How to Enable Snapchat Notifications

This is an article that shows you how to turn on Snapchat notifications on the app and on your phone. App notifications will show while you are using the app, and phone notifications will show up whether you are using the app or not.

Table of Contents

Turn on app notifications

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Open Snapchat

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by tapping the app with the white ghost icon on a yellow background. This will open the camera interface if you’re logged into Snapchat.

If you are not logged in, select LOG IN , type your username and password, and then select LOG IN .

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Select the profile icon in the upper left corner of the screen to open the menu.

If you don’t have a Bitmoji profile picture, it will be a white Snapchat ghost.

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Open Settings

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(Settings) by tapping the gear icon in the upper right corner of the screen.

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Select Notifications in the “MY ACCOUNT” settings to open the Notifications page.

On Android, scroll down to the “Advanced” section and select Notification Settings .

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Turn on notifications. Tap the white “Stories” slider to enable in-app notifications for Stories; if the slider is green, notifications are enabled. This is the only notification built into the Snapchat app.

On Android, you tap the white box to the right of the “News” option. If the square is checked, the News notification is enabled.
If you’re on Android, you can also choose how your phone notifications appear by selecting some or all of the boxes in this menu:
- Wake Screen – Your Android screen will light up and display a notification when you receive a message.
- Blink LED – The camera flash on your Android device will blink when you receive a message.
- Vibrate – Your phone will vibrate when you receive a message.
- Sound – Your Android device will play a sound when you receive a message.
- Ring – Your phone will ring when there is a voice or video call from Snapchat.

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Select the “Back” button in the upper left corner of the screen. This will save the app’s notification settings and return you to the Settings page.

Turn on notifications on your phone

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Open Settings

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(Settings) of your iPhone by tapping the gray gear app that usually shows up on the home screen.

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Select Notifications near the top of the menu.

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Scroll down and select Snapchat . Since the apps are arranged in alphabetical order, you’ll find Snapchat in the “S” section.

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Tap the white slider

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“Allow Notifications” is at the top of the screen. Once tapped, the slider will turn green

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indicates that Snapchat notifications are enabled.

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Turn on other notifications. If the notifications in this menu all have a white slider next to them, tap the slider to turn on whichever notification you want:

Sounds – Your iPhone will play Snapchat-specific sounds when you receive a message or other notification from Snapchat.
Badge App Icon – A number with a red background will appear on the Snapchat app icon when you have an unseen message. The number represents the number of unread messages.
Show on Lock Screen – Snapchat notifications will show up on your iPhone’s lock screen.
Show in History – Snapchat notifications that you haven’t seen will show up in the “History” menu, which you can view by swiping down the screen from the top.
Show as Banners – Snapchat notifications will appear at the top of the iPhone screen when the phone is not unlocked.

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Select a notification type. Below the “Show as banner” slider, tap Temporary or Persistent . This selection is not visible if you have disabled “Show as banner”.

With “Temporary” selected, a notification will appear briefly at the top of the iPhone screen; and with the “Stable” option, the notification won’t go away until you swipe away.

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Set preview mode. This selection will give you a preview of the content of the Snapchat notification. You scroll down and select Show Previews and then choose one of the following options:

Always (Default ) – You will always see a preview of the message (such as “Nam is typing…”).
When Unlocked – You’ll see a preview of the message when the iPhone screen is locked.
Never – You will never see a preview of the message.

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Exit the Settings app. Now your iPhone will display Snapchat notifications according to the settings.