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Check the status of your pending Snapchat friend requests and see who's following you
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This wikiHow teaches you how to check the status of an incoming or outgoing friend request on Snapchat. You can do this on both iPhone and Android smartphones. If the person you requested to add as a friend ignores your request, you'll still follow them and will only be able to see if they followed you in return by checking your list of followers.

How do you see who added you on Snapchat?

Check the pending section. Tap the profile icon in the top-left corner of the screen. Tap Add Friends. Look for names under the "ADDED ME" heading near the top of the screen. If you don't see any names here, tap the back button in the top-left corner, then tap X in the top-left corner.

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Seeing Pending Friend Requests

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  1. This icon is in the top-left corner of the screen.
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  2. It's near the top of the page. [1]
  3. Any name that appears below the "ADDED ME" section belongs to a Snapchat user who has added you as a friend.
    • You can add any people listed here by tapping Accept to the right of their names.
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Seeing People Who Added You Back on iPhone

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  1. If the person just added you back, you'll have a notification in the pending section. To check for notifications, do the following:
    • Tap the profile icon in the top-left corner of the screen.
    • Tap Add Friends . [2]
    • Look for names under the "ADDED ME" heading near the top of the screen.
    • If you don't see any names here, tap the back button in the top-left corner, then tap X in the top-left corner.
  2. It's a speech bubble icon in the bottom-left corner of the screen. Doing so opens a list of your recent snaps and conversations.
  3. This speech bubble icon is in the top-right corner of the screen. You'll see a list of your friends appear.
  4. Scroll down until you see the name of the person for whom you want to check the status of your friend request.
  5. Doing this for about a second will prompt a pop-up menu with their information to appear.
  6. If you see a blue button with white "Added" text to the right of their name, they have not yet added you back; otherwise, they've responded to your friend request by adding you.
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Seeing People Who Added You Back on Android

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  1. If the person just added you back, you'll have a notification in the pending section. To check for notifications, do the following:
    • Tap the profile icon in the top-left corner of the screen.
    • Tap Add Friends . [3]
    • Look for names under the "ADDED ME" heading near the top of the screen.
    • If you don't see any names here, tap the back button in the top-left corner, then tap X in the top-left corner.
  2. Point your Android at any non-offensive object and tap the "Capture" circle at the bottom of the screen. This will take a picture snap. [4]
  3. It's in the lower-right corner of the screen. [5]
  4. Tap the name of the person for whom you want to check the status of your friend request.
    • You may have to scroll down to find them.
  5. It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen. This will send your snap to the person and take you back to the "Friends" page. [6]
  6. Tap and drag down on the "Friends" page, then release the screen. This will ensure that you see the most up-to-date results.
  7. Check the "Sent" icon . If the "Sent" icon under your snap is a red arrow, the person has added you. If this arrow is grey and has the word "Pending" near it, the person hasn't yet added you back. [7]
    • You may want to refresh the page two or three times to be sure—it can take a few seconds for the "Sent" icon to change from red to grey if your friend request is still pending.
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    What does "In my contacts" mean under the name of someone who added me on Snapchat?
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    You've got the number linked with their Snapchat account in your phone contacts.
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      1. Open Snapchat .
      2. Swipe down.
      3. Tap Added Me .
      4. Look for usernames under the "ADDED ME" heading.

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