Simple Steps to Prevent Strangers from Messaging You on Snapchat

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Don't let random people contact you on Snapchat

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Last Updated: April 15, 2024 Tested

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This wikiHow teaches you how to prevent people you don't know from contacting you on Snapchat.

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Navigate to the user screen by swiping down from the top of your screen.
Tap the gear icon, then tap "Contact Me."
Tap "My Friends" so only your friends on Snapchat can get in touch with you.

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Open Snapchat. It's a yellow icon with a ghost in the center.
- Enter your username and password if you're not automatically logged in.
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Doing so takes you to the user screen.

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It's in the upper-right corner of the screen and takes you to the Settings menu.
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It's the first selection in the "Who Can..." section of the menu.
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It's in the upper-left corner. Now, only people who you've added as friends on Snapchat will be able to send you messages.

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Go to their ghost icon and name, click the three dots on the top-right corner, and their should be the option to block the user.

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You can't unless it's saved to your memories. If a friend sent it to you, you could ask them to resend it. If it's on your story, it should be saved to your camera roll.

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Go to snapchat settings, click "see me in quick add," and turn off this setting.

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