Save Snapchat Conversations: Chats, Photos, and Videos

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Use built-in features to permanently save a chat

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Snapchat is well-known for its self-deleting chats. But, what do you do when you actually want to save a chat someone sent? Tap it! Tapping the chat text will save it to the chat for reference later. You can also save photo and video Snaps if they’re set to “no limit” and “loop” by tapping the options menu in the Snap. Setting a chat to delete after 24 hours will automatically save it for that time period. This wikiHow will show you how to save Snapchat conversations, photos, and videos.

Method 1
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Saving a Chat

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  1. This will open the Chat menu.
    • You won't be able to save a chat that you've already opened and closed before, unless you have chat deletion set to 24 hours.
  2. This will open the chat conversation. You can also tap the chat instead.
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  3. The background will turn gray, and the phrase "Saved" should pop up on the left side of the chat. [1]
    • You can tap and hold the text to save and unsave chats.
    • You can save both the recipient's chats and your own chats.
  4. Your saved chat will appear at the top of the chat window, and will stay there unless you unsave it.
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Saving a Snap

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  1. This is the icon with three vertical circles in the top-right of the Snap.
  2. This will save the Snap in your chat with that individual.
    • You can only save photo Snaps if their timer is set to “no limit.”
    • Only video Snaps set to “loop” can be saved in chat.
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Change Chat Delete Settings

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  1. For one-on-one chats, you can change the deletion settings from “after viewing” to “after 24 hours.” This gives you more time to look at your conversation.
    • Locate the person in either the chat list or the search menu.
  2. This will open their options menu.
  3. This will open a new menu.
  4. There will be two options under “When should chats be set to delete?”
  5. This confirms your setting change. There will be a note in the chat saying that you changed this setting.
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Screenshotting a Snap

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  1. This will bring up the Chat menu.
    • You won't be able to screenshot a Snap that you've already opened and closed before, unless the replay option is present.
  2. This will open the snap, and you will have 1 to 10 seconds to take a screenshot of the Snap before it expires. If the Snap is set to “no limit,” there won’t be a time limit.
    • You can replay a Snap once by tapping and holding the expired snap. If you quit the Snapchat app or wait too long, you won’t be able to replay the snap.
  3. This will take a screenshot of the Snap you're currently viewing. Your contact will receive a notification that you just took a screenshot.
    • Note: This will notify the other person that you took a screenshot.
    • For an iPhone , hold down the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time and release them. You will hear a camera shutter and see a screen flash.
    • For iPhones without a Home button, press Sleep/Wake and Volume Up .
    • For most Android phones, press the Power/Lock and Volume Down buttons simultaneously.
    • On some Android phones, you may need to press the Power/Lock and Home buttons.
  4. Your Snap will be saved in your default folder for screenshots.
    • If you're using an iPhone, you can find the screenshot in your Screenshots album in Photos, as well as your Camera Roll .
    • Taking a screenshot of a Snap will not remove the time indicator in the upper-right corner of the snap.
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Saving Your Own Snap

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  1. Tap the "Capture" icon at the bottom of your screen to snap a photo, or hold it down to record video.
  2. This is the downward-pointing arrow icon in the lower-left corner of your screen.
    • The saved Snap will appear in your Memories . See the Snap by clicking the two-rectangle icon on the camera screen.
    • The Snap will also be in your phone’s photo gallery if you have it set to save to both.
    • To save Snaps to Memories and the gallery, go to Profile > Settings > Memories > Save Button . Select the option that saves to both locations.
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    Kyle Smith is a wikiHow Technology Writer, learning and sharing information about the latest technology. He has presented his research at multiple engineering conferences and is the writer and editor of hundreds of online electronics repair guides. Kyle received a BS in Industrial Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
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    You can post pictures to your story by taking a Snap and tapping Stories next to the Save button.
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      • As a general rule of thumb, refrain from screenshotting snaps from people you aren't close with. Screenshotting sensitive or inappropriate snaps may be frowned upon.
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      1. ↑ https://support.snapchat.com/en-US/a/saving-snaps

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      1. Open Snapchat .
      2. Swipe right on the camera screen.
      3. Swipe right on a chat.
      4. Tap and hold the chat you want to save.

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