How to Hide Someone on Snapchat Without Blocking
In more ways than one, Snapchat closely follows the world's leading social networking services, And in some ways, it has managed to create an identity of its own, committed to putting the interests of its users ahead of revenue.
Privacy has always been a point of discomfort for social networking services. So, it's always refreshing to see a giant go the extra distance to address users' concerns. Today, we will talk about one such recent initiative, and tell you how you can hide your friends' list on Snapchat.
How to Hide Your Friend List on Snapchat
If you're confused about the privacy-heavy role above, rest assured that it correlates well with the friend list visibility we're discussing here. Even a few years ago, Snapchatters had access to each other's friend lists. And while this is perfectly acceptable on Facebook, Snapchatters see it as an invasion of privacy.
Without fuss, Snapchat responded immediately and made the friend list private for all Snapchat users. Currently, you don't need to flick a switch to make it personal, Snapchat automatically takes care of business for you. Likewise, if you want to display your star-studded friend's list, you're out of luck.
How to stop everyone from contacting you on Snapchat
As we learned in the previous section, there is nothing you need to do to prevent others from snooping around your Snapchat friends list. However, this does not mean that Snapchat makes your account private by default. For example, Snapchat allows anyone on the service to send a snap, message, or call you And while that might be fine with some people, it's definitely not a good idea for everyone.
Fortunately, there's a pretty easy way to limit your visibility. First, launch the Snapchat mobile app and tap on your profile picture thumbnail in the top-left corner.
Now, in the top-right corner, tap on the Settings icon.
Scroll down until you find the 'Who can...' section. Then, tap 'Contact me'.
Finally, set the 'My Friends' option and exit the area.
End here. No one but your friends will be allowed to contact you on Snapchat.
How to stop Snapchatters from using your cameo selfies
Cameos on Snapchat is the newest and perhaps the most interesting animation tool. Just like Frames/Templates, Cameos let you create personalized content — only in all its animated glory. With Cameos, funny framed photos become a thing of the past, giving way to fun animations/short videos.
For Cameos to work, Snapchatters need to take a selfie — with their face fitting into a given frame — and then start sharing it with their Snapchat contacts. Your friends can also borrow your cameo selfies to create multi-user cameos.
By default, Snapchat makes your cameo selfies available to all users on Snapchat, not just your friends — which can be a little uncomfortable for people with privacy concerns. Luckily, changing the visibility of your Cameo selfie is pretty straightforward.
First, launch the Snapchat app and tap on your profile thumbnail in the top-left corner.
Now, go to Settings on the opposite side of your screen.
Once the Settings window opens, scroll down and tap on 'Use My Cameos Selfie'.
You'll find it under the 'Who Can...' banner. Set it to either 'My Friends' or 'Only Me' and exit.
How to stop others from seeing your Snapchat stories
Snapchat was the first to introduce the concept of stories. Now, it has been adopted by almost every social networking site, of course, but the original has not lost its charm. As with Cameos Selfies, Snapchat, by default, allows any Snapchat user to view your Snapchat Stories. And since Snapchat doesn't have a news feed, like Facebook or Twitter, Stories go a long way in keeping new users engaged.
If you don't want to contribute to Snapchat's well-being, you can easily turn it off. To do this, first launch the Snapchat app on your mobile. Now, tap on the thumbnail in the top-left corner of your screen.
Once your profile page loads, tap the gear icon in the top-right to go to Settings.
Scroll down and open 'View My Story'.
Set it to 'Friends' instead of 'Everyone'
How to stop friends from asking your location on Snapchat
As you may already know, Snapchat uses location services to draw Snap Maps. Given location access, your Snapchat friends can find out where you are in real-time and organize meetups if possible.
Turning off location — or engaging Ghost Mode — is the easiest way to mask your location from friends However, this does not guarantee that you will not see location request messages in your inbox. Here's what you need to do to get a break from the constant requests.
Open the Snapchat app on your mobile and tap on the profile picture thumbnail in the top left corner of your screen.
Next, shift your focus to the top-right corner and tap on the Settings icon.
Now, scroll down until you see the 'See My Location' option.
Under 'Location Requests', be sure to turn off the 'Allow friends to request my location' toggle.
If you want to go incognito for now, enable the 'Ghost Mode' toggle.
Your friends won't be able to see you on Snap Maps
How to Hide Name in Snapchat Notifications
Well, it doesn't have much to do with the Snapchat app, but with your phone's notification system. If you want, you can choose to show detailed or brief notifications. Choosing the latter won't help you much in terms of productivity, but it will certainly go a long way in improving the privacy aspect. Notification settings are different on each device, but they can be easily found in Settings > 'Notifications'
Below, we'll show you how to change notification visibility on a Samsung One UI device:
First, go to Settings and tap on 'Notifications'. At the top of the screen, you'll get the option to choose the notification pop-up style. Choose 'Brief' to limit visibility.
Now, scroll down and focus on the ‘Looking for something else?’ section. Tap on 'Notifications (Lock Screen)'.
If you want, you can completely turn off notifications for your lock screen We recommend leaving it on and switching to icons only
Alternatively, you can choose the 'Details' option but hide the content. To do this, simply choose the 'Details' option and then toggle on 'Hide Details'.
If you block someone on Snapchat, will they know about it?
Before we talk about the different techniques you can employ to hide from blocking someone on Snapchat, let's first consider how blocking works and why it can be problematic.
First and foremost, you should remember that blocking someone on a social media platform without a good reason is definitely rude in real life. In many cases, this can make the person think that you have something that you want to hide or keep from them. So, before you digitally block someone, consider whether you want to give them the wrong impression.
Now, suppose you have already blocked a person on Snapchat; Will Snapchat notify them of being blocked? No it won't. Snapchat takes the privacy of its users very seriously and does not send such notifications. So, how else can they find out?
The most obvious way to do this is to type their username into the Snapchat search bar and see the No User Found result. But it can happen even if you deactivate your account, which means they can't know for sure.
How to Hide Someone on Snapchat Without Blocking
To begin with, let's make one thing very clear: there are several reasons behind wanting to hide on Snapchat without intending to block someone. It could be because you want to keep your conversations private or you're tired of seeing their snaps but feel bad telling them.
Whatever your problem with this person is, there are ways to deal with it without blocking them.
In this section, you'll learn about these options so you can understand which one serves you best.
Let's begin.
1. Remove from the chat page
Are you secretly talking to someone that you don't want your extra snotty siblings or friends to know about?
Well, the best and easiest way to do this is to clean up all your conversations with this person as soon as you speak. It might sound like a lot of hassle, but if you really think about it, it's quite effective.
Clearing your conversations with this person will not only remove all traces of your chats (except snaps or messages you've voluntarily saved), but it will also send them to the bottom of your chats page.
This means that even if someone finds your unlocked Snapchat, they will have to crawl down the page to find this person's name. And when they open the chat, it will all be meaningless because it's going to be empty.
Does maintaining your privacy sound like a good idea? So let us tell you how you can do it; It's pretty simple, really.
Open the Snapchat app on your phone.
Tap on the chat icon below and you will be redirected to the chat page.
Find the person whose chat you want to delete here
Once you find their name, long press on their Bitmoji until you find a list of viable options. Select more in the fifth place.
You will be redirected to another list with the first three options written in red and the rest in black.
The fifth option in this list will read Clear Conversation. Once you press it, you will be asked again if you are sure; Proceed with Clear, and you're good to go.
2. Remove from the friends list
Does someone keep sending you tons of snaps and videos on Snapchat all day long? Unless you're close to them or attracted to them, this kind of behavior can tire anyone.
If something like this is happening to you and the idea of blocking them seems increasingly appealing to you, don't give up! Here's what you can do instead: You can remove them from your friends list. That way, you'll be safe from their constant badgering on Snapchat without feeling guilty about it.
Here's how you can:
Open the Snapchat app and login to your account.
Tap the profile avatar icon in the top left corner of the screen.
This will take you to your profile page, scroll down and tap on My Friends option.
Find the friend you want to remove from your profile, long press their name and tap More options.
Then select the remove friend option written in red.
This person is now safely off your friend list unless you accept their request or send them one in the future. And rest assured, Snapchat won't notify them of your actions.
3. Is the person harassing you? Report them
Today you are all familiar with the concept of cyber-harassment. With the advancement of global networks, opportunities for abuse or harassment on digital platforms have also increased.
And more often than not, social media platforms become its hotspots. Are you facing something similar on Snapchat? If a stranger or even someone you know tries to harass, threaten or abuse you, just blocking them won't help.
If you just block them and leave it at that, who knows what they might do to someone else on Snapchat. The best way to make sure this doesn't happen is to report them on Snapchat.
To do this, you need to repeat all the steps from the last section until you open the list with the report written above. Select the report option, and you'll be redirected to another page, where Snapchat will ask you why you're reporting this person.
Snapchat gives you five options to answer this question:
They are boring
They have been hacked
Average or inappropriate snaps
They're pretending to be me
Spam account
If you choose the first or third option, you will no longer be asked to explain yourself. However, with options 2, 4, or 5, Snapchat will ask you to be more specific to get to the bottom of it. Choose reasonable answers and when asked to explain, be clear and concise.
Once you do this and press submit, they will be banned from contacting you on the platform indefinitely and the Snapchat support team will also look into their account.
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