Alex Ruben
How To Disable Quick Add on Snapchat: A Complete Guide
If privacy matters or just don’t want random people popping up as friend suggestions, turning off Quick Add is a good move. It’s kind of weird how Snapchat’s suggestion algorithm works sometimes — you might get suggestions from people you barely know, or even strangers. Disabling this feature can give you more control over who’s suggested and keep your profile a bit more under the radar. Honestly, it’s not always instantly obvious how to turn it off, since Snapchat keeps hiding those options in different spots. But after messing around with settings a few times, it’s doable.
How to Disable Quick Add in Snapchat
Access your profile & find the Quick Add section
First, open the Snapchat app (it’s usually on your home screen). Make sure you’re logged into your account. Then go to your profile by tapping that little human icon or your Bitmoji — top left or right corner depending on the version. Scroll down a bit, and you’ll see a section labeled Quick Add. That’s where Snapchat shows you potential friends based on mutual connections. If you see any suggestions you don’t want, tap the X next to their name to ignore them. Seems simple, but it’s kind of easy to forget that you have to keep ignoring suggestions instead of just turning the feature off.
Change your settings to hide yourself from suggestions
This part is a little murky sometimes — because of course, Snapchat has to make it confusing. To stop being suggested to others, you need to poke around the privacy settings. Tap your Bitmoji or profile icon again, then hit the gear icon (that’s the icon for settings). Under Settings, scroll towards the bottom until you find the section called Who Can… . Look for options like See Me in Quick Add or Show Me in Friend Finder. If those are toggled on, switch them off — this will stop your profile from appearing in other people’s suggestions. Honestly, on some setups, changing this setting isn’t saved immediately — so if it doesn’t seem to stick, try toggling it off and back on again after reopening the app. Weirdly, it sometimes takes a restart for these changes to register.
Double-check your changes & refresh
After fiddling with the toggle, go back to your profile and glance at the Quick Add section again. If it’s clear of your name, congrats — you’ve successfully hidden yourself. On some devices or app versions, the change might not be reflected right away, so it’s a good idea to close and reopen the app once or twice, just to be sure. Disabling this isn’t perfect — Snapchat still suggests friends based on mutual contacts or search, but turning off the “show me” options cuts down a lot of unwanted suggestions.
Extra tips & common hiccups
Here’s the thing: privacy on Snapchat is a bit of a minefield. Besides turning off Quick Add, you might want to regularly review your friend list and privacy settings. Also, avoid linking your account to third-party apps or public profiles because that can make you pop up more often. Sometimes, after toggling settings, Snapchat stubbornly keeps suggesting friends; in those cases, a full app reinstall or clearing cache in your device settings might help. And yes, it’s annoying that Snapchat sometimes doesn’t make these options very clear — kind of like they want you to keep playing the guessing game.
Wrap-up
Disabling Quick Add isn’t overly complicated once you find where those toggles are hiding — it’s just not the most straightforward setup. After messing around with settings a bit, you get the hang of hiding yourself from suggestions and controlling who sees you in Quick Add. Because, honestly, avoiding random friend suggestions is one of those small things that makes the whole app a little less intrusive. It’s not perfect, but it’s better than nothing.
Summary
- Open Snapchat and go to your profile (tap the human icon or Bitmoji).
- Scroll down to find Quick Add suggestions and ignore unwanted ones.
- Access settings via the gear icon, then scroll to Show Me in Quick Add.
- Toggle that off to hide your profile from suggestions.
- Double-check by reopening Quick Add and ensuring your name isn’t there.
Final thoughts
Overall, it’s kind of a hassle to turn off Quick Add, but once done, it makes a noticeable difference in privacy. Just keep in mind that Snapchat still has ways to suggest friends, so it’s about controlling what you can. Hopefully, this shaves off a few hours of frustration for someone. Sometimes, it’s just a matter of poking around a bit to get it right.