How to Block Someone on Snapchat
Snapchat is one of the most emerging social media platforms nowadays. For those who don’t know what Snapchat is, it is an application for iOS and Android users used for socializing. It has a yellow background with a ghost shaped white icon. The main purpose of this application is to create an experience of the users where they can send daily photos and videos to their friends which disappear within 10 seconds. The pictures cannot be saved without the knowledge of the sender. The initial date of release of this application was in July 2011 all around the world. You can add several distinct filters or use different lenses whilst taking photos on Snapchat. It is one of the most used social networking applications used by teenagers and youngsters.
How to Block Someone.
Snapchat is a private social media platform if you want it to be. For people who want to delete or block someone from their friend list. There are a couple of simple steps that can do that for you. Blocking someone from Snapchat means that they can no longer send you snaps, receive snaps from you or view your story, neither you will be able to view theirs. Another most important feature of blocking someone is that they won’t be able to add you back from the account that you blocked them from.
Steps to block someone on Snapchat
- When you have the front camera of Snapchat opened in front of you, first what you have to do is swipe right. Go to your friend list and scroll to the name of the person you want to block.
- Click on their icon and open your chat with them.
- Once their profile page is visible to you, click on the three dots that you will see on the top right-hand corner of the screen.
- Once you have clicked those three dots, you will see a list with several options, scroll till you find Report or Block your friend.
You have successfully blocked the person from your Snapchat, they are no longer added in your Snapchat account.
How to tell if someone blocked you On Snapchat.
Most people ask the question ‘How to tell if someone blocked you on Snapchat?’ Now that you know how to block someone on Snapchat, you should also be able to recognize if someone blocks you on Snapchat. There are certain ways to tell if someone blocked you or not.
Firstly, there are two things you should know about how to differentiate between. The first is blocking someone and the other is removing someone from your Snapchat account.
If you are just removed and not blocked, you still would be able to view their stories if their settings are set to everyone. On the other hand, you can’t even tell it from the discover menu either since it is possible that your account is muted by theirs, so you won’t be able to see their story but all of their other friends would be. Being deleted would not cut off all means of connections. If your account has been removed, you can always send a friend request or follow the request again.
To check if they have deleted you, you can recognize it only when you send them a snap. If you send them a snap and Pending on the chat, it is because they have deleted you. On the other hand, if you can see their Snapchat score, then you aren’t deleted, in this case, pending might just mean that you both have a weak internet connection.
The real question comes in, How to tell if someone blocked you on Snapchat? Well, now that you know what it is like to be when you are deleted, let’s talk about being blocked. There are a few ways to recognize if someone has blocked you or if you’re just facing a glitch in the application.
View Recent Conversations.
If you have recently had a conversation with that person, this is one of the ways to find out if they blocked you. Go to their chat, open their chat and click on the relevant thread – if it is available for you to view, it is a possibility that you might not have been blocked. There is also a possibility that the chat was too long which is why it isn’t visible.
If you choose this way to check if you have been blocked, let me tell you that this is a certainty and not someone you can totally trust. You still need more confirmation though.
Search for them
Another way to be sure if they have blocked you includes going to the chat section where you add new friends. On the top left corner, you will see a magnifying glass icon, click on that and type the name of whoever you are searching for.
If you don’t find them there is a possibility that they might have had blocked you, another possibility is that they might have deleted their own account.
Others can search for them
If you really want to be sure, try this. If you can’t find them even after searching for their account, ask someone else to search for them. If they find the account of the person and you can’t see it, it is sure that they have blocked you. That is why you can’t find them on Snapchat.
