How to See Cleared Conversations on Snapchat

Updated on: March 11, 2024

If you are looking for the best way to see cleared conversations on Snapchat, this guide is for you. Some users are worried if they can see the chats they cleared. However, there is a difference between clearing and deleting messages on Snapchat.

Recovering deleted chats can be hard or nearly impossible, but seeing cleared conversations on Snapchat is quite easy. Snapchat has one of the best social media privacy policies you will find online. In this guide, I will show how to see cleared conversations on Snapchat and give a sneak preview of how to recover deleted messages on Snapchat.

How to see cleared conversations on Snapchat

When you clear a conversation from your Snapchat, the app only removes it from your screen. The other user can still see it on their end. It's not deleted at all. To see cleared conversations on Snapchat, follow the steps below:

Go to the search bar and type the name of the friend that you cleared the conversation with.
Tap the name in the results. This will open a blank chat.
To see cleared chats, pull down the white space within the chat to see cleared lines.

That's how you see cleared conversations on Snapchat! Remember, when you clear conversations on Snapchat and the friend texts you again, the whole chat will reappear on your message list.

However, if you want to recover deleted conversations on Snapchat, you can try the following possible ways:

Contact Snapchat support
Use a third-party recovery tool

Let us now see these two methods in detail.

1] Contact Snapchat support

Contacting the Snapchat support team is not the surest way to get your deleted messages, but it can still work. This is one of the most secure ways to try.

How to see cleared conversations on Snapchat

To do so, follow the steps below:

On the Snapchat app, go to the top-left side and click on your profile image.
On the right side, click on the Settings gear icon.
Next, scroll down to locate and click on My Data. It is located under the PRIVACY CONTROLS section.
Enter your credentials, that is, your username and password.
On the My Data page, read through all the information displayed, or you can just scroll down and select Submit Request.
You will receive a prompt saying, “We Received Your Request”. From there, wait for a day or two for Snapchat to send you an email with a zip folder containing your date, which includes the deleted conversations.
To access the deleted messages, download the zip folder, right-click it, and extract the files.
Locate the folder named Mydata, and choose the index file type, and there you will see all your conversations.

2] Use a third-party tool

Another possible way to recover your deleted conversation on Snapchat is by using a third-party recovery app for Android or iOS. Several apps can help you recover deleted messages within minutes.

I recommend using an app with great customer reviews and acceptable privacy terms. Be careful not to fall into predatory apps that aim at getting your personal details for malicious motives.

How do I clear Snapchat conversations?

If you don’t want to see a certain conversation in your Snapchat, you can remove it by clearing it.

How to see cleared conversations on Snapchat

However, clearing a conversation doesn’t delete it; you only hide it from your eyes, but the other party can view it, or you can still access it when you search for the name of the person.

To clear a Snapchat conversation, follow the steps below:

Method 1: Use the Settings option

Open your Snapchat app on your phone and click on your profile picture on the top-left side of your screen.
Tap on the Settings icon to view various options. Locate and tap Clear Date, which is an option under PRIVACY CONTROLS.
Next, tap on Clear Conversations.
Hit the X sign next to the name of the person you want to clear the conversation.
You will get a message prompt Are you sure you want to clear this conversation? Tap Clear to remove the conversation from your list.

Method 2: Use the Chat option

Open Snapchat and tap the Chat icon at the bottom of your screen.
Long-press on the chat you want to clear and select Clear from Chat Feed.
You will get a prompt to confirm your action. Tap Clear to complete the process.

Method 3: Use the Manage Chats option

Open your app and go to the chat section by tapping on the chat icon.
Next, tap on the three dots on the top-right side.
Then, select Manage Chats.
You will see a list of all conversations. Select the X sign next to each conversation you want to clear.
Confirm your action by tapping Clear.

NOTE: If you want to clear all conversations on Snapchat, tap the X icon next to each user name, one by one. There is yet to be a way to clear all messages at once.

We hope that you find something valuable in this guide. I hope you can now see all cleared conversations on Snapchat and ways to clear your chats from your screen.

Robert N

Robert is a problem-solver with a gift for communicating complex ideas in a clear and concise way. His background in technology makes him uniquely qualified to do this.