How to Remove Someone from Your Snapchat Best Friends List?

Snapchat’s Best Friends list is determined by an algorithm that factors in the frequency of snaps, chats, and story views. The algorithm updates continuously based on your most recent interactions, so your Best Friends list can change as you engage more or less with certain friends. However, sometimes you may not want that to happen or simply don’t like having someone as your Best Friend on Snapchat.

There are two ways to remove someone from your Best Friends list. Choose the one that fits your situation best:

• Block or Unfriend the person: This is the quickest way to remove someone from your Best Friends list. Follow the instructions below for details.
• Trick Snapchat’s algorithm: If you don’t want to block or unfriend the person, you can reduce your interactions with them to influence the algorithm to remove them from your Best Friends list. Send fewer snaps, open fewer snaps, and chat less with them. Over time, this will remove them from your list.

Now, let’s go over the instructions for each method.

1. Blocking or Unfriending a Person:

This method is straightforward. Here’s what you need to do:

1. Open Snapchat.
2. Press and hold on the person you want to remove.
3. Press ‘Manage Friendship’.
4. Now, you can either ‘Block’ or ‘Remove friend’.
5. That’s it!

If you block someone, they will be immediately removed from your Best Friends list. However, after unblocking them, you’ll need to manually add them back as a friend if you want to stay connected.

Trick Snapchat’s Algorithm to Remove Best Friends Without Unfriending:

Note: This process will take time as Snapchat’s algorithm reanalyzes your interactions. The time it takes to remove someone from your Best Friends list can vary based on your usage and interactions with others.

To remove someone from your Best Friends list, you need to reduce your interaction and communication with them. This can be tricky because information on this topic is often vague, and users have questions like, “How long do I have to stop communication?” or “Can I still send them snaps regularly?”

Below are three clear steps you can follow to help remove someone from your Best Friends list. Be patient and let the algorithm work over time.

Step 1. Decrease Interaction

Your Snapchat Best Friends are the users you interact with most frequently. You need to significantly reduce the number of snaps and chats you exchange with this person. Snapchat’s algorithm factors in the frequency of these interactions, so lowering this will help remove them from your Best Friends list. Here’s how to do this effectively:

• Only send one snap, and only send it when the streak timer appears.
• Reply to their messages late.
• Avoid calling that person.
• Restrict them from viewing your stories.

Step 2. Start Interacting with Other Users More

To speed up the process of removing someone from your Best Friends list, increase your interactions with other users. Snapchat’s algorithm balances your interactions with all friends, so the more you engage with others, the more it will affect your Best Friends list.

However, the time this takes varies significantly. Some users see changes within a few days, while for others, it may take several weeks. Be patient, as there’s no fixed timeline for this process.

To do this, follow these tips:

• Send snap streaks to others more frequently, and make sure not to send them to the person you want to remove.
• Create group chats and don’t include that person.

Step 3. Limit Engagement with Their Content

Avoid opening their stories, snaps, or messages immediately. Mute their notifications and limit your overall engagement with them. This signals Snapchat that you’re less interested in interacting with this person, potentially removing them from your Best Friends list. Follow these tips:

• Mute their chat and snap notifications.
• Don’t watch their stories.
• Delay replying to their messages and opening snaps.
• Don’t open their profile.

That’s it! Following these steps will help remove the person from your Best Friends list.

In my personal tests, it took 11 days to remove the desired person from my Best Friends list. However, based on user reports, the timeline can vary significantly. Some users may see results in a few days, while for others, it could take several weeks. Your overall usage patterns, frequency of interactions, and activity level can influence how quickly the algorithm updates.

While the algorithm reevaluates your interactions, you can hide the person’s chat from your profile to reduce interactions further. Here’s how:

1. Open Snapchat.
2. Press and hold the person’s chat.
3. Tap on ‘Chat Settings’ > ‘Clear from Chat Feed’.

This will remove the person from your chat feed, further decreasing interaction.

Thank you for reading!

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