Social media is what’s new today for people of all ages and from all walks of life. There’s something out there for everyone; you just need to work hard enough to find it. Or, you can also choose to waste your time on a platform that doesn’t particularly enhance your physical or mental health in any way whatsoever. Let’s take Facebook as an example. It is one of the largest social media platforms, with almost three billion monthly active users.
However, most of the content there is highly irrelevant to our daily lives and, frankly, appeals very poorly to the youth. A well-researched person would know to steer clear of Facebook, despite its number of users.
Instagram and Twitter are large social media platforms with hundreds of millions of monthly active users. However, most teenage users reported that these platforms make them feel “overwhelmed and anxious.” Twitter was especially problematic, as some users also stated that it made them feel “isolated.”
Deciding which social media networking site to use is a big step, as it will influence your life in ways you never imagined. It’ll affect your thinking process, mindset, daily life, and what you spend your time on. Trust us; you don’t want to be hooked to the wrong social media platform.
Thankfully, there’s a simple way to decide which social media networking site can make the most productive contributions to your life.
Firstly, think about what you want that platform to do for you. You might want detailed videos on exercises and overall fitness or to establish a personal brand for your business over the internet. As a hobby, you might be looking for everyday stories from the personal lives of strangers that you’ll never see. Or, you might like to create mood boards and look for pretty designs for your embroidery. Lastly, you might just want to connect with your family and friends in a fun but safe way.
There’s a particular platform for each of those requirements and much, much more! You can get your gym tutorials on YouTube and establish your brand on LinkedIn, TikTok, or Instagram. Quora and Reddit will provide you with the juiciest, reality-show-type family stories. Pinterest will tell you all about which outfits will fit you the best this fall, and Snapchat is perfect for connecting with friends and family and friends of the family!
You might think that almost all social media can fulfill the requirements of someone just looking to connect with friends and family. However, Snapchat is different; it is made with the brains of young teenagers in mind. The privacy and security of the platform are top-notch, and surveys show that most teenagers feel “creative, attractive, adventurous, happy, playful, spontaneous, excited, and silly.” Doesn’t that even sound so wholesome?
Read on until this blog’s end to learn how to delete pending messages on Snapchat.
How to Delete Pending Messages on Snapchat
Let us first tell you what pending messages on Snapchat are.
Let’s say that you added one of your close friends as a friend on Snapchat and sent them several snaps and chats. The next day when you asked them whether or not they’ve received your snaps, they replied negatively.
You let it go, knowing that people don’t always have that kind of time every day to go through their Snapchat. However, the next snaps and chats also remain unseen, or so they say.
You start to get a little annoyed before you notice that all the snaps and chats you’ve sent them seem to be “pending.” Why do you think that is?
Well, when you add someone, it might seem like they’re your Snapchat friend now, but they actually aren’t. What’s happened is that you’ve sent them a request to add you back. Until they do so, they technically aren’t your friend; therefore, anything you send them remains pending until they add you back.
There’s an exception to this rule: all users can opt to receive messages from everyone or just friends. There’s a setting on Snapchat which allows you to receive messages from anyone, even if you’re not friends on the platform yet.
However, little to no users use that option because it doesn’t make sense. Why would you want absolute strangers to be able to send you whatever they want, right?
Anyhow, now you know your messages are pending until they add you as a friend. Also, as you go through the chats again, you can see that you’ve sent them an awful number of messages.
Don’t worry; you can delete them right now, and your friend will never know about their existence. Well, they will see a message saying “[your username] deleted a snap” or “[your username] deleted a chat.”
Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way let’s move on to your initial question.
Here’s how to delete pending messages on Snapchat
Step 1: Launch Snapchat on your smartphone and log in to your account if you haven’t already.
Step 2: The first page you’ll land on is the Snapchat camera. Swipe right from there to go to your Chats page.
Step 3: Locate and tap on the chat from where you want to delete the pending messages.
Step 4: Long-press on the message you want to delete. Two options will appear: Save in Chat and Delete. Tap on the latter option.
Step 5: On the confirmation message that appears, tap on Delete again, and you’re good to go!
In the end
As we end this blog, let us recap all we’ve discussed today.
Deleting pending messages on Snapchat is more or less the same as deleting normal messages. Thanks to a recent update, you can now delete a message on Snapchat for you and the receiver. Follow our detailed step-by-step guide to delete a pending message on Snapchat quickly.
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