Reports suggest that Snapchat's Discover portal isn't pulling in the kind of traffic the firm was hoping for, which could be why it's just received a major update, Digital Spy reports.

Snapchat Discover now has sharing tools, allowing users to ping articles and videos they find interesting over to their friends.

Content can by shared by pressing on the screen until the new tools pop up and users can overlay the media attachment with a personal message.

Snapchat's latest update also adds a new feature to the messaging segment of the app, enabling users to shoot zoomed video clips.

Snapchat Discover was launched in January to bring curated news and entertainment from a range of media partners to the platform's 100 million users.

The latest Snapchat update is available now for iOS and Android devices.