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Snapstreaks, a Snapchat feature that tracks how long you\u2019ve been trading daily snaps with a friend, are about to get a little more forgiving. In a short blog post<\/a>, the company says it\u2019s testing the option to let users restore broken streaks. \u201cStarting today, we\u2019re making it easier to take a break with a new feature we\u2019re testing to let you reignite the spark and restore one Streak for free with just one tap,\u201d it writes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The keen eyed may have spotted a key qualifier in Snap\u2019s sentence, which is that the company is saying you\u2019ll currently only be able to restore a single<\/em> streak for free. After the first restore, TechCrunch<\/em> reports<\/a> that users will have to pay $0.99 per streak. And if you want to be able to freely pause streaks when you know you\u2019re going to be busy or without an internet connection, then a \u201cfreeze\u201d feature is coming to Snapchat Plus, the company\u2019s $3.99 premium subscription launched last year. That feature is \u201ccoming soon,\u201d Snap says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cRestore one Streak for free with just one tap\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Combined, it sounds like the new features are Snap\u2019s attempt to monetize one of Snapchat\u2019s most engaging features (and so following a trend in social media companies that includes Twitter\u2019s subscription push and Meta\u2019s paid verification<\/a>). In 2019, Snapchat users we spoke to were so keen to keep streaks going they\u2019d even emailed the company to try and restore them<\/a>. And, at the time at least, Snap was sometimes happy to oblige.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n