Are you wanting to avoid unwanted eyes from peeking into your snaps? Do you want to somewhat hide your stories so that others will not be able to see it? Or in other words, if you’re looking to manage your Snapchat privacy settings, such as make your story hidden from others, then you’ve come to the right place for answers. In this article, I have listed everything you can do to make your snap private or hidden story on Snapchat.
Snapchat has become a popular app among teenagers and grown-ups as well. It is even easier to post snaps and stories and share our everyday moments with others through this platform. But, you might not want everyone on your Snapchat to view your story, do you?
Snapchat stories last for 24-hours only. And a lot of people on your friend list can view it already. However, it is you who has control over your snaps and stories. That means you can edit and choose who can see your story and who cannot.
How To Hide Your Snapchat Story
Hiding your Snapchat story is pretty easy and most preferable as well. In this option, you choose either to hide the story from all your Snapchat contacts or to pick a few friends who can view it. These are the steps to hide your Snapchat story:
- Tap on your profile icon (the ghost icon or your bitmoji) on the top-left corner of your Snapchat screen.
- Tap on the Setting (Gear icon) on the top-right corner.
- Under the “Who Can…” section, select “View My Story.”
- Now, you have three options available, i.e., “Everyone,” “My Friends,” and “Custom.”
- If you choose “Everyone,” it will allow everyone who follows you to see your story.
- Choose “My Friends” so that only the people who follow you and you follow them back can view your story.
- Choose “Custom” so that you can individually select the names of your friends who do not want to view your story.
- Name your story and tap the “Save” button.
This is how you can hide your story from the specific people on your list. You can easily customize this again by using these same steps.
How To Make Your Story Private
Turning a story into private is a bit different from creating a normal story. You need to make a custom story first to make a private story. By doing this, you can select who you want to see your story before you post it.
There are two ways by which you can make your stories private.
From The Snap Tab
Snap Tab is where the app’s camera opens for you to take a photo or video. Follow the steps below to make a private story from the snap tab:
- Take a snap or record a video. Or upload a photo or a video in the snap tab.
- Tap the “Send To” icon on the bottom-right corner of the screen.
- Select “+Private Story,” which is on the right side of the “Stories” section. This opens and shows the list of your friends, groups, recently added ones, and others.
- Pick each contact who you want to view your private story. After you’re done choosing, tap on the “Create Story” button to post your private story.
- Name your story and tap the “Save” button.
Now, the people who you didn’t pick in this list will not see your private story, as they wouldn’t even know that you have created one.
From Your Profile
Alternatively, you can create a private story from your profile too. This is how you do it:
- Open your Snapchat profile by tapping on the profile icon.
- Select “+Private Story” that is on the right side of the “Stories” section.
- Look through the list of your friends, groups, and contacts. Now, select the names of people who you want to view your private story. Tap on Create Story.
- Name your story and tap the “Save” button.
Now, you can name your private story and publish it on your profile. If you want to add more people to the list, tap on “View This Story” and add them. You can tap on the name of the newly created private story to open the snap tab and take a photo/video.
How To Hide Other’s Snapchat Story
In some cases, you might have had enough to see someone else’s stories on Snapchat. If they don’t follow you, but you do follow them, and you don’t want to see their stories, then you can get rid of them simply without having to unfollow them. You can hide their story and avoid seeing their snaps by doing these simple steps:
- Tap on your profile icon (the ghost icon or your bitmoji) on the top-left corner of your Snapchat screen.
- Tap on the Settings icon on the top-right corner.
- Under the “Who Can…” section, select “Contact Me.” Here you have two options available, i.e., “Everyone” and “My Friends.”
- Choose “My Friends.”
By doing this, you can avoid seeing their stories and snaps.
Note that in this case, there is no option to pick a specific user and avoid them out.
How To Block Someone On Snapchat
If you have this one user who follows you on Snapchat and sends their stories to you, and you’re getting annoyed by this, then you can directly block them. Once you’ve blocked them, there’s no way you’ll ever hear from that user profile again. Here are the steps on how to block people on Snapchat:
- Tap on your profile icon (the ghost icon or your bitmoji) on the top-left corner of your Snapchat screen.
- Select “Add Friends.”
- Search for their Snapchat name, and tap on it.
- Now tap on the “Settings” icon.
- Select the “Block” option.
In this way, you can block any person, so they won’t be able to view your stories, and you won’t receive any snaps from them either.
When you block a user, they won’t be notified that you just blocked them on Snapchat. They may not know it for quite a while, but they may suspect if something like that just happened.
For more detail visit our article on “How To Block Someone On Snapchat?“.
Quick Suggestions For Privacy On Snapchat
Snapchat is amazing and fun while sharing stories and publishing photos with friends. Since this platform is a bit public, you need to be careful enough regarding what you share and who can see your posts on the platform. Here are some quick suggestions which might be helpful to keep your Snapchat activity private and secure.
- As one can randomly add anyone’s username into their contact list, they can easily interact with them. Therefore, you can manage the settings under “Contact Me” and choose “My Friends.” By doing this, you’ll make sure that only people from your friend list can contact you on any basis, such as messaging, calls, and sending snaps.
- If you’re added randomly by someone unknown on their friend list, it’s better to stay away from them. You can ignore their friend requests or simply block/ report them if they start annoying you.
- It is safer not to share your Snapchat username or snapcodes freely online. One may share it to gain more friends for their Snapchat, but on the other hand, it is a risky move in regards to your privacy. You don’t want anonymous users to add and interact with you in this way.
- Be careful while sending a snap or message to someone. If you send it to the wrong friend, then there’s no way to undo/delete it, unlike other social media platforms. Make sure you double-check the username of the receiver.
- If you want to delete a story after posting it, then you need to learn how to do so. For this, open your story, swipe up, and tap the Trash Can icon to remove the story.
- You can add two-factor authentication to avoid unauthorized access to your account. This will add additional safety to your account, making it more secure.
Conclusion
There you have it! I have sorted out multiple ways to hide your Snapchat stories in this article. Once you hide your story from someone, all they can do is send and receive snaps individually. But, if you’ve blocked them or excluded them from your “who can see” list, they won’t be able to contact you by any means. I hope you find these steps and suggestions beneficial.
