How to Increase Your Snapstreak

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Last Updated: October 7, 2019

This wikiHow teaches you how to get a longer Snapstreak on Snapchat. Your Snapstreak shows how many consecutive days you have chatted with a friend using Snapchat.

Steps

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Open the Snapchat app. The icon looks like a white ghost on a yellow background.
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Tap the larger ○ to take a picture. This will create a Snap for you to send to a friend.
- Tap and hold the larger ○ to record a video.
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Tap the blue send arrow. It is in the lower right corner of the screen.
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Tap on a friend. A blue checkmark will appear next to their name.
- Choose someone who is likely to respond to you within the next 24 hours.
- If a friend has a 🔥 emoji to the right of their name, you already have a Snapstreak going with them. This means you both have sent Snaps to each other within the past 24 hours.
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Tap Send. It is located in the lower right corner of the screen. Snapchat will send your Snap.^{[1]
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Make sure they send you a Snap back within 24 hours. If your friend responds within the next 24 hours, a Snapstreak will be created and you will see a 🔥 emoji to the right of their name in the contacts list.
- Repeat these steps once a day to increase the length of your Snapstreak. A number will eventually appear next to the 🔥 emoji which represents the number of days your Snapstreak has been going on. Both you and your friend have to send a Snap to each other once a day to continue the streak.
- If you or your friend skips a day, a ⌛ icon will appear next to their name, indicating that your Snapstreak is at risk. If you or your friend don’t respond the following day, your Snapstreak will end and you will have to start over.

Community Q&A

Question

How do I have a different Snapstreak?

Community Answer

If you mean the different icons for the Snapstreaks, go into Settings, and under the Additional Services bar should be something that says Manage. Click on it and go to Friend Emojis. Then scroll down.