How to Add Friends on Snapchat

Snapchat is better with friends!

Learn all the ways to add friends, so you can Snap, Chat, and more.

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• Add Friends from Your Contacts
• Add Friends from Search
• Add Friends Using Find Friends
• Add Friends by Mention
• Add Friends by Snapcode
• Add Friends by Subscribing to Public Profiles
• Ignore Friend Requests

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Add Friends from Your Contacts

You can add friends from the contacts in your phone or other device. If they don’t have a Snapchat account, you can invite them to create one.

To add friends from your device’s contact list…

1. Tap the Profile icon at the top to go to your Profile
2. Tap ‘Find friends on Snapchat’
3. Go to the Settings on your device
4. Select the access level you prefer (for example on iOS, Full Access or Limited Access)
5. Tap ‘+ Add’ to add them as a friend!

• Contact names, hashed phone numbers, and email addresses
• Time last updated (e.g., 2 days ago)
• If the contact has a photo
  • Please Note: We don’t upload the photo itself
• If the contact has a saved date (e.g., a birthday or anniversary)
  • Please Note: We don’t upload the date itself
• If the contact is starred or is on your favorites list
• If the contact has a social media profile link
  • Please Note: We don’t upload the social media link itself
• The contact type (Home, Mobile, Work, etc.)

You can see which data has been uploaded about your contacts in Settings. Just tap 'Contacts' under 'Additional Services,' then 'See Contacts Shared With Snapchat' to check it out!

Please Note: You can also remove your shared contacts from Snapchat by tapping 'Remove Synced Contacts From Snapchat,' or by going to 'Privacy Controls' in Settings, and tapping 'Clear Data' and then 'Clear Contact Data.' Importantly, disabling or adjusting your device-level permission to limit sharing contacts data with Snapchat may not remove previously shared contacts from Snapchat, which can always be done via in-app settings. We may continue to use your stored contacts to improve your app experience unless you tell us not to by deleting them from Snapchat.

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Add Friends from Search

You can search by a friend’s name or username to add them.

To add friends using Search…

1. Tap the magnifying glass icon at the top of the screen
2. Type in a friend’s name or username 
3. Tap ‘+ Add’ to add them as a friend!

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Add Friends Using Find Friends

Find Friends may appear in your Chat screen, the Add Friends screen, or when you use Search. Tap 'Add' or 'Accept' to add a new friend, or tap X to hide that Snapchatter.

Friend recommendations in Find Friends are based on factors such as age, location, existing friends, existing followers, reputation and behavior on Snapchat.

For more info on Find Friends and its protections, see here.

Pro Tip: Even if you don’t upload your contacts to Snapchat, or you delete your previously uploaded contacts, you may still see friends in Find Friends for other reasons, such as if you’re in other Snapchatters’ contacts.

Please Note: Your screen may look different depending on your device.

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Add Friends by Mention

If you view a Story that has a Snapchatter Mentioned in it, you can add that Snapchatter!

To add a friend from a Mention…

1. View the Story that the Snapchatter is Mentioned in
2. Swipe up on the featured Snap
3. Tap ‘+Add’

Learn how to Mention friends in your Snaps or turn off notifications for Mentions.

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Add Friends by Snapcode

A Snapcode is an image with a unique code in it that you can scan with Snapchat. You can scan Snapcodes to add friends, unlock Lenses, discover new content, and more.

Snapcodes usually look like a yellow square with many black dots.

To add a friend by scanning their Snapcode…

1. Have your friend open Snapchat and tap the Profile icon
2. Open Snapchat on your device and point the camera at the Snapcode
3. Press and hold on the Snapcode to scan it
4. Tap 'Add Friend'

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Add Friends by Subscribing to Public Profiles

If you Subscribe to a Public Profile, you’ll be adding that Public Profile owner as a friend, and they can add you back as a friend.

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Ignore Friend Requests

You can ignore Snapchatters if you don’t want to add them and don’t want any more friend requests from them

To ignore a Snapchatter…

1. Tap the Profile icon to go to your Profile
2. Tap 'Add Friends'
3. Tap the X next to the Snapchatter in the 'Added Me' section
4. Tap 'Ignore'

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