By default, Snapchat shares your stories with all of your friends. If you don’t like this setting, you can block certain people from seeing your story on Snapchat.
What does lock on Snapchat story mean
Some apps, especially if they’re social networking apps, are constantly being updated. And sometimes, you may think you know everything about an app, but after the next update, there’s some new feature that you need to learn. This seems to be the case with the Snapchat app.
The app is constantly being updated with new features. Even the most avid Snapchat users may not notice some changes to the app.
If you have joined Snapchat recently, it’s okay that you don’t know about the existence or meaning of some app features. Well, here’s more about the meaning of the lock icon on the Snapchat story.
What is the meaning of the lock icon on the Snapchat story
It’s actually very simple and straightforward. Since a lock is used to lock something, it’s logical to assume that a lock on a Snapchat story means that the story is “private”. That’s exactly what it is.
Private stories were introduced to give users more control over the audience of their snapshots. Previously, if you didn’t want someone on your friend list to be able to view your story, you had to block them for the duration of the story. In Private Stories, however, you can choose exactly who can view your stories and who can’t.
Private Stories requires you to create a list of users that you want to keep in the loop. This is easier than sending out individual pictures to a whole bunch of people. It’s also not intrusive because it functions the same way as a Snapchat story. To view a private story, users need to tap on it.
How to create a private Snapchat story
Only users who have given permission to view these stories are able to see private stories. When you share a private story with someone, they will see a purple lock on your profile icon under the Stories section.
You can have up to three groups of private stories on Snapchat. Users in groups can also overlap. There seems to be no limit to the number of users you can add to your private story.
If you want to create a private Snapchat story, you have to follow these steps:
- First of all, open the Snapchat app on your mobile device.
- Then, tap on your profile icon to create a private story.
- After that, tap on “+custom story”.
- Select “Private Story”.
- Finally, create your personal story, and you can choose which of your friends you want to show the story to.
After you create a Private Story, you can easily send messages to it. Keep in mind that only users you’ve added to your Private Story will be able to view it.
To publish a Private Story, launch the Snapchat app and tap the photo of what you want to add to your story. Now click the blue “Send to” button in the lower right corner.
