Key Takeaways
- Blocking a friend on Snapchat will prevent them from seeing your stories or sending you chats, but if you remove a friend, they will still have some access.
- To quickly block a friend, tap and hold their username in chat, select “Manage Friendship,” then select “Block.”
- To unblock someone on Snapchat, go to “Blocked Users” under “Privacy Controls” in Settings and tap the X next to their account.
Snapchat It gained a reputation as a platform for sending entertaining information. Exchange photo messages But if a friend is taking the fun out of Snapchat, is there a way to block them? Various tools Manage your friendships, including the option to block or unfriend other users.
Thankfully, Snapchat lets you manage your contacts and ultimately save some relationships, but the controls are somewhat hidden, so you’ll have to dig around in the menus a bit to find the option to block a friend on Snapchat. Here we’ll show you how to block friends on Snapchat, as well as other tools you can use to customize your friend list on the social platform.
If you’ve made up, or if you want to be able to see their content and send them snaps again, you can unblock them.
What’s the difference between blocking and deleting a friend on Snapchat?
Blocks also work with public content
How to get verified on Snapchat
Snapchat offers three options to remove someone from your Snapchat account. The first option is to report the user, an option you should only use if the account is not following the app’s rules or sending inappropriate content. The other two options are to block or remove the friend, but what is the difference between the two?
When you remove a friend on Snapchat, they will no longer be able to see any content you have made private, including your Stories. However, removing a friend will still allow them to see any content you have made public, including your Stories. If your “Who can contact me” setting is set to “Friends and Contacts” and the person is still in your contacts, you may still be able to message them after unfriending them. If your contacts setting is set to Friends only, unfriending them will prevent them from sending you new Snaps.
However, if you block a friend, they won’t be able to see your public Stories or Charms, or send you Snaps or chat messages, regardless of your privacy settings. If you change your mind later, you can unblock them.
How to quickly block someone on Snapchat
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Blocking a friend on Snapchat takes just a few taps, but the option is hidden in the menu. To block a friend on Snapchat:
- open Snapchat App.
- Tap Chat icon Tap at the bottom to open the chat.
- Find chat For friends you want to block.
- Tap and hold Your friend’s username.
- choice Managing friendships.
- choose block.
Alternatively, you can tap on the username and use the … menu to find friendship controls.
You can also block people who are not on your Snapchat friends list, for example if you want to stop them from seeing your public stories. If you want to block someone who is not on your friends list, follow these steps:
- open Snapchat App.
- Tap Chat icon Open your list of chats.
- use Search tools Find the user you want to block.
- Tap Username.
- please select … Menu in the top right corner of your user profile.
- choose block.
Snapchat doesn’t notify users that they’ve been blocked, but they may assume that you’ve been blocked if they no longer show up when looking for you on their friends list. There are other possibilities, such as deleting your Snapchat account, but it will look the same from the other person’s perspective.
How to Remove a Friend on Snapchat
A process is similar to blocking
When you remove a friend, they’ll be removed from your chat list and any private Stories will be hidden. However, unlike blocked friends, they’ll still be able to see your public info and send you friend requests. To remove a friend on Snapchat:
- open Snapchat App.
- Tap Chat icon.
- Find the chat of the friend you want to unfriend.
- Tap and hold User name.
- Tap Managing friendships.
- choice Remove a friend.
How to Block Public Accounts on Snapchat
Public accounts can also be blocked
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Snapchat’s public accounts, including businesses, celebrities, influencers, and others that the algorithm determines you might like,[ディスカバー]If you don’t want a particular account to appear here, even if their account is set to public, you can block them. This also works for public accounts that you don’t follow, and will prevent the algorithm from suggesting their posts to you.
To block a public Snapchat account:
- Tap the search icon in the top left of the Snapchat app and search for the profile you want to block. Or, while watching a Story, tap Username.
- On the account page that pops up, … Menu in the top right corner.
- choose block.
- Tap on the pop-up window to confirm yes.
How to unblock someone on Snapchat
Blocking a friend doesn’t mean you have to block them forever
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Blocking someone on Snapchat doesn’t mean you have to do it forever. If you want to make up or be able to see their content and send them Snaps again, you can unblock them. Here’s how to do it:
- open Snapchat App.
- Tap Profile photo.
- please select setting or Gear icon It’s in the top right corner.
- Scroll down Privacy Controls Tap a section Blocked users.
- Tap X Remove the account from the block list.
- Tap on the pop-up window to confirm yes.
