How to get rid of Quick Add suggestions on Snapchat? (2023)

 Snapchat is a Social Media app where you make new friends and connect with them. It is in fact a great way to find your people and interact with them every day. Thanks to the Quick Add section that allows you to find friends, family, and other acquaintances on Snapchat. But many times the Quick Add section can be a great pain in the head as it suggests to you many users that you don’t even know. This can be very frustrating that if many strangers are in your Quick Add section, you would also be in the Quick Add section of many users. However, you can get rid of the Quick Add section on Snapchat.If you don’t know how to get rid of the Quick Add suggestions on Snapchat, then don’t worry as we are here to help you.

Quick Takeaways

• Sometimes the Quick Add suggestions can be really frustrating and you wonder about getting rid of it.
• It is impossible to turn off the Quick Add section on your Snapchat.
• If you make some small changes in your Snapchat settings, then the Quick Add section will not bother you.

 However, if you want to know more about how to get rid of the Quick Add section on Snapchat, then keep reading till the end.

What is Quick Add on Snapchat?

The Quick Add section on Instagram is a feature that allows users to find friends on Snapchat. The Quick Add will allow you to have friends suggested to you on Snapchat. Snapchat has some algorithms that work in such a way that it suggests friends on the basis of different factors. These factors involve the same interest, same content consumed and created, mutuals, location, and contact list. 

In this section, you will be able to see people from your contact list and your mutuals. The friends will be suggested with their username and if you have mutuals with that person, the mutuals will also be mentioned under their username. With the help of a quick add section, you will be able to find your friends, family members, and acquaintances on Snapchat. You would also be able to see the avatars of the friends that are suggested to you on Snapchat. If you want to connect to those friends, you can add them by the + Add option right next to their username, and if you don’t want to, you can ignore that suggestion.

How can you get rid of the Quick Add section on Snapchat?

Are you also one of those who hate multiple people showing up in your Quick Add section whom you don’t even know? If yes, then you are in the right place. Quick add is a section that will suggest your friends on Snapchat and will also suggest your username to other Snapchat followers. Sometimes you get suggested by many unknown friends on the app, whereas sometimes your username becomes visible to many unknown Snapchat users.

But let us break the bubble for you. If you are wondering how you can disable the Quick Add section on Snapchat, then you must know that the Quick Add section can never be disabled. However, in many cases, it becomes very important to turn off the Quick Add section. But don’t get disheartened. Though you cannot get rid of the Quick Add section, you can always make a few changes in your Snapchat settings after which the Quick Add section will not bother you. 

Method 1: Turn off the “Show Me in the Quick Add” section.

As you know Quick Add suggests certain friends and also suggests your username to your friends. But what if it suggests your username to those whom you don’t even know? With this option, you will be able to prevent your username from being suggested to other Snapchat users whom you don’t know

If you want to know how you can do it, then you must read the steps below.

Step 1

Open the Instagram App on your Device.

Step 2

Tap on your Snapchat avatar visible to you in the top left corner of the screen.

Step 3

Tap on the Gear icon you can see in the top right corner.

Step 4

Now, you will be able to see the Snapchat Settings. Scroll down to find the “Show Me in Quick Add” section.

Step 5

Now, tap on the option “Show Me in Quick Add” and you will be able to see a box with a tick on it. Click on the box and the Quick Add will not suggest your username to other Snapchat users.

Method 2: Turn off the notifications from the Quick Add section

Are you also among those who get notified that ‘You have a new friend suggestion’ on Snapchat? This is frustrating as many times you don’t even know that person. The most usual thing people do to get rid of the Quick Add suggestions is to tap on the “X” visible next to the usernames that are being suggested. This is a very time-consuming process and can take a whole day to get complete. Whereas you can do another thing that would not consume your time. You can turn off the Quick Add notification on Snapchat. To know how you can read the steps below.

Step 1

Open Snapchat on your Device.

Step 2

Tap on your Avatar that you can see in the top left corner of the screen.

Step 3

Now click on the Gear option that you can see in the top right corner of the screen.

Step 4

Now in the Snapchat settings, scroll down and locate the Notification option.

Step 5

Tap on the Notification option. Now, you will be able to see the Friend Suggestions option. 

Step 6

Click on the box that you are able to see next to the Friend Suggestion option, and Snapchat will no longer notify you of suggesting someone you can add on Snapchat.

Method 3: Disable Contacts on Snapchat

Another thing you can do to get rid of the Quick Add section suggesting you have multiple friends is to disable the Contact permission you have granted to Snapchat. If you disable the permission of Contacts in Snapchat, then Snapchat will not show you friends from your Contact list in the Quick Add section.

If you want to know how you can do it, you must read the steps below.

Step 1

Open Snapchat on your Device.

Step 2

Tap on the Avatar in the top left corner of the screen.

Step 3 

Now , tap the Gear icon to open Snapchat settings.

Step 4

Now scroll down until you see the “Contact Syncing” option.  This option will be under the “Account Actions” section.

Step 5

Tap on the “Contact Syncing” option. Now you will see the ” Share Contacts With Snapchat” option. Tap on it and your contacts will not sync with Snapchat.

Who ends up showing in your Quick Add section?

There is no limitation to who can show up in your Quick Add section. You can see anyone in your Quick Add section. However, Snapchat has some preferences to suggest to your users in your quick add section. Snapchat suggests people from your contact list who use Snapchat. It will also suggest the users that your Snapchat friends are added with. When Snapchat suggests the users, your friends will be the mutuals between both of you and the mutuals will be mentioned below their username in the Quick Add section.

Snapchat also has the Location feature which asks you to add your location on Snapchat. If you are at a location, chances are that there must be other friends at the same location. Snapchat will suggest to you the friends that are at your location.

How can you block a random user if they add you on Snapchat?

Snapchat’s Quick Add works from both ends. If the Quick Add suggests certain users, then it can also suggest your user name to many strangers. This can risk your privacy. Imagine if the other user finds your username, they can misuse it or can also add you on Snapchat. However, if you want to prevent it, you can block them when they add you. To block someone, you can follow the steps below.

Step 1

Open Snapchat on your device.

Step 2

In the top left corner, you will be able to see your Avatar. Tap on it.

Step 3

Now, scroll down and you will see the option Add Friends. 

Step 4

Click on it. You will be able to see two sections i.e. Added Me and the Quick Add section. In the Added section you will be able to see all those who have added you on Snapchat. Locate the user whom you want to block.

Step 5

Tap and hold the user. You will be able to see a pop-up with a few options. Click on the Block option which will be the first option in the pop-up.

 Step 6

After you click the Block option, Snapchat will ask you if you are sure that you want to block that user. Then tap on the Block option and the user will be blocked.

How can you add friends using the quick add section?

If you want to expand your connection on Snapchat, then you can add friends from the Quick Add section. You can follow the steps below which can help you.

Step 1

Open Snapchat on your device

Step 2

Click on the avatar that you can see in the top left corner of the screen.

Step 3

Now scroll down and you will see the Add Friends option.

Step 4

Tap on it and you will be able to see two sections i.e. Added Me and Quick Add section.

The Added Me will have the people who have added you on Snapchat. The Quick Add section will have a list of some people who are suggested to you by Snapchat. These suggestions will be based on the location, mutuals, and your contact list.

Conclusion

As a Snapchatter, you must have been in a situation when you got a notification from Snapchat suggesting friends that are not even your friends. As Snapchat suggests to multiple people that you don’t even know, it can also suggest you to many strangers through the Quick Add section. This can risk your privacy as the other user cannot be genuine every time and can also be a fraud. Therefore to prevent this, you must keep in mind that the Quick Add section is the only feature that suggests different users. So, you must stop the  Quick Add section from doing that. As the Quick Add section cannot be disabled, however, you can make a few changes that will not allow irrelevant suggestions in your Quick Add section. You can disable the “Show me in Quick Add” option. This will prevent your name from being suggested to the other users on Snapchat. You can also disable the Quick Add notification. This will prevent Snapchat from notifying you about the friend suggestions that you have on the app. The last thing is that you can turn off the Contact Syncing to Snapchat. This will prevent your contacts from flowing into the Quick Add section.

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