How to Delete Snapchat Friends (And What Happens After)

So, you just add someone you just got to know on Snapchat. And then suddenly you decided that you do not want this person to see your Snap. However, you still want to see this person snap. In this case, you can go for the option of deleting this friend from your Snapchat account.

By deleting that friend, you can see his or her Snap but they would not be able to see yours if you have set your privacy settings to “Only Friends”. However, if they also have set privacy settings to “Only Friends”, you will not be able to see their Snaps either.

Or, maybe you just want to do some spring cleaning of your Snapchat friend’s list and delete friends that you do not know that much. Whatever the reason, fortunately, you can easily remove a friend from your Snapchat list.

Here are the steps on how to delete Snapchat friends

Step 1

Open Snapchat. Tap the “Friends” icon at the far left below of your Snapchat camera screen

Step 2

In the “Friends” menu, tap at the balloon chat icon at the top right of the screen. It is with the “+” symbol

Step 3

You will be brought to the “New Chat” menu. Select the friend that you want to remove. Press the name more than 2 seconds

Step 4

The friend’s detail you selected will be shown. Tap at the “Settings” below

Step 5

In the Settings menu, tap “Remove Friend”

Step 6

Tap “Remove” to confirm the delete of friend

CONCLUSION

So, what happens when you remove that friend? Here what happens

1. The remove person will no longer be listed in your Snapchat friends list
2. Your name will also disappear from the removed person Snapchat account only if you have set the privacy settings of who can contact, view your story to “Only Friends” instead of “Everyone”

However, if you want to completely disappear from their Snapchat name list and they would not be able to find you at all, you should use the Block option. Read here how you can block someone on Snapchat.

So, there you have it. Simple ways how you can delete Snapchat friends. Please feel free to leave us a comment on how many times do you use this delete friends function.