How to Block Someone on Snapchat

If you have been using Snapchat for a while, you might have by now a long list of Snapchat friends. Some of which you would know very well and some you don’t. Moreover, there is also someone that who is annoying to you or disturbing you to a point you may want to block them from your Snapchat account.

Luckily, the step to block someone on Snapchat is quite easy and straightforward. Here are the steps.

5 STEPS HOW TO BLOCK SOMEONE ON SNAPCHAT

Step 1
Open Snapchat. Tap the friend’s icon at the bottom left of the screen

Step 2
At your friend’s list, tap at their avatar

Step 3
At your friend’s profile, tap “Settings.”

Step 4
A menu will be shown, tap “Block.”

Step 5
A confirmation pop-up will be shown. Tap “Block” to confirm blocking that friend.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BLOCK SOMEONE ON SNAPCHAT?

When you just blocked someone on Snapchat, here what happens

1. That blocked friend will no longer see your Snapchat stories
2. Don’t worry. He or she will not be notified that you have blocked them.
3. You will disappear from their Snapchat friends list, and their Snapchat username will also not appear in your friend’s list.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BLOCKING THEM OR JUST REMOVING THEM FROM YOUR FRIEND’S LIST?

It is a big difference, as if you remove them, they can still see your Snapchat public stories. They can also search your Snapchat username.

However, if you block them, they will not be able to see your Snapchat public stories as well as search your Snapchat username in the Snapchat search engine.

CAN YOU UNBLOCK THEM BACK IN THE FUTURE?

However, what if you then decided to unblock them in the future? No worries also as you can unblock them by using this simple steps.

Here are the steps how to unblock someone on Snapchat

Step 1
Open Snapchat. Tap at your profile icon at the top left screen

Step 2
At your profile menu, tap the settings icon at the top right screen

Step 3
At the Settings, tap “Blocked.”

Step 4
You will see a list of friends that you have blocked. Choose friends that you want to unblock and tap the “X” icon

Step 5
A confirmation menu will be shown. Tap “Yes” to confirm

That unblocked friend can see your Snapchat stories again

So, there you have it. The three simple steps on how you can block someone on Snapchat. Leave us a comment on your experience dealing with unwanted people on Snapchat.

Please also read our previous article on tips for Snapchat beginners.