tiger Times

Reviewing the options for munching in the morning
Tanner Guillot, Reporter • September 26, 2023

Senior Lily Sharp smiles and laughs while being crowned homecoming queen. Looking out and supporting Sharp from the stands was Junior Larkyn Muth, who looked back on the night and said, “The game was super fun, my choir got to sing the national anthem and one of my best friends won homecoming queen,” Muth said. “It was just an overall fun night!” The Homecoming football game was on Sept. 22.
Partying in the endzone
Evie Briar and Madeleine DavisSeptember 26, 2023

The class of 2027 elects 7 freshmen for student government.
Fishers freshman lead the way
Elliot Haan, Reporter • September 19, 2023

    Every year when the freshman class comes in there are class officers and a class president elected. They can bring news ideas to the table...

Former President Trump’s pride in his mugshot causes potential for outside criticism of America as a whole.
Making a meme of U.S.
Malak Samara, Editor in Chief • September 19, 2023

    America’s image to the outside world is something that should be held to a certain set of standards. Otherwise, other countries could...

Members of the student section watch the football game. “As a spirit leader, my role is to keep the energy hype and positive no matter what the score is,” Baranovsky said. “We all want the same thing: to beat HSE. I always want to make sure that we are cheering loud and getting all the classes involved.” Fishers lost the game to HSE with a final score of 35-34 on Sept. 8, 2023.
One point to win
Emerson Elledge, Copy and Design Editor • September 13, 2023

Snapchat update faces backlash

Snapchat+received+backlash+after+their+update+earlier+this+month+which+changed+the+design+of+the+app.+Users+have+taken+to+Twitter%2C+app+stores+and+petitions+to+voice+their+complaints.+Photo+used+with+permission+of+Barn+Images.
“Snapchat” received backlash after their update earlier this month which changed the design of the app. Users have taken to Twitter, app stores and petitions to voice their complaints. Photo used with permission of Barn Images.

Snapchat underwent a major update earlier this month with the intention of creating an easier-to-use design according to their website. The redesign several combined or changed the locations of several features. However, this update has not sat well with many users as the iOS app store shows with its two out of five star rating.

A petition for Snapchat to remove the update has received 1.2 million signatures and counting on Change.org. People are still signing the petition even after the company’s response on Feb. 20 saying they would not revert back to the older version.

The redesign also integrated stories into the friends screen and changed both the profile button and appearance of the send screen.

“[The new design] confuses me a lot. I constantly forget where things are like where the page to add my story is so I can post on it.” junior Carolina Harrington said.

In response to users’ confusion over the location of several features, the company created a cheat sheet to help users navigate the app.

On top of the new design layout, there have been several other smaller features added like the different fonts and the do not disturb option.

“My favorite new feature is that you can see some people that you can’t usually see, like if they are famous, you can see some of their stories. Also they give you more news related things, which is nice because the Winter Olympics are going on now.” Harrington said.

Despite the backlash against the design itself, these features have not received as much focus from users. However, the description of the petition claimed that many users liked these features and did not want them removed.

While Snapchat has no plans of reverting back to their old design, they have promised a few new updates in the coming weeks as stated in their response to the petition. These updates will allow users to customize features like group chats, stories and subscriptions.

Leave a Comment
More to Discover
About the Contributor
Ashley Steele, Copy Editor
Ashley is the copy editor of the newspaper and is currently a senior. In her future, she wants to get a job that allows her to travel all around the world. Her dream jobs include author and computer programmer.

Comments (0)

Join in the public forum.
All Tiger Times Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Activate Search
The student news site of Fishers High School, Fishers, Indiana
Snapchat update faces backlash