How to Stop Strangers From Adding You on Snapchat (Simple Steps)

If you have been using Snapchat for a while, you would have grown your Snapchat friends list by now. However, not all your Snapchat friend’s list is friends that you know. There might be some strangers who have added you as their Snapchat friends. If you are not comfortable having strangers in your Snapchat friends list, here are some ways how to stop strangers adding you on Snapchat.

WHY STOP STRANGERS FROM ADDING YOU ON SNAPCHAT:-

Here are some of the reasons why you should stop random strangers from adding you on Snapchat:-

1. SECURITY– By having random and strangers viewing your Snapchat content, it might cause some privacy and security issues to you later on
2. ENSURE ONLY PEOPLE YOU KNOW ONLY ON SNAPCHAT– By blocking random strangers, you will ensure that all that follows you on Snapchat are friends that you know of and not some random strangers you are not aware of.

So, if you are interested to learn how to stop strangers adding you on Snapchat, here are the steps:-

REMOVE YOURSELF FROM QUICK ADD

Step 1

 In your Snapchat profile, tap at this icon above to go to “Settings”

Step 2

At “Settings”. go to “See me in Quick Add”

Step 3

In the “Quick Add”. Disable the function by tapping the button to the left

STOP STRANGERS FROM CONTACTING YOU

 Step 1

In Snapchat settings, go to “Contact Me”

At “Contact Me” tap at “ My Friends” instead of “Everyone”. This will avoid people who are not your friends able to contact you in Snapchat

DISABLE YOUR SNAPCHAT LOCATION SHARING

Step 1

In Snapchat settings, go to “See My Location”

Step 2

At “My Location”, enable the Ghost Mod function so no one will be able to see your Snapchat profile on the Snapchat Map

So, there you have it – Three simple ways how to stop strangers from adding you on Snapchat. Please leave us a comment below on what other ways you are using to stop strangers adding you on their Snapchat.

Please also read our previous article on how to find random people on Snapchat