4 Quick Steps to See Who Screenshotted Your Snapchat

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Last Updated: December 28, 2018

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This wikiHow teaches you how to recognize that a friend has screenshotted a snap you sent.

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Look for a notification. If you have push notifications enabled for Snapchat, you'll see "(Friend) took a screenshot!" pop up on your phone's Lock screen when someone screenshots your snap.
- If you don't have notifications enabled, proceed to check manually.
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Open the Snapchat app. It's the white ghost icon on a yellow background.
- If you aren't logged into Snapchat, tap Log In and enter your username (or email address) and password.
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Doing so opens the Chat screen.
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Look for two overlapping arrows. The screenshot icon is a right-facing arrow outline over the top of a left-facing arrow that displays to the left of a contact's name. You'll also see "Screenshot" followed by the time it was screenshotted (or the day of the week) listed below the icon.
- If your snap was sent but not opened, you'll see a red or purple right-facing arrow.
- If your snap was opened but not screenshotted, you'll see the outline of a right-facing arrow.
- The arrows' color will be red for a photo snap and purple for a video snap.

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Will the person who unfriended me on Snapchat see that I screenshotted?

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The person will not (and cannot see actions you perform), as you are not a part of the person's friends list.

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If a friend uses a third-party app or a jailbroken (or rooted) phone to download your snap without screenshotting it, you won't be able to tell.

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