How do I find my blocked list on Snapchat?
- Open Snapchat and tap your profile icon (Bitmoji or avatar) in the top-left of the camera screen.
- Tap the gear/settings icon in the top-right corner of your profile.
- Scroll down the Settings list until you reach Blocked, under the "Privacy Controls" area, and tap it.
This screen lists every account you currently have blocked, with an option next to each one to remove the block.
How do I actually unblock someone on Snapchat?
Once you're on the Blocked screen from the steps above:
- Find the name of the person you want to unblock in the list.
- Tap the X (or minus icon, depending on app version) next to their name.
- Confirm when Snapchat asks you to. The name disappears from the Blocked list once it's done.
Per Snapchat's Support Center article "How do I unblock a friend on Snapchat," this removes the block immediately — there's no waiting period and no approval needed from the other person.
Does unblocking bring back the friendship or a Snap streak?
No, and this is the part most guides gloss over. Unblocking is purely the removal of the block — it puts you back to a neutral state with that person, not back to however things were before. Specifically:
- Friendship: if you were friends before blocking, that friend connection is not automatically restored. One of you has to send a new friend request and the other has to accept it, exactly as if you were adding a new contact.
- Snap streak: a streak only continues if both people send snaps back and forth within each 24-hour window. Blocking breaks that exchange, so the streak ends and its count does not come back after unblocking — you'd be starting a new streak from zero if you build one again.
- Chat history: unblocking doesn't retroactively restore snaps or chats that expired or were affected while the block was active.
What does blocking someone on Snapchat actually do while it's active?
It's worth knowing what you're undoing. Per Snapchat's Support Center, once you block someone, they can no longer send you Snaps or Chats, and they stop seeing your Stories or Charms. Blocking is done from a person's profile — tap and hold their name in your Friends list, choose Manage Friendship, then Block. One limitation to know: a blocked user can still see content you've posted publicly, such as a Public Story or something you've posted to Spotlight, since blocking controls direct interaction rather than fully public content.
People also ask
Where do I find my blocked list on Snapchat?
Tap your profile icon at the top of the camera screen, tap the gear icon to open Settings, scroll down, and tap Blocked. That screen lists everyone you currently have blocked.
Does unblocking someone on Snapchat automatically re-add them as a friend?
No. Unblocking only removes the block. If you want to be friends again, one of you still needs to send a friend request and have it accepted, the same as adding anyone new.
Will my old Snap streak come back if I unblock someone?
No. A Snap streak breaks once a day passes without both people sending snaps, and blocking someone stops that exchange. Unblocking does not restore the streak count or the chat history from before the block.
Can I tell if someone has blocked me on Snapchat?
Snapchat doesn't send a direct notification for this. The common signs are that their name stops showing up in search, you can't see their score updating, and messages you send no longer show a delivery status. None of these signs alone is definitive.