Snapchat: How to See Who Blocked You

Lee Stanton July 5, 2023

If you use Snapchat a lot, you may’ve come across a user who did something to annoy or upset you. Sadly, this is a common occurrence on social media. But you don’t have to suffer in silence – the platform lets you block other users.

However, what if you change your mind and want to see your block list? Read on to see who you blocked on Snapchat and how to you can change that.

How to See Who You Blocked on Snapchat on Your Android Device

In the heat of a moment, you may get annoyed with someone and block them on Snapchat. As time passes, however, you don’t feel so angry anymore and want to see who you blocked.

Here’s how to do that using your Android device:

Open Snapchat.
Go to your profile picture in the top left corner.
Go to “Settings.”
Go to “Account Actions.”
Choose “Blocked.”
You will see how you blocked. The most recent ones will be shown first.

Now you can take a look at the people you blocked and decide if you still feel the same way.

How to See Who You Blocked on Snapchat on Your iOS Device

As mentioned, personal relationships can be complex. Often, the most irrelevant things can make people stop seeing eye to eye and they end up blocking each other on social media.

Here’s how you can see who you’ve blocked on Snapchat on your iOS device:

Open Snapchat.
Go to your profile picture in the top left corner.
Go to “Settings” in the top right corner.
Go to “Privacy Controls.”
Choose “Blocked users.”
You will see how you blocked. The most recent ones will be shown first.

From here, you can decide whether or not you want to keep them blocked.

How to Unblock a Friend on Snapchat on Your Android Device

Maybe you decided that there’s no reason to hold a grudge and it’s time to make peace. Here’s how to unblock someone on Snapchat:

Open Snapchat.
Go to your profile picture in the top left corner.
Go to “Settings.”
Go to “Account Actions.”
Choose “Blocked.”
You will see how you blocked. The most recent ones will be shown first.
Click on “x” next to their name to unblock them.

However, this won’t add them back to your friends’ list. You’ll have to search for them and add them, as if you were never friends before.

How to Unblock a Friend on Snapchat on Your iOS Device

You realized that there’s no reason for hard feelings and you decide to renew your friendship. Here’s how to unblock someone on Snapchat on your iOS device:

Open Snapchat.
Go to your profile picture in the top left corner.
Go to “Settings” in the top right corner.
Go to “Privacy Controls.”
Choose “Blocked users.”
You will see how you blocked. The most recent ones will be shown first.
Click on “x” next to their name to unblock them.

Remember that this won’t add them to your friends list automatically. You have to do that manually.

Reasons Why You Might Not Be Able to Add Someone as a Friend on Snapchat

As previously explained, unblocking someone on Snapchat won’t add them to your friends list automatically. You must search for them and add them “manually.”

Here are a few reasons why Snapchat might not allow you to add a friend:

This Person Blocked You

In this case, you wouldn’t even be able to find them.

They Deleted Their Account

Sometimes due to bugs, you can still see someone who just deleted their account. Once you refresh the app, they will disappear.

You Reached the Limit in Number of Friends

Even though it’s pretty high, this might happen to you.

You Add Friends Too Quickly

If this happens, just try again later.

Now you know why some people might seem off limits on Snapchat.

How to Know if Someone Blocked You on Snapchat

Maybe it’s the other way around. Someone got mad at you for various reasons and you don’t see them on Snapchat anymore. Naturally, you might wonder if they blocked you. Snapchat, of course, doesn’t notify users when they get blocked.

Here’re a few ways to check if you found yourself on someone’s block list:

Search for Their Profile

The first sign indicating that something might be off is that you can’t seem to find this person on Snapchat anymore. However, they might simply have deleted their account

Check Your Chat

Go to chat and see if your conversation is still there. Of course, in order for this to work, you need to have chatted with the person before.

Search for Their Profile from Another Account

You can’t go wrong with this method. Use your other account or ask a friend to borrow theirs. If this person shows up when looking them up from another account, you can be certain they blocked you.

And that’s how you solve the mystery.

How to Remove a Friend from Snapchat

Maybe you don’t want to be too radical and block someone, rather remove them from your friend list on Snapchat:

Go to their profile.
Tap the “…” sign at the top.
Choose “Manage Friendship.”
Choose “Remove Friend.”

There’s another way of doing this:

Go to your chat section.
Tap and hold on the name of the person you want to remove.
Select “Manage Friendship.”
Choose “Remove Friend.”

Removing a friend will disable them from seeing any private content you post. However, they can view anything you post publicly . They might also still be able to chat or snap you, depending on your settings. So it’s a good thing to check your settings, just to make sure they can’t reach you anymore.

Out of Snapchat, Out of Mind

People fall out and stop talking all the time. It’s just the way things go in life. Social media is there to fulfil your social needs, even when it comes to breaking off contact. On Snapchat, you can block or remove friends. But if you change your mind, you can always reach out to them again. Always remember that unblocking someone won’t add them automatically to your friends list. Also, Snapchat won’t tell you if someone blocks you. But you can check this by trying to find them from another account.

Have you ever blocked someone on Snapchat? Did you change your mind in the end? Tell us in the comments section below.