Snapchat has around 360 million active users as of December 2022. And I bet, you may be one of them. Snapchat is loaded with tons of features. It makes for a great social media platform along with an amazing tech stack. You can message, send pictures, and videos, and put stories on this application.
One amazing feature that Snapchat provides is “Snapchat Streaks”
Now, what exactly is a Snapchat streak? How does Snapchat streak work?
Let us understand the basics in an easy manner that would clarify everything!
What Is A Snapchat Streak?
First, let us understand what is a snap. Snap is a picture or a video that you send to your contacts on Snapchat. It does not involve your messages or chats.
When you send a snap to your friend/contact on Snapchat for consecutive days without missing, it becomes a Snapchat streak. So, a streak is the counting of how many days you sent each other snaps without missing.
The moment you miss sending a snap within a 24-hour window, your streak gets broken.
How do you know if you have a streak?
A streak is symbolized by a flame emoticon on Snapchat. If you see a flame emoticon next to your contact’s name, it means you and your contact have a Snapchat streak.
It will also include a number right next to the flame emoticon. It mentions the number of days you have maintained the streak.
How Does Snapchat Streak Work?
Now, let us understand how Snapchat streak works.
How to start a Snapchat streak
- Send your friend a snap. As mentioned, it can include a picture or a video. No message or chat is counted in a streak.
- The friend has to reply back with a snap itself.
- If you and your friend do this for 3 consecutive days – you start a streak.
How to maintain a Snapchat streak
- For maintaining a Snapchat streak, you and your friend need to send each snap every day.
- If either of you two fails to send the other a snap within 24 hours of the other person’s snap – the streak will break.
What will not count in your Snapchat streak
- Any chats or messages sent to your friend.
- Any reply to any Snapchat group to your friend.
- Only tapping and seeing a story does not count. You need to reply with a snap always.
- Snaps sent with Memories or Spectacles content to other Snapchatters do not count towards your Snapstreaks.
Common Symbols Used In Snapchat Streaks
🔥
It means that a streak is started between you and your friend.
⌛️
It means that the streak can end soon as the 24-hour window between you and your friend is about to end. To maintain the streak, you or your friend needs to send a snap as per the turn before the 24-hour window ends.
💯
It means that your Snapchat streak with your friend has crossed 100 days.