Yolo has only been out for a month or so and has already topped the App Store download charts. It has become incredibly popular with Snapchat users as it adds an element of fun or freedom depending on what you want it for. Either way, if you like Snapchat, you should give it a try. This tutorial will walk you through how to install and use Yolo with Snapchat.
Yolo is an anonymous questions app. It connects with Snapchat and uses your username and bitmoji to allow you to post any question you want to your account. Friends can answer the question anonymously and vice versa and the laughs start there.
Despite the negative direction apps like this tend to take, Yolo has thus far managed to avoid most of that. Reviews of the app are overwhelmingly positive with the vast majority of them citing great experiences, with no negative answers to your questions and nothing but laughter for using the app. That’s a nice change and all the more reason to try.
Use Yolo with Snapchat
Yolo was built on the Snap Kit platform, so it will easily integrate with Snapchat. Download Yolo, add your Snapchat credentials and optionally your bitmoji, and you can use the app to ask questions on your Snapchat that people can answer anonymously.
- You can install Yolo from the App Store here O from the company website.
- Add your Snapchat details when prompted by the installation and add your bitmoji if you want.
- Select Continue when prompted and ‘Get anonymous messages’ to allow Yolo to work.
- Allow notifications if prompted to make sure two-way messaging works.
There is an EULA that can answer the question why everyone seems to be using Yolo nicely. Before linking your accounts, it says’ By using YOLO, you agree to the terms of service (EULA) and privacy policy. YOLO does not tolerate objectionable content or abusive users. You will be banned for any inappropriate use. ‘
While most social networks have something similar, it is buried under pages of legal jargon. This is front and center and you cannot connect Yolo to Snapchat without accepting the EULA. It’s a good start that seems to be working. Let that continue for a long time.
Ask questions with Yolo
Once set up and signed in with your Snapchat logins, you can post a Yolo notice that says ‘Send me anonymous messages, swipe up’. This is an invitation for others to come up with a question that they have always wanted to ask you and go from there. Of course, you can also do the same with your friends.
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Answering questions with Yolo
When you open Yolo, you will see a main page with a list of questions that have been asked. You can select a question and answer it as you see fit.
- Select a question from the list. It will appear in a new pop-up window with an answer section below it.
- Write your answer below the question.
- Select Reply.
You should also see two options below the popup, Report and Block this user. This ties into the EULA, where Yolo gives you the tools you need to reduce toxicity.
Pressing Reply instead of typing will take you to Snapchat, where you can start recording a video response or taking a photo to answer the question. The answers are then posted to your story for people to see.
This question-answering process works the same way, whether you answer your friends’ questions or the questions they ask you.
Is Yolo really anonymous?
The key part of Yolo is anonymity. Since the app is aimed at teenagers, it gives them the opportunity to ask questions that they would normally be embarrassed to ask. The anonymity aspect helps most people ask questions they wouldn’t normally ask and, for the most part, it seems to have been used in a positive way.
Sure there is the opportunity for people to misuse Yolo, but you have the tools to block that kind of thing. Even if you don’t know who asked a particular question, Yolo does and can block or report that user when they press the button. The app will not share those details with you, but will presumably take action on your behalf.
There have been a couple of websites that have popped up from Yolo saying that they can break this anonymity and show you who asked a question. From what I can tell these don’t work or use random names from your Snapchat friends list like most sites of this type. If the name is not shared with your application, it will not be accessible to a random website!
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