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How to Replay on Snapchat

Don't miss out on snaps from your friends again

By Elise Moreau Elise Moreau Freelance Contributor University of Ontario George Brown College Elise Moreau is a writer that has covered social media, texting, messaging, and streaming for Lifewire. Her work has appeared on Techvibes, SlashGear, Lifehack and others. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on October 23, 2021 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Snapchat The Ultimate Guide to Snapchat

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After viewing a snap, keep it on the Friends screen. Press and hold their name until the snap reloads. You'll see a red or purple square.After the snap reloads, you can replay it by viewing it the way you'd view a regular snap. After you replay a snap, you can't replay it again.Tip: Ask your friends to put no time limit on their photos and set their videos to loop when viewed. This article explains how to replay a Snap in Snapchat using the Snapchat replay feature if you miss the photo or video without getting a good look at it.

How to Replay a Snap in Snapchat

Here's how to replay a snap: After viewing the snap, make it stay on the Friends screen. If you go to another screen within the app or close Snapchat, you can't replay the snap. After viewing your friend's snap that you'd like to replay, you should see two pieces of text flashing back and forth underneath their name. One is labeled Tap to chat. It switches to Press and hold to replay, and then back again. Press and hold on your friend's name until their snap reloads, which should only take a second. When it's finished loading, a solid red square appears next to their name if it's a photo snap or a solid purple square appears if it's a video snap. After your friend's snap reloads, you can replay it by viewing it the way you'd view a regular snap. If you decide to replay a friend's snap, your friend receives a notification telling them that you replayed their snap. This goes for both photo and video snaps. After you replay a snap, you can't replay it again.

Tell Your Friends to Set Their Snaps to No Limit or Loop

Want to stop missing out on your friends' snaps and having to replay snaps? Politely ask them to do one thing to help you out. Snapchat previously only allowed photo snaps to be viewed for a maximum of 10 seconds and video snaps to be watched in full once before they expired. Now users have the option to put no time limit on their photos and can set their videos to loop when viewed. When you open a photo snap with no limit or a video snap that loops, you can view it for as long as you want until you tap the screen to exit it. And you still have the option to replay it if you want to. Tell your friends (perhaps in a chat) to tap the timer button that appears at the bottom of the vertical menu located on the right side of the screen after taking a photo snap or recording a video snap. If it's a photo snap, the button looks like a stopwatch with an infinity sign. If it's a video snap, the button looks like a circular arrow with an infinity sign. Photo snaps can then be adjusted to have no time limit, and video snaps can be set to loop automatically. Your friends only have to set this up once, so these become the default settings on all future photo and video snaps. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire What Streaks Are on Snapchat (and What to Know About Them) How to Upload Saved Photos or Videos to Snapchat How to Open a Snapchat Without It Saying 'Opened' How to Change Chat Settings in Snapchat How to Add a Link on Snapchat How to See All the Snapchats You've Received The Quick Guide to Snapchat Emoji Meanings How to Do a Boomerang on Snapchat How to Remove Multiple Friends on Snapchat Can You Unsend a Snap? No, But You Can Delete It How to Reverse a Video on Snapchat How to Make a Private Story on Snapchat How to Send Someone's Snap Back to Them How to Unblock Someone on Snapchat How to Get a Snapchat Streak Back How to Make Your Snapchat Score Go Up a Lot Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies