2 Easy Ways to Mute Someone on Snapchat Without Blocking

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An easy-to-follow guide to temporarily stop unwanted message notifications on Snapchat

Written by Rain Kengly

Last Updated: July 2, 2024 Fact Checked

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Muting Message Notifications

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Muting a Snapchat Story

Do you want to silence notifications and messages from a certain Snapchat user? You can easily mute someone on Snapchat without them knowing. When you mute someone on Snapchat, you won't be able to see their notifications or Story. The users won't be notified. This is a temporary solution if you don't want to block or unfriend them as you can unmute them at any time. This wikiHow will show you how to stop message notifications and Stories from other users from appearing on your Snapchat using an iPhone, iPad, or Android device.

Things You Should Know

To mute message notifications, go to "Chat" → tap and hold a user → "Chat Settings" → switch off "Message Notifications".
To mute a user's Story, go to "Chat" → tap and hold a user → "Story Settings" → toggle on "Mute Story".
Snapchat users who are muted will not be notified.

Method 1

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Muting Message Notifications

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Open the Snapchat app. This is the white ghost with a yellow background.^{[1]
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- Snapchat is available for iOS in the App Store and for Android in the Google Play Store.
- If you aren't already logged in, tap Sign in to do so now, or create an account.
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Tap the Chat icon. This is the text box icon on the bottom toolbar, to the left of the camera.
- You'll see a list of all your recently messaged friends.
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Tap and hold the user you want to mute. A pop-up menu will open for that user.^{[2]
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- If the user you want to mute isn't in your recently messaged, tap your profile picture in the top-left corner → My Friends → tap and hold the user.
This will be underneath Manage Friendship.
The switch will turn grey.
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Tap Done. You can find this at the very bottom.
- You will no longer receive notifications when this Snapchat user messages you. However, you can still read messages with or without the user knowing.
- To unmute message notifications, toggle the Message Notifications switch on so it turns blue. You can also change the notification sound.
- If you want to mute the user's Snapchat Story to make it disappear from your feed, proceed to the next section.

Method 2

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Muting a Snapchat Story

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Open the Snapchat app. This is the white ghost with a yellow background.^{[3]
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- If you aren't already logged in, tap Sign in to do so now.
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Tap the Chat icon. This is the text box icon on the bottom toolbar, to the left of the camera.
- You'll see a list of all your recently messaged friends.
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Tap and hold the user you want to mute. A pop-up menu will open for that user.^{[4]
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- If the user you want to mute isn't in your recently messaged, tap your profile picture in the top-left corner → My Friends → tap and hold the user.
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Tap Story Settings. This will be underneath Chat Settings.^{[5]
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- A pop-up menu will open.
A pop-up menu will open for confirmation.^{[6]
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Tap Mute. This is the grey button.
- The grey switch will turn blue.
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Tap Done. You can find this at the very bottom.
- You will no longer see this Snapchat user's Story on your Stories page. This is where you can see who viewed your Story.
- To unmute a user's story, toggle the Mute Story switch off so it turns grey.