Snapchat is branching out to provide a 24 hour timeline to share with friends. More time to screen grab some shots of your friends?

The feature is called Stories, and it is Snapchat's attempt at making its service more social and a little more permanent than before. After posting a picture or video to Snapchat Stories, it will appear on the feed for 24 hours, after which it will disappear forever. You'll be able to see who has viewed the content.

The new feature will roll out on both iOS and Android soon. [Snapchat via Engadget]