How to block people from your Snapchat Story?

How to block people from your Snapchat Story?

Snapchat stories provide a great method for sharing moments throughout your day. But perhaps you don't want every single update visible to everyone on your friends list? Managing your story's audience is actually quite simple. Sometimes you might wonder about viewing stories without others knowing, and while resources like a snapchat story viewer exist, controlling who views your shared content happens directly within the Snapchat app's settings. This guide explains two methods you can use on iPhone or Android to restrict who sees the snaps you add to your story.

1. Adjusting Story Privacy Settings

One direct way to manage viewers involves changing your main story's privacy settings.

1.1 Accessing Privacy Controls

Begin by launching the Snapchat application. Navigate to your profile screen by tapping your profile icon, usually found in the top-left area. Next, locate and tap the settings gear icon, which is typically positioned in the top-right corner of the profile screen.

1.2 Customizing Your Audience

Once inside the settings menu, scroll downward until you find the section titled 'Privacy Controls'. Tap on the 'View My Story' option. The default setting is often 'My Friends', allowing all your connections to see your story. To restrict this, select 'Custom'. This setting allows you to block specific friends from viewing any new snaps you add to your main story. Go through your list, select the individuals you want to prevent from seeing your story, and then tap the 'Block' button. Going forward, when you post to 'My Story', those selected individuals will not be shown your updates.

2. Creating Private Stories for Select Friends

If you prefer to share certain snaps with only a small, exclusive group rather than blocking a potentially long list of people, creating a private story is another option.

2.1 An Alternative Approach

This method works differently from the general privacy setting. Instead of excluding people from your main story, you create a separate story visible only to chosen individuals.

2.2 Setting Up a Private Story

After capturing a snap (photo or video), tap the 'Send To' button. On the 'Send To' screen, instead of selecting 'My Story', look for an option labeled 'New Story', possibly near the top right. From there, choose 'New Private Story'. Unlike the 'Custom' setting described earlier, this menu asks you to select the friends who will see this private story. Choose the specific people you want to share with, then tap 'Create Story'. You might be prompted to name this private story (e.g., "Close Friends Story"). Only the people you explicitly selected will be able to view snaps posted to this specific private story; everyone else will not see it.