Bored of having a public profile on Snapchat or just changing your mind? Here is how you can handle it. Follow the guide to know how you can delete your public profile on the platform while continuing to access the account. Let’s get started.
How does a public profile work on Snapchat?
Let us understand how a public profile works, just in case it changes your mind!
- With it, you become discoverable to the wider Snapchat community, which means that people can find your account through search or content discovery tools. You can get popular too!
- Building on that, you gain access to a subscriber count, which helps you build a family where you can see or post your content among people who would like to see it.
- You get a platform where you can showcase your creative work, such as public stories and spotlight posts. It is settled there, all in one dedicated space on your profile.
- If you like things organized, it offers more professional features, such as the ability to see analytics or insights about your content performance. This is to understand how your account is being responded to by the audience.
- The additional perk is that you can maintain control over your privacy. Having a public profile does not mean you have to open up your private messages to everyone. You can still manage who can contact you, keeping things under control.
Steps to delete a public profile on Snapchat
- If you want to delete a public profile on Snapchat, then these are the steps that you can follow.
Open the Snapchat app on your phone and tap on your Bitmoji icon located in the top left corner to access your profile screen. - Keep moving until you see the section that says – My Public Profile and tap on it to view your page.
Once your public profile opens, look for the three dots in the top right corner of the screen. Tap on them to open your settings menu. - Within this menu, you have to scroll all the way down until you see the option that says Clear Public Profile or Delete Public Profile. It can be either, which totally depends on the version of that app you are using.
- Tap on that option, and Snapchat will ask you to confirm your choice. This is to remind the user that this action is permanent. Once you confirm, all the content you have shared publicly will be permanently removed. This action is definitely permanent, and you cannot access your previous data.
- After you confirm, you will be back to your regular Snapchat account, which is private.
