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Snapchat is one of the most popular social media platforms among teenagers, and it’s safe to say that most people use it for personal purposes. One of its most prominent features is the story function, and they have also started refining its privacy options.

How to Hide Your Snapchat Story
Courtesy: Pwe Research Center

Like other platforms’ stories, Snapchat Stories last 24 hours before disappearing. It does have options to hide and edit who can see your Snapchat story. In this article, we will share how you can hide your Snapchat story with the following instructions.

How to Manage Who Can View Your Snapchat Stories

  • Open Snapchat and tap on your profile icon in the upper-left corner of the screen.
  •  Click on Settings (gear icon) on the right side of the app.
  •  Scroll down and find the “View My Story” option under “Who Can….”
  •  Choose who can view your Snapchat Stories from the options “Everyone,” “Friends Only,” or “Custom” based on your preference.

How to Hide All Snapchat Stories

If you don’t want to share snaps with everyone, you don’t need to hide all your snaps. Instead, select people from your contact list in the Privacy section and enable “Friends Only” so that all your followers who aren’t friends won’t be able to see your story.

How to Hide Other People’s Snapchat Stories

If you don’t want to see other people’s stories but don’t want to unfollow them, you can hide their snaps with the following instructions:

  • Open Snapchat and tap on your profile icon in the app’s upper-left corner.
  •  Click on the gear icon to open Settings in the screen’s upper-right corner.
  •  Tap on “Contact Me” under “Who Can…”
  •  Select “My Friends” instead of “Everyone.”

Apart from this, there is another way to stop users from snapping at you:

  • Open Snapchat and tap on your profile icon in the upper-left corner of the screen.
  •  Select “Friends” and then tap on the horizontal ellipsis (triple-horizontal dot) in the screen’s upper-right corner.
  •  Choose “Manage Friendship” and then select “Block.”

That’s it! You also don’t need to worry about your friends being notified that you have hidden or blocked someone. However, they may figure out that you have done so. Hopefully, this article has been helpful for you, and you have successfully been able to hide your Snapchat story. Thank you for being with us. We would love to hear your valuable opinion and feedback. If you have any queries, please share them with us in the comment section below.

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