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How to View and Manage Your Contacts on Snapchat

Difficulty : EasyDuration : 2 minUpdated on by The WikiTheo team

Want to find the friends who already have an account? You can manage your contacts on Snapchat by syncing your address book. Here's how to do it, step by step.

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Viewing and managing your Snapchat contacts, step by step

  1. Open "Add Friends"

    Add Friends screen on Snapchat
    "Add Friends" lets you sync your address book.

    On the "Chat" screen, tap the "Add Friends" icon (the "+" silhouette).

  2. Allow access to your contacts

    Allowing Snapchat access to contacts
    Syncing finds the friends already on Snapchat.

    Tap "Continue" and allow Snapchat to access your contacts.

  3. Manage the list

    List of synced contacts on Snapchat
    Add your contacts with a single tap from the list.

    Snapchat shows your contacts: tap "Add" next to the ones you want to add.

Good to know

You can see "who uses Snapchat" among your contacts and add them with a single tap. You can "turn off" syncing any time in the settings.

Good to know

  • Syncing "posts nothing": it just helps you find your friends.
  • You can "delete your imported contacts" in Settings › "Phone contacts."
  • A contact must have "linked their number" to Snapchat to show up.

Frequently asked questions

Are my contacts made public?
No. Syncing only suggests friends who are already on Snapchat; nothing is posted.
How do I stop syncing?
In Settings › "Phone contacts," turn off syncing and delete the imported contacts if you want.
Why doesn't a contact appear?
They only appear if they've linked their phone number to their Snapchat account and allowed being found that way.

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