Snap Inc.

Vladimir Gordienko

Roman Golobokov

Sergey Smetanin

Nikita Demidov

Ivan Babanin

Nikita Belosludtcev

Dor Ayalon

Timur Zakirov

Anna Kovalenko

Aleksandr Larionov

Erin Houston

Daniel Moreno

Sergey Tulyakov

Jian Ren

Pavel Savchenkov

Arnab Ghosh

Aleksandr Zakharov

Sofya Savinova

Emily Ann Claudet

Examples described herein relate to techniques for facilitating selection of stickers for inclusion in messages within the context of an interaction system. According to some examples, message content is detected and a set of candidate stickers is identified based on the message content. A search icon is dynamically replaced with a representation of respective ones of the set of candidate stickers. At a first point in time, the search icon represents a first candidate sticker of the set of candidate stickers. At a second point in time, the search icon represents a second candidate sticker of the set of candidate stickers.

Sticker search icon providing dynamic previews

A method includes determining participation in an interaction function by a first user of an interaction system with a second user of the interaction system. The method also includes accessing profile data of the first user, and determining, based on the profile data, whether the first user has captured or designated a first-user self-image for use in the interaction function. In response to determining that the first user has not captured or designated the first-user self-image, the method includes accessing a media content item that includes a character, identifying a head portion of the character in the media content item, replacing the head portion with a placeholder space, and displaying the media content item with the placeholder space in a user interface corresponding to the interaction function.

Generating media content items during user interaction

Examples disclosed herein describe techniques related to automated image generation in an interaction system. An image generation request is received from a first user device associated with a first user of an interaction system. The image generation request comprises a text prompt. Responsive to receiving the image generation request, an image is automatically generated by an automated text-to-image generator, based on the text prompt. The image is caused to be presented on the first user device. An indication of user input to select the image is received from the user device. Responsive to receiving the indication of the user input to select the image, the image is associated with the first user within the interaction system, and a second user of the interaction system is enabled to be presented with the image.

Automatic image generation in an interaction system

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Vladimir Gordienko