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This wiki page shows you how to save your Snapchat phone snapshots (photos and videos) and chats to store your own memories.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Save a chat

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   Open Snapchat. This is a yellow icon with a white ghost inside. Tapping this icon will open the Snapchat camera interface.

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   Swipe right. This will bring up a menu Chat (Chat), from where you can open individual chats.
   • You will not be able to save a chat that has been previously opened and closed.

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   Swipe the chat item you want to save to the right. This will open the chat content.

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   Touch and hold the message you want to save. The text background will be grayed out and the phrase "Saved" will pop up on the left side of the conversation.
   • You can save both the recipient's chats and your own.
   • You can press and hold the conversation again to cancel the save operation. When you leave the conversation, the unsaved content disappears.

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   View saved messages by reopening a conversation at any time. The saved message will appear at the top of the chat window and stay there unless you don't save it. advertisement

Method 2 of 3: Take a screenshot (photos and videos)

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   Open Snapchat. This is a yellow icon with a white ghost inside. Tapping this icon will open the Snapchat camera interface.

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   Swipe right. This will bring up a menu Chat (Conversation).
   • You will not be able to screenshot a snap that was previously opened and closed.

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   Click the snap you want to take a screenshot. This will open the snap and you will have 1 to 10 seconds to take a screenshot before the snap expires.
   • You can replay one snap per day by tapping and holding on the expired snap. If you exit the Snapchat app, you won't be able to snap back.

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   Press the screen capture button combination on the phone. This will take a screenshot of the snap you are viewing. Contacts will receive a notification that you just took a screenshot.
   • For iPhone, hold down the key Sleep / Wake (Sleep / Wake) and button Home at the same time and release. You will hear the camera shutter sound and see the flash from the monitor. You just took a screenshot.
   • For most Android phones, press the buttons simultaneously.Power / Lock (Source / Lock) and Volume Down (Turn down the volume). On some Android phones, you may need to press buttons Power / Lock (Source / Lock) and Home (Home page).

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   Open your phone's photo library. The snap is saved in the default gallery of screenshots.
   • If you're using an iPhone, you can find screenshots in the album Screenshots (Screenshot) in the Photos section, as well Camera Roll (Camera roll)
   • Taking screenshots a snap will not clear the countdown timer in the upper right corner of the snap.
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Method 3 of 3: Save individual snap

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   Open Snapchat. This is a yellow icon with a white ghost inside. Tapping this icon will open the Snapchat camera interface.

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   Take a snap. Tap the "Capture" icon at the bottom of the screen to take a photo, or press and hold this option to record a video.

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   Click the Download button. This is the down arrow icon next to the countdown timer in the lower left corner of the screen.

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   Open your phone's photo library. The snapshots are saved in the default gallery, and all saved snapshots can be viewed here.
   • If you are using an iPhone, the snapshots are saved in the album Snapchat in the Photos section, as well as in Camera Roll (Camera roll).
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Advice

• You can also capture the chat screen. Both you and the recipient will receive a notification if you do this.

Warning

• As a general rule, limit screenshots from people you aren't familiar with. Screen capture of inappropriate or sensitive snapshots is not allowed.