Snapchat Stories will soon be available on Tinder, Houseparty, other apps

More than two years after Facebook started copying Snapchat's Stories feature, Snap has a new plan to get its Stories in more places. The company is bringing its Stories to third-party apps like Tinder and Houseparty as it deepens its relationship with outside developers. Snap announced the move at its Partner Summit in Los Angeles Thursday. The update, which comes with the expansion of Snap's developer platform, allows app makers to place Snapchat Stories inside their own apps with a new API called App Stories. With Tinder, one of the first apps to get the feature, this means you can send snaps directly from Snapchat to the dating app, where prospective matches can check out your story.