Facebook, Inc.

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Daniel James Smith, Ii

William M Ruben

Nilesh Vinubhai Patel

Mykyta Lutsenko

William Joseph Flynn, Iii

William J Flynn

Andrei V Gheorghe

Andrei V C Gheorghe

Andrei Victor Constantin Gheorghe

Techniques to selectively capture media using a single user interface element are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a touch controller, a visual media capture component, and a storage component. The touch controller may be operative to receive a haptic engagement signal. The visual media capture component may be operative to be configured in a capture mode based on whether a haptic disengagement signal is received by the touch controller before expiration of a first timer, the capture mode one of a photo capture mode or video capture mode, the first timer started in response to receiving the haptic engagement signal, the first timer configured to expire after a first preset duration. The storage component may be operative to store visual media captured by the visual media capture component in the configured capture mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Techniques to selectively capture visual media using a single interface element

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can detect a trigger to initiate at least one of a pixelation animation or a depixelation animation for a media content item. A set of pixelated images can be generated based on a source image associated with the media content item. Variable durations for presenting the set of pixelated images can be determined. The set of pixelated images can be presented, based on the variable durations, to produce the at least one of the pixelation animation or the depixelation animation.

Systems and methods for providing pixelation and depixelation animations for media content

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can detect a trigger to provide public ephemeral media content to a viewing user account. A subset of user accounts can be identified, out of a set of user accounts, based on a respective popularity metric for each user account in the subset. The subset of user accounts can be identified such that each user account to be included in the subset has respectively shared one or more public ephemeral media content items within a specified time period. The subset of user accounts can be identified such that each user account to be included in the subset has not been subscribed to by the viewing user account. The viewing user account can be provided with access to the subset of user accounts.

Systems and methods for providing public ephemeral media content without requiring subscription

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can cause a first computing system to receive an obscured version of a first media content item from a second computing system. Access to the obscured version of the first media content item can be provided by the first computing system. Access to an unobscured version of the first media content item can be prevented by the first computing system. An unobscured version of a second media content item can be acquired by the first computing system using at least one sensor. The first computing system can transmit to the second computing system at least one of the unobscured version of the second media content item or an obscured version of the second media content item generated based on the unobscured version. Access to the unobscured version of the first media content item can be provided by the first computing system.

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Daniel James Smith, Ii