What is Quick Add on Snapchat? (2023 Updated)

Snapchat is an interesting social media app for daily interactions with friends. As you are a Snapchat user, you must also have many Snapchat friends. But do you want to increase your Snapchat family and start to interact with more users, you can access the Quick Add option on your Snapchat. In the guide below, we will let you know everything about Quick Add on Snapchat.

Quick Takeaways

• Snapchat shows you certain usernames as suggestions in the Quick Add section.
• The suggestions are based on certain factors such as location, mutual friends, contact lists, and similar interests.
• You cannot turn off the Quick Add section but can prevent yourself from being suggested to others

However, to know more about Quick Add on Snapchat, read till the end.

What does Quick Add mean on Snapchat?

Quick Add on Snapchat is a feature that allows friend suggestions on the app. Snapchat’s algorithm works in such a way that it would suggest to you some friends that you could add on Snapchat, or those you might be interested in. As you are a Snapchat user, you must have seen many of your friends, family, and acquaintances in the Quick Add section. In the Quick Add section, you can see friends from your contact list and also mutuals with your Snapchat friends.

You will see suggestions in the Quick Add section in the form of a username and avatar right next to it. If the contact would be a mutual on Snapchat, the number of mutuals will be mentioned under the username of that person. If you want to add a certain user to your Snapchat, you can tap on the Add option right next to the username and if you are not interested, you can always ignore those users.

How does Quick Add work on Snapchat?

Snapchat has an algorithm that works and shows you certain people in your Quick Add list. They may be your friends, family members, acquaintances, or mutuals. This is how it works.

Mutuals on Snapchat

The reason why Snapchat will show you, certain users, in Quick Add is because they might be mutual. The people who are friends with your Snapchat friends will be there in your Quick Add list on Snapchat. Below those users Snapchat will show the number of Mutuals you have with them. Mutuals are the people who are friends with you as well as friends with those contacts and Snapchat will assume that the user is also your friend.

Same Interests

Snapchat will also suggest some users with whom you share similar interests. If you share certain stories and snaps on your Snapchat that are also shared by other users, Snapchat will show you those users in your Quick Add section who share the same interests.

Your Contact List.

Snapchat will also show you users in the Quick Add section that are in your contact list. But this only works when you have granted app the permission to access your device’s contact list. Those who use Snapchat in your contact list will be automatically in the Quick Add list on your Snapchat.

Location

If you have granted Snapchat permission to access your location, it will suggest the people who have been in the same location or are currently near your location.

How can you turn off the Quick Add Feature on Snapchat?

It is always frustrating when Snapchat suggests you some contacts that you don’t want to add to your Snapchat. Sometimes, Snapchat may also suggest certain users that you don’t know, which is why it is important to turn off the Quick Add feature on Snapchat.

But it is impossible to turn off the Quick Add feature on Snapchat. But don’t get disheartened because one thing you can do is to prevent your Snapchat username from appearing in the Quick Add section of strangers and other users you don’t want to add on Snapchat. If you also want to make your username disappear from the Quick Add section of other users, you can follow the steps below.

• Step 1

Open Snapchat on your device.

• Step 2

Now you will be able to see the Bitmoji Avatar in the top left corner of the screen. Click on it.

• Step 3

You have to click on the Gear icon visible on the top right corner of the screen. 

• Step 4

Scroll down the list you are able to see on Snapchat and locate the option ‘See Me in Quick Add’ option.

• Step 5

Now you will be able to see the ‘Show Me in Quick Add’ option. Right next to it, there will be a tick icon. Click on it and it will be turned off.

Will I be on someone’s Quick Add list if they are on mine?

Well, the Snapchat algorithm shows suggestions in the Quick Add section, and that work from both ends. This means that Yes, you will be on someone’s Quick Add list if they are on yours. The reason behind this is quite simple. Just like Snapchat will show someone to you in your Quick Add section based on certain factors, it will also suggest you in someone’s Quick Add section based on the same factors.To understand this in a better way, you need to go through the following points:

Location

Location is a factor through which Snapchat shows multiple suggestions in the Quick Add section. The only thing you need to make sure of is to grant Snapchat access permission for your current location, and it will suggest people at your location or those who are nearby you. And this works from both ends. If the other person has also granted permission to access the location, you will also be suggested to be at the same location.

Mutuals

Snapchat’s suggestions are also based on the mutual. Suppose you see someone in the Quick Add section, and that person is a friend to someone you know, the other person will be mutual to you both. Suppose you see someone’s username suggested by Snapchat and the mutuals are mentioned under their username, then chances are that your username will also be suggested to them with the same mutuals mentioned under your username.

Contact list

Snapchat will suggest to you all your contacts that use Snapchat in the Quick Add section.  It is quite obvious that if someone in your contact list is being suggested to you on Snapchat, you would also be suggested to your contacts on Snapchat. But you and your contacts must have granted permission to Snapchat to access your contact list. 

Now, you would be able to understand that if you see suggestions on Snapchat’s Quick Add section, you are also on others’ Quick Add suggestion list. But, the only way to prevent it is to turn off the ‘Show Me in Quick Add’ section in Snapchat’s settings.

Conclusion

Snapchat’s Quick Add section is another way of making new friends. You can see your friends, family, acquaintances, and sometimes strangers on your Snapchat suggestions. The best way to avoid it is to ignore or remove the username from your suggestions. Though the Quick Add is a useful feature sometimes, its suggestions can be a bit annoying, as who would want to see a stranger in your suggestions? As you cannot turn off the Quick Add feature, you can definitely hide yourself from being on it. From the guide above, you will have learned a lot about the Quick Add section on Snapchat.

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