How to Clear Snapchat Data in iPhone

Author: Ritikaa | Guide: iPhone |

Snapchat app not behaving properly? The solution is to try to clear the Snapchat data in your iPhone. Before that, you must know what happens when you clear cache on Snapchat, to avoid any confusion. Similarly, you can also clear your Google Drive in Android. Moving back to Snapchat, let's learn how to unclutter Snapchat by clearing its data in the following article.

Delete Snapchat Data permanently in iphone

Clear Snapchat Data in iPhone from Home Screen

Step-1 Tap & Hold On Snapchat: The first method in this article includes uninstalling in re-installing the application. Let's see how!

First if all, you have to go to the icon of the Snapchat application in your iPhone device.

You will find the icon of the Snapchat app among other app icons in your iPhone's 'App Library'
Tap and hold the Snapchat app icon till some options appear.

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Ste-2 Click On 'Remove App': Now, following options will appear on the screen:

Remove App
Share App
Edit Home Screen
Chat With...
Add Friends

From these options, choose the first option that says 'Remove App'.

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Step-3 Tap On 'Delete App': Now, Snapchat will ask you if your really want to 'Remove Snapchat?'. To confirm, you have to click on the 'Delete App' option from the top of the prompt.

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Step-4 Click On 'Delete': Again, you have to click on the 'Delete' button from the second prompt box. Now, your Snapchat app is deleted. With it, all the unnecessary and meta data is also deleted.

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Step-5 Go To 'App Store': Then, you again have to install the Snapchat app in your iPhone. To begin with the installation, go to the 'App Store' app from the app gallery of your iPhone.

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Step-6 Tap The 'Search' Icon: In the App Store app, you have to click on the 'Search' icon which is present in the bottom right corner of the screen.

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Step-7 Type 'Snapchat' In Search Bar: Then, you have to type 'Snapchat' in the 'Search' bar which is present at the top of the search window of the App Store app.

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Step-8 Tap On 'Instal' Icon: Finally, Snapchat app along with the information related to it will appear on your screen. To install it, click on the 'Install' icon which is present on the right side of the screen as shown in the picture below.

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Clear Snapchat Data in iPhone from Settings

Step-1 Open Your 'Settings' App: Now, we are moving on with the second method to clear the app data of the Snapchat app. In this method, you first have to open the 'Settings' application of your iPhone.

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Step-2 Tap On 'General': From the first window of the 'Settings' application, you have to select the option that says GENERAL. This section contains all the general settings of your iPhone.

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Step-3 Tap On 'iPhone Storage': In the window of the GENERAL settings, you will find various options like:

CarPlay
Matter Accessories
iPhone Storage
Background App Refresh, etc.

From these options, choose the option that says 'iPhone Storage'.

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Step-4 Scroll Down: In this step, you have to scroll down until you start saying the icons of the applications that are present in iPhone.

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Step-5 Tap On 'Snapchat': From the various applications in the list, tap on the Snapchat application to select it.

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Step-6 Tap On 'Delete App' Option: Now, after opening the option of the Snapchat application, screen will appear on your iPhone device with two options that are:

Offload App
Delete App

From these two options, choose the 'Delete App' option.

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Step-7 Again, Click on 'Delete App': Now, you again have to click on the 'Delete App' option when Snapchat asks you 'deleting Snapchat will delete all its documents and data. This action can not be undone.' It will finally delete the app.

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Step-8 Tap On 'App Store': After deleting the Snapchat application from your iPhone:

Go to your 'App Library'.
From here, open the App Store application.

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Step-9 Hit The 'Search Icon': In the App Store application, you have to click on the search icon from the bottom right corner to reach the search window of the app.

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Step-10 Type 'Snapchat': From the top of the screen of the search window:

Click on the search bar.
Then, type 'Snapchat' in the search bar.
Then, press 'Enter' to search for it.

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Step-11 Press The 'Install' Icon: You can finally download the Snapchat application in your iPhone device by clicking on the 'Install' icon that is present on the right side of the section where the name of the app is written. See the picture given below for reference.

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Clear Snapchat Data in iPhone from App Drawer

Step-1 Swipe Right to Open App Drawer: In this method, we will take the help of the 'App Drawer' to clear the data of the Snapchat app. Let us start:

Switch on your iPhone.
From the home screen, swipe right to open your 'App Drawer'.

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Step-2 Tap on 'Creativity' More icon: From the App Drawer, you have to click on the 'Creativity' icon. This icon contains most of the third-party applications of your device.

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Step-3 Tap & Hold On Snapchat: After opening the 'Creativity' folder:

Find and click on the icon of the Snapchat app.
And then, hold it for sometime.

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Step-4 Tap On 'Delete App' Option: Some options will now appear on the screen after holding the Snapchat app icon. From the options that have appeared on the screen of your iPhone, you have to choose the first option that says 'Delete App'.

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Step-5 Tap On 'Delete': To delete the app, click on the 'Delete' button. Clicking on this button will uninstall the Snapchat application from your iPhone for you.

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Step-6 Open Your 'App Store' App: Again, you have to go to the icon of the 'App Store' app in your iPhone and then click on it to open it.

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Step-7 Go to the 'Search' Icon: At the bottom of the home screen of the app you will find the following options and icons:

Today
Games
Apps
Arcade
Search

Click on the 'Search' icon from the given icons.

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Step-8 Type 'Snapchat': Search for the Snapchat application by typing 'Snapchat' in the Search Bar with the help of your keyboard. Then, press the 'Enter' key to search.

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Step-9 Press The 'Install' Icon: Finally, you have to install the application. When the Snapchat app would be reinstall, there would be no unnecessary metadata available in it now. So, it will function smoothly.

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Clear Snapchat Data in iPhone from Snapchat App

Step-1 Open Up Your 'Snapchat' App: Okay, so now let us move to the fourth and the last method of this article. This method will directly use the Snapchat app to clear its own data.

You have to begin this method by opening the "Snapchat' application instead of any other application in your iPhone.

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Step-2 Tap on Your 'Profile Picture': In this step, you have to do the following:

Go to the 'Chat' section.
From the top left corner, click on your Snapchat profile picture. When we say profile picture then we are not exactly talking about the profile picture actually. There is nothing like a profile picture on Snapchat but instead of a profile picture there are bitmojis. These are like the cartoon face that you can create for yourself or your Snapchat account. You can customise them and any way you want.

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Step-3 Click on the 'Settings' Icon: Then, navigate to the top right corner and from here, click on the 'Settings' icon to access the settings of your Snapchat account.

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Step-4 Scroll Down Here: In the 'Settings' window, you have to scroll down until you reach the bottom of the list.

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Step-5 Tap On 'Log Out': At the very bottom of the list, you will find the last option which is the 'Log Out' option. You have to click on the option as the fifth step.

Apart from this option also, there are various other options that help you to deal with your Snapchat account in several ways. We are mentioning some of these options below for you to have a look at:

Blocked- This section has a list of all the accounts that you have blocked from your Snapchat.
Delete Account- With the help of this feature you can delete your Snapchat account permanently. You can also open Snapchat in your web browser to delete you are Snapchat account faster than the application.
My Data- This section shows you the data of your Snapchat account.

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Step-6 Again, Tap on 'Log Out': Finally, when Snapchat asks you 'Are you sure you want to log out?', click on the 'Log Out' button to actually log out. It will clear the app data from your iPhone.

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We hope that you have understood all the four methods that are mentioned in this article. This four methods used for different applications and features of iPhone to reach the same goals such as App Drawer, Settings App, Creativity Folder and the Snapchat app itself. You are free to choose any of the methods that you find the best. You can also go for the method that takes the least time of them all.

FAQ

Will I Lose all the Important Dara of My Snapchat After Logging Out?

As you have seen in the above article that login out from your Snapchat account will clear the data. But, this is only the cache or the unimportant data of your Snapchat account.

You will not lose any of your Snapchat memories, snaps or conversations after logging out.
Still, you can create a backup of your data to avoid any kind of risk of loosing your precious data at your end. With the help of a backup, you can easily restore the data anytime you want.

What Happens When I Clear Data on Snapchat?

There are two ways in which you can clear the data of your Snapchat app:

One, you can delete all the documents, memories, files, pictures, and snaps from your Snapchat account.
Remember that you can not get them back again once you have deleted them.
Second, you can just clear the cache of your Snapchat app. It will not have any effect on the other data.

How Can I Delete My Snapchat Account Permanently?

You can delete your Snapchat app permanently by going to the web browser. Read the following steps to learn how to do it:

Open 'accounts.snapchat.com' in your browser.
Then, log in to your Snapchat account with its id and password.
Then, open the 'Manage My Account' page.
In the section, choose the 'Delete My Account'.
Now, you have to enter your username and password to confirm your decision.
Finally, click on 'Continue' button to delete it.

Can I Delete My Snapchat Account On a Temporary Basis?

If you want to delete your Snapchat account on a temporary basis then, instead of deleting it you can just deactivate it.

Your Snapchat account will remain deactivated until you wish to activate it again.
To activate it again, simply login with the help of your ID and password.
For that, you must know how to login to your Snapchat account.
Until then, to all of your Snapchat friends it will look like that you have deleted your account permanently because they will not be able to see your profile and the messages or snaps that they will send will not reach you.

Does Snapchat Deletes Data Permanently?

You might have notice that the snaps in your conversations are deleted once you view them.

The servers of the Snapchat app automatically delete all those snaps after they've been viewed by all recipients.
Snapchat servers do not store your private snaps so you do not have to worry about the leakage of your private data.
Infact, even if you have not opened snap in any of your Snapchat conversations then also, Snapchat will delete those unopened snaps after 31 days of receiving them.

In short, clearing the app data or cache of any application from time to time is very important. It not only improves the efficiency of your app but, also makes it faster. We hope you've liked the article. Happy Snapchatting!

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