How to Save Snaps on Your Mobile From Snapchat

Author: Pratibha | Guide: Snapchat |

Do you know that Snapchat has 428 million users worldwide according to a survey in 2021? Yes, you are reading it right. From a "wide variety of filters" to "having a great user experience", Snapchat gives you all. Snapchat came with an exciting approach to clicking photos in the app and sharing them with your friends privately. Now, you can also save snaps on your mobile from Snapchat just like you can download IMO story videos.

It is effortless and you can do it just by following these 6 steps mentioned below:

Save Snaps on Your Mobile From Snapchat in 6 Easy Steps

Step-1 Open the Snapchat App: Find the yellow-colored icon in your app section as shown below. This is how you can identify Snapchat's icon, once you find it open the app and move to the next step.

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Step-2 Go to the Snapchat Gallery: There is also a Gallery present in the Snapchat app where you can find all the photos and videos that you have clicked.

Open the Camera in the app and click on the Gallery icon present just behind the click button. Refer to the image in case of any confusion regarding the Gallery icon.

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Step-3 Long Press on The Snap: Once the Gallery opens, you have to long-press on the snap that you want to download. This will allow you to select that picture.

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Step-4 Click on the Export Button: See below the images in the Gallery of the Snapchat app. You will see various options like edit, favorite, export, hide, and more.

You have to select the export button to save your image in the phone's gallery.

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Step-5 Choose Download: Once you click on the export button, you will see several options to export the image. You will also see a download option. To download the image in your phone's gallery, click on the download button as shown below.

You can also share the image using any of the other apps that are mentioned in the options.

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Step-6 A Pop-Up Message Will Appear: Once you click on the download button you will see a pop-up message. It says that your snap was exported.

If you see this message that means that your snap has been saved in the gallery. You can go and check in your phone's gallery

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Can I Hide Pictures & Videos on Snapchat?

Yes, you can hide pictures and videos on Snapchat. Snapchat provides you the option of "My eyes only". It is a separate folder in the Gallery of Snapchat where you can see the hidden photos and videos. You have to set up a pin to use this folder.

Can I Access or Share the Media Present in My Phone's Gallary on Snapchat?

Yes, you can access or share any videos or photos that are present in your phone's gallery. You can share them with your friends or even upload them on stories.

Can I Save Videos As Well On the Snapchat?

Yes, you can easily save the videos in the Snapchat app just like you saved the photos. You have to follow the same steps in this guide. You have to long-press on the video rather than the image so that you can save the video in place of the image. To save the videos, Snapchat might require good quality internet if the video is long. So, track your internet usage on mobile just as you track internet usage in Windows 11.

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