Snapchat removes Auto Advance feature after criticism, launches Story Playlist instead

Snap Inc., the recently formed company behind messaging app Snapchat, today said that it’s beginning to remove the Auto Advance feature that automatically plays stories. The feature arrived in Snapchat in March and was quickly criticized, as you couldn’t avoid seeing stories from all your Snapchat friends. Now the feature is going away.Some Android users will immediately see the change, and then all Android and iOS users.
But Snapchat is taking some of the spirit behind Auto Advance