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This wikiHow teaches you how to replay a Snap you just received from a contact, or a friend's story Snaps, using an iPhone, iPad or Android. Snapchat allows you to reopen or replay any Snap you receive one time as long as you do not leave the Chat screen. However, if a friend shares a Snap to their story, you can watch it as many times as you wish until the story expires.
Steps
Replaying a Snap You Just Received
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2Swipe right on the camera screen. This will switch you to the "Chat" screen. You can see a list of all the recent Snaps you received here.Advertisement
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3Tap an unopened Snap. This displays the Snap for the first time.
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4Stay on the "Chat" screen. If you quit the app or switch to another page like your profile or the camera screen, you'll lose the opportunity to replay this Snap.[1]
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5Tap and hold the friend who sent you the Snap. You'll see the Snap they sent you.
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6Tap the Snap to replay it. You can only replay each Snap you receive once.
Replaying a Snap Story
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2Swipe left on the camera screen. This will switch you to the "Stories" screen.
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3Tap a friend's story to view it. You can see all your friends' stories under the "Friends" heading at the top. Tapping a story will play it for the first time. After you view a story, your friend's icon at the top of the Stories screen will turn into a black-and-white rounded arrow.
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4Tap the round arrow icon on your friend's story. This replays your friend's story. You can replay story Snaps as many times as you want until they expire.
Community Q&A
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QuestionHow do I retrieve expired Snaps?
Community AnswerIf you don't have a Snap-saving app like Casper or Phantom installed, there is no way to retrieve an expired Snap. -
QuestionIf I am going to manage, it just shows me filter and friends emoji, so now what should I do?
Community AnswerThey've updated Snapchat so that some users can't do this trick as it is against Snapchat's Terms and Agreement. -
QuestionI am an Apple user. Is that why I don't have the option to replay?
Community AnswerThe replay option is automatic now for only a few seconds, and then you can never replay that again.
wikiHow Video: How to Reopen Snapchat Pictures
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About This Article
If a friend sends you a photo or video Snap on Snapchat, you can replay it once after your first view. To do so, swipe left on the camera screen to open your Chats, and then tap a Snap to view it for the first time. After opening the Snap once, you'll be able to open it a second time as long as you don't leave the Chats screen or open anyone else's Snaps. To replay the Snap, tap and hold the friend who sent it, and then tap the Snap to view it.
Although you can only replay a private Snap once, you can watch your friends' Stories as many times as you want until they expire. To replay a Story, swipe left from the Camera to the Stories screen, and then tap the Story you want to see. Once you've watched your friend's entire Story, their Story icon will turn into a curved black-and-white arrow. Tap that arrow to replay the Story as often as you'd like.
