In the past, you may have blocked someone on Snapchat. But now, you may want to unblock that user and you want to add them back. How to do that? Here, I will give you the steps to unblock them and add them back.
The Steps to Unblock Someone on Snapchat
As explained on the Snapchat Support, you are always able to go back and unblock friends. However, it is important for you to know that then they will be able to send you Snaps, Chats and view your Stories and Charms. If you are okay with it, then here are the steps to unblock someone on Snapchat.
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- The first thing that you have to do is to tap your profile icon which can be found at the top of the screen.
- After that, you have to tap the gear icon to open Settings. The gear icon can be found at the top right corner of the screen.
- In this step, you have to scroll down and then tap the Blocked option which can be found under the Account Actions section at the bottom of the page.
- Finally, you have to tap X beside a name to unblock that user.
- After that, there will be a pop up option which asks whether you are sure that you want to unblock someone or not and there are Yes and No options. If you are sure that you want to unblock the user, then you have to choose the Yes option to unblock the user.
After you unblock the user, you are able to add them as friends and it also means that they will be able to interact with your content again.
The Steps to Add Them Back as Friends
After you unblock the users, then you may want to add them back as friends. How to do that? As explained on the How To Tips n Tricks site, based on their privacy settings, you are able to add them as your friends after you unblock them. So, you are able to chat with them again or see their posts and stories.
Here are the steps to add them back as a friend according to the How To Tips n Tricks.
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- The first thing that you have to do is to search the username of the user on the search bar. Alternatively, you are able to scan their Snapcodes on the app.
- After that, you will see that the profile appears and the thing that you have to do is to tap the Add button. By doing this, it will add them back to your Friends List. If you find that their profile is private, it means that they have to add you back.
The Reasons Why You Cannot Find and Add Someone as Friend After You Unblock Them
It is important for you to know that after you block a user on Snapchat, the user that you block is removed from your Friends List by default. So, you have to unblock that user first and then you are able to add them again as friends. To unblock the user that you have blocked and add them as friends again, you are able to follow the steps explained above.
However, after you unblock the user, you may find that when you are searching the profile of the user, it does not appear on the search. If so, you have to wait for 24 hours and then after 24 hours, you can try to search the profile of the user again.
The Steps to Remove a Friend on Snapchat
Do you want to remove a friend from your friends list? If you do that, they will not be able to view any of your private Stories or Charms. However, they will still be able to view any content that you have set to public. As explained on the Snapchat Support, they may still be able to chat or snap you depending on your privacy settings.
According to the Snapchat Support, here are the steps to remove a friend from your friends list.
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- The first thing that you have to do is to swipe right to go to the Chat screen.
- After that, you have to tap and hold on a friend’s name.
- In this step, you have to tap More.
- At last, you have to tap Remove Friend.
There is also another method to remove a friend from your Friends List according to the Snapchat Support as you can read below.
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- The first thing that you have to do is to swipe right to go to the Chat screen.
- After that, you have to tap on a Chat with that friend.
- Here, you have to tap their profile icon which can be found at the top.
- Then, you must tap the three dots at the top.
- Finally, you have to tap Remove Friend.
The Steps to Block a User on Snapchat
Earlier, I explained the steps for unblocking a user on Snapchat. Now, how to block a user on Snapchat? As we know that sometimes, there are some users who are annoying where they may give bad comments or any other negative things. If so, you are able to block that user.
According to the Snapchat Support, here are the steps that you are able to take to block a user on Snapchat.
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- The first thing that you have to do is to swipe right to go to the Chat screen.
- After that, you have to tap and hold on a friend’s name.
- Here, you have to tap on More.
- And then, you need to tap Block.
Another way to block a user on Snapchat is like this.
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- First, you have to swipe right to go to the Chat screen.
- After that, you need to tap on a Chat with that friend.
- The next thing that you have to do is to tap their profile icon at the top.
- Here, you have to tap the three dots at the top.
- And finally, you have to tap Block.