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App Store gets ‘selfies’ category: A new milestone for an infuriating trend

Apple is embracing the selfie craze rather the fighting it, it seems, as they have made it even easier for selfie takers to find the perfect app in the Apple App Store.

On Thursday, Apple added the "Sharing Selfies" category to the store, showing a selection of 12 apps that can help you capture that perfect selfie to share with your adoring masses.

The change was spotted by Apple Insider, who pointed out that there are only a few of the dozens of selfie apps featured in the section, but it does cover a range of selfie taking needs. There are well-known apps like Snapchat, which lets you send photos to friends which are set to expire after a certain time, as well as apps designed to encourage you to take a daily selfie, including Everyday, 1 Second Everyday, and Close-Up Daily Selfies.

The result is a thrilling montage akin to this one:

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The list doesn"t appear to be a permanent category, just a selection of apps that Apple has curated for its users. A similar style of list currently being promoted in the App Store includes 'Spectacular Stories' featuring narrative-driven games.

If you find yourself in search of selfie apps after this list is no longer available, you can always look under the App Store's Photography category (which is permanent), or check out the curated collection Picture Perfect Posts.

There's also the option of just taking a photo of yourself with the iPhone's built-in camera app, using a real camera, or just putting an end to the entire selfie trend altogether.

And now, as a reminder that selfies are nothing new, here's a photo former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell posted to Facebook on Thursday that he took 60 years ago. Without an app, or even a smartphone.

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