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This wikiHow teaches you to change your privacy settings in Snapchat so that only friends you’ve added can communicate with you, receive your snaps, and see your Story.
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Open Snapchat . It’s a yellow app with the outline of a ghost.- If you aren’t logged into Snapchat, you’ll be prompted to do so.
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Swipe down on the camera screen. This will open your profile page.Advertisement -
Tap ⚙ . It’s in the top right corner of the screen and will open Settings. -
Scroll down and tap Contact Me . It’s under Who Can… -
Tap My Friends . This ensures only friends you’ve added on Snapchat will be able to contact you with photo and video snaps, chats, and calls. [1] X Research source- If someone you’re not friends with sends you a snap, you’ll get a notification. If you add them as a friend, you’ll be able to see their snap.
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Tap the < button to go back to the Settings menu. It’s in the top left corner of the screen. -
Tap View My Story. It’s under Who Can… -
Tap My Friends . This ensures only friends you’ve added on Snapchat will be able to see your Story. [2] X Research source- You can also tap Custom to create a list of friends who can see your Story.
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Slide the Show me in Quick Add button to the “Off” position. It will turn white. This ensures you won’t be added to the Quick Add section of your friends’ friends. [4] X Research source- With these three settings configured, you’ve set your account to private and only your friends will be able to contact you, view your Story, and add you using Quick Add. [5] X Research source
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QuestionHow can I prevent people from adding me?Community AnswerTurn off your quick add. All you have to do is go to settings, scroll down until you see "who can...," and go to see me in quick add.
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QuestionCan I create an account just for the filters without anyone seeing any of my info?Community AnswerYes, just don’t add anyone on a Snapchat and you’ll be fine. Take a picture with filters and save, then you’ll be good to go!
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QuestionIs it possible to read people's messages without them knowing?Community AnswerYes, you can just press the name and slide across without actually opening the message.
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- Before you join a Group Chat, check who’s in the group by pressing and holding the name of the group in the Chat screen. Even if you choose My Friends in the privacy settings, anyone you’re in a group with will be able to communicate with you in a Group Chat.Thanks
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Warnings
- If you post snaps to your Story before you change your privacy settings to My Friends, others can still see the snaps you posted before the change.Thanks
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References
- ↑ https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/articles/7012343074580-How-do-I-change-my-privacy-settings-on-Snapchat-
- ↑ https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/articles/7012343074580-How-do-I-change-my-privacy-settings-on-Snapchat-
- ↑ https://www.alphr.com/snapchat-remove-quick-add/
- ↑ https://social.techjunkie.com/turn-snapchat-private/
- ↑ https://www.consumer-action.org/english/articles/social_media_privacy_controls
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