You may have seen the name FaceApp appear on a series of strange photos in your social media feeds. This is the new must download app that can entirely change your look with the press of a button.
FaceApp can create some realistic photos of yourself, your friends and your family by changing their gender, increasing their smile or aging/de-aging them.
The best bit is it’s free, but some features are locked behind a paywall so you may not be able to do everything you want to do with FaceApp for free. Read below for how to download and how to use FaceApp.
How to download FaceApp
You’ll be able to find FaceApp on both Android and iOS - you can download it directly from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store now.
Download it just like any other app. You may need to enter your password or register your fingerprint to download the app.
How to use FaceApp
The interface of FaceApp is easy to use and will allow you to edit both new selfie photos taken within the app's camera or older photos you’ve already got on your phone.
Either is easy to do from FaceApps home screen. You can select a photo by pressing 'All Photos' along the bottom of the screen or line your face up to take an image within the app's camera.
The image you select will start off on a filter called Original, but if you scroll right you'll have options such as Smile, Smile 2, Spark, Old, Young, Female and Male.
Both Smile options will open your mouth and include some teeth, while Spark will smooth your skin tone. There's also male and female options to give you more masculine or feminine features.
The funniest options are old and young though that will either supply you with wrinkles or make you look like a child.
If you scroll to the left you'll also find options to make GIFs and collages of your photos so you can show off multiple edited pictures together in one shareable photo.
An example of a FaceApp collage
How to share FaceApp photos
Once you've created your masterpiece, sharing icons will appear under the image. The down facing arrow at the bottom will allow you to download the picture while there are also options to post to Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
There's also an option to share across other apps such as WhatsApp and messaging platforms too.
What do I have to pay for?
There is a paid option for FaceApp, but it doesn't offer many more features over the free version of the app.
You'll be able to use FaceApp without ads by spending £3.99/$3.99. It will also allow you to select faces within a photo and remove the watermarks from the bottom of images.
To pay for it, you want to head into the Settings section of the app and press the buy button. The app will then redirect you to the Google Play Store or App Store to help you finish off your purchase.
