Delete Snaps: How to Delete Snapchat Pictures in Just 4 Steps

The special thing about Snapchat is that most of the messages you send via the service are automatically deleted. This happens when they have been displayed to the sender or they have expired. Do you ever find yourself struggling to erase or sent something to someone that wasn’t meant for their eyes to see? Then you can also manually message videos or too Delete Snapchat Pictures. Here’s how to send delete snaps can.

Delete Snaps: How it works

“Snapchat servers are configured to automatically delete all unopened snaps after 30 days,” according to Snapchat’s support page. The service deletes unopened Snaps in groups after 24 hours. If a snap is opened in a chat, it is usually deleted immediately. – Unless you have set the deletion to take place 24 hours later. In any case, you have the option to delete sent Snaps if you wish. You don’t have to wait for the service to make them disappear automatically. This is particularly advantageous if you have accidentally sent messages, pictures and the like.

Here’s how to delete text, videos, and Snapchat images:

1. Open Snapchat and the (group) chat in which you want to delete text, video or Snapchat image.
2. Touch and hold the text, video, or image you want to delete.
3. You should now be presented with several options: “Save to chat”, “Copy” or “Delete”. Tap Delete.
4. Snapchat may alert you that your contact will see that you deleted the snap.

But keep in mind: Sometimes deleting your contacts may not work if they have an old version of Snapchat or a bad internet connection.

Delete a snap from a created story

Shared a snap in a story but don’t want anyone or more people to see it? Then don’t panic, because you can delete the snap in that case too. This is how it works:

1. Tap your profile picture above.
2. Tap the story name to see individual snaps.
3. Tap the snap to view it.
4. Tap the trash can button to delete the snap.

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In both cases there is one thing to consider

Keep in mind that someone can take a screenshot of your snap, message, or image at any time. So even if you can delete Snaps you’ve already sent, you should always be careful about what you share and with whom.

Did you know already? You can disable the Snap Map on Snapchat. It is also possible to repeat messages. Here’s how you can recover a Snapchat chat.

Source: Snapchat support