Edit Who Can Send You Snaps and View Your Story on SnapChat Android Devices vs iOS Devices

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Are you looking to edit who can send you snaps and view your story on SnapChat? Then you have come to the right place. This in-depth how-to guide will show you how in changing a couple of settings will allow you to edit who can send you snaps and view your story on SnapChat. And the best part is, whether you are an Android user or iOS user, you will find both Android and iOS devices methods covered below to guide and help you.

For those of you with Android devices who want to change your settings to edit who can send you snaps and view your story on SnapChat, follow the step-by-step directions below. Not an Android user? No problem, we have you covered. For iOS users, proceed to the next method.

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   Locate and tap on the SnapChat icon to load Snapchat

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   You should find SnapChat on one of your device's Home screens.

   

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   1. Alternatively, if not on one of your device's Home screens, tap on the "Apps" button (should look like a bunch of dots in a grid formation).
      
   2. Then tap on the SnapChat icon.
      

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   Tap on the small Ghost icon near the top left-hand corner of the screen to load SnapChat's menu

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   You can also do this by pulling downwards with your finger on the screen while on the camera screen.

   

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   Tap on the settings icon in the top right-hand corner (the settings icon looks like a little gear)

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   Scroll down to the section "Who Can..."

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   This section is indicated with a different color of text (green) and has an underline beneath it, which you should see three options, "Contact Me", "View My Story" and "See Me in Quick Add.

   

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   To change who can send you snaps, tap on "Contact Me"

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   From here you can tap and choose either "Everyone" or "My Friends"

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   Tap on the back arrow to go back to the previous screen

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   To change who can view your story, tap on "View My Story"

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   You will have three choices to choose from to share your story with, either "Everyone", "My Friends" or "Custom"

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    Once you have made your selection, tap on the back arrow again to go back

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    Tap on the back arrow once more

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    Press the back button on your device (if equipped) or use your finger and slide to screen up to get back to the camera screen view.

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    That's it

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    You're finished. Repeat these steps at any time if you wish to change them.

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You're watching VisiHow and today I'm going to show you how you can edit who is able to send to send you snaps or view your story on SnapChat for the iPhone 6.

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   To begin, unlock the phone

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   Do that by pressing the Lock button on the right-hand side of the phone or pressing on the Home button which is the big round button at the bottom of the screen.

   

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   Swipe and enter the passcode, or hold a finger onto the Home button to use the fingerprint scanner

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   Tap once on the SnapChat icon to open up the app

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   The icon is a yellow square with a white ghost in the middle of it. Tapping on it will immediately load the camera.

   

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   Tap on the small Ghost icon at the top-center of the screen to load the SnapChat menu

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   Alternatively, we can pull the screen downwards while we are on the camera. This method will bring up the menu as well.

   

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   Tap on the Settings button in the top right-hand corner

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   This will open up the Settings menu.

   

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   Scroll down to the section called "WHO CAN..." The section title is indicated in green text on the left-hand side

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   In this section there are two options. The first option says "Send Me Snaps" and the second option says "View My Story."

   

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   To change either one of the options, just tap on their bar

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   Start by tapping on "Send Me Snaps." There will be a blue tick on the right-hand side indicating whether everyone can send us snaps or only our friends can send us snaps.

   

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   We can tap on whichever one we prefer

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   If we would only like our friends to send us snaps, we can tap the "My Friends" bar.

   

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   Tap on the arrow in the top-left corner of the screen

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    Tap "View My Story." For this, there is the option to select "Everyone", "My Friends", or "Custom." Choosing "Custom" allows us to specifically select who we want to block from seeing our story

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    If we would like to block specific people, we first tap "Custom" and then select the friends we'd like to block from seeing our story

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    Those who have been blocked from seeing our story will be indicated by a red box with a white "X" in the right-hand side.

    

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    Tap on the green arrow in the top-left corner of the screen

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    Tap on the green arrow again

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    Tap on the green arrow one more time

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    Drag the SnapChat menu upwards

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    This will return us back to the camera where we began.

    

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    Thank you very much for watching

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    This is a VisiHow video and I have just shown you how to edit who sends you snaps and who can see your story on the SnapChat application on the iPhone 6. If you have any questions or comments, pop them into the section below.

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Privacy settings regarding who can view my story?

Whenever I post a snap, my privacy setting automatically revert to custom instead of my friends. I can't exit out of the app or else it will keep resetting. Any ideas and or suggestions on how to fix this other than restarting my phone or deleting the app?. I have tried: Shutting the phone off. Deleting the app, etc.. I think it was caused by, can't think of a reason. Just happens without me doing anything.

Make sure you are choosing my friends can view my story throughout the entire app. You will be asked to confirm and do that each time as well. Clearing the cache may help because even though you deleted the app, the cache was still on your device.

I'm having troubles with this step?

I blocked everyone but one person, but someone I blocked saw my story. I have tried: Blocking them from my story. I think it was caused by, that I blocked everyone but one, so it might have been too much

You should have made a custom post. When you block the everyone setting it still shows to your friends or a custom setting. Next time choose my friends throughout the app and then go to custom for that one person you want to view. Custom specifically blocks people so you will have to go to the list and choose who you do not want to view before posting.

After you block the person from seeing your SnapChat story will they know that you did that?

Do they get the notification that you blocked them from seeing your SnapChat story

The person will not receive a notification of his or her being blocked. However, he or she might infer his or her being blocked by not seeing your user name on his or her contact list. It will appear to him or her as if you have deleted your account.

I select the people whom I don't want to see my story but they still see it?

I select the people whom I don't want to see my story but they still see it?. I have tried: All the steps I have been told this is on Snapchat. I think it was caused by, no clue sorry

You have to choose Custom and then confirm. If you do not receive a confirmation option then the app did not execute the custom feature.

If I unblock them again, will they be able to see the previous stories I posted within the 24 hours? Or only new stories I post from the time I unblocked them onward?

If I unblock them from viewing my story. I have tried: I always unblock and block different people from viewing my story. I think it was caused by: I just want to know because sometimes I block people by accident and I wanted them to see my story

If you want them to see your story then post the story again without the blocking or send it privately to that person. Once you block then they will only see what you post after you unblock again.

See more questions like this: Why can't I receive snaps chat from one friend and why does it keep saying they haven't opened my snapchats even if they have

If I custom it by blocking some friends, will they be off my friend's list?

I chose to limit certain people to see my stories

Until you change the setting from custom then those blocked will not be able to see your stories. These people stay on your friend's list although inactive when you block them with a custom post.

If you have problems with any of the steps in this article, please ask a question for more help, or post in the comments section below.

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