How to mute someone on Snapchat and limit notifications from them

Managing notifications from friends is always a bit of a balancing act; you want to stay connected, but you might not want to be inundated with their content every time they send you a message or post a story.

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  • You can mute a friend on Snapchat to get fewer notifications without unfriending the individual.
  • To disable message notifications, go to Chat Settings by tapping and holding the conversation you want to mute.
  • You can also mute someone's Snapchat Stories and notifications through the Story Settings option.

Managing notifications from friends is always a bit of a balancing act; you want to stay connected, but you might not want to be inundated with their content every time they send you a message or post a story. 

Snapchat understands this and gives you multiple tools for muting people whom you might not want to hear from all the time. In fact, you can disable notifications for a friend's messages, and separately mute someone's Snapchat Stories, so they don't pop to the top of your feed when they create or add to a story. 

How to mute someone's message notifications on Snapchat

1. In the Snapchat app, tap the Chat icon at the bottom of the screen. 

2. Tap and hold a conversation with a friend you want to mute notifications for.

3. Tap Chat Settings.

Tap and hold a conversation to see the Chat Settings option. Dave Johnson/Insider

4. Turn off Message Notifications by swiping the button to the left. You can also turn off Game and Mini Notifications by swiping that button to the left. 

5. Tap Done.

You can disable notifications about specific conversations in the Chat Settings menu. Dave Johnson/Insider

How to mute someone's Snapchat Stories

1. In the Snapchat app, tap the Chat icon at the bottom of the screen. 

2. Tap and hold a conversation with a friend for whom you want to mute Snapchat Stories.

3. Tap Story Settings.

4. Turn on Mute Story by swiping the button to the right and confirm you want to do this by tapping Mute in the popup window. If Story Notifications was turned on, it'll automatically turn off. 

5. Tap Done.

To mute notifications about a friend's Snapchat Stories, go to Story Settings. Dave Johnson/Insider
Dave Johnson Freelance Writer Dave Johnson is a technology journalist who writes about consumer tech and how the industry is transforming the speculative world of science fiction into modern-day real life. Dave grew up in New Jersey before entering the Air Force to operate satellites, teach space operations, and do space launch planning. He then spent eight years as a content lead on the Windows team at Microsoft. As a photographer, Dave has photographed wolves in their natural environment; he's also a scuba instructor and co-host of several podcasts. Dave is the author of more than two dozen books and has contributed to many sites and publications including CNET, Forbes, PC World, How To Geek, and Insider. Read more Read less

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