Snapchat’s ad business is growing up, and it’s beginning to look a lot like Facebook’s.

Snap is testing two features this month in Snap Ads — the video ads that are inserted between Stories or on Discover — that make it easier for advertisers to meet their targets when it comes to direct sales, app downloads and user sign-ups, the company announced Tuesday.

Through deep-linking, advertisers can take Snapchat users out of the app and directly into other apps if the user has it downloaded on their device. Snapchat already offers a similar experience through its integration with Uber, but now advertisers can pay for access.

For example, a streaming music service could purchase a Snap Ad where, after users see a 10-second video, they are directed to swipe up. Instead of showing the traditional web-view, users may be directed into another app. If they don’t have the necessary app downloaded, they could be brought to a page where the app can be downloaded.

An auto-fill feature also allows advertisers that offer a form for user sign-ups, such as a food delivery service, to have some of it auto-completed. The ad can pull in any information users have already granted to Snapchat, including name, phone number, email address and birthday. Snapchat will request to pull the information each time, based on current tests.

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