We all know how popular and important the photo-sharing app Snapchat has become in our lives. Not sharing a snap while we are out or eating at a fancy restaurant ain’t an option. This “Snapchatting” spree also includes times when we want to keep other’s snaps without letting them know.
One obvious question to this is, “Can you screenshot Snapchat without them knowing?” We have a straight-up YES for this. Hence, here I am to tell you methods to take a screenshot on Snapchat without letting anyone know about the sneaky task you want to do.
How To Screenshot On Snapchat Without Them Knowing? (Android and iOS)
1. Recording using another smartphone
The easiest Snapchat screenshot hack is to use another smartphone to record a video of a Snapchat video or take a picture of a Snapchat image.
Following this, you can edit the photo or the video taken and can finally keep a copy of others’ Snapchat Stories and they won’t even know of it.
2. Using a screen recorder app (Android and iOS)
This is another method to save someone else’s Snapchat video or photo. You just have to install any screen recorder app for Android out of the various available on the Google Play Store. For more clarity, you can check out our list of the best screen recorder apps and download the one you like.
For iOS, the inbuilt screen recorder feature can easily help you do that. You just have to enable the feature from the Control Center by tapping on the option. If at all the feature isn’t in your Control Center, you can add it by following a couple of simple steps:
- Go to Settings to find the Control Center option.
- Tap on it and select the Customize Controls option.
- Following this, just add the screen recorder option and you are done.
3. Using Google Assistant for Android devices
This is yet another hack for taking a Snapchat screenshot with the help of Google Assistant. The steps are pretty easy:
- Open up Snapchat and the snaps you want to save to your gallery.
- Call out to Google Assistant by either long-pressing the home button or with a simple “OK, Google.”
- Ask the digital assistant to take a screenshot verbally or by typing and the work gets done without anyone knowing about it.
However, there’s one downside; there ain’t an option to directly save the screenshot to your gallery and instead, you will be provided with an option to share it with other platforms. You have to send it to your email or any other platform, and save it from there.
4. Using airplane mode
This method is easy and doesn’t require you to do a lot. Here are the steps you have to follow:
- Open Snapchat to make sure all the snaps are loaded (don’t view them though!)
- Now, turn off the Wi-fi, mobile data, and even Bluetooth. After this, turn on the airplane mode.
- Once you have ensured that your device doesn’t have internet connectivity, just open up Snapchat.
- Just open the snap you want to take a screenshot of, take a screenshot, and it is done. After 30 seconds or a minute, turn on your internet connection and no one will know what you just did.
5. Using third-party apps
Much like third-party apps to save a WhatsApp Status, there are some to save a Snapchat snap without anyone knowing. You can download them from the Google Play Store.
There are various apps for the purpose such as SnapSaver (Android) and Sneakaboo (iOS) and there are pretty simple steps to do the same.
SnapSaver
For this, you just have to download the app and open it.
- Now, you have to select from the desired options (Screenshot, Screen Recording, Burst Screenshot, and Integrated) and head to Snapchat.
- Open the required snap that you want to save, tap on the SnapSaver camera icon that will appear on your screen, and a screenshot will be taken without the person getting notified about it.
Sneakaboo
For this app too, you have to install it and log in with your Snapchat credentials. All the new Snapchat Stories will appear on the app and you just have to take their screenshot when they play. This won’t notify the other user about the screenshot as your work gets done.
6. Using the Mirror feature on Android
This is another Snapchat screenshot hack, which requires some work. You have to use the screen mirroring feature (can be accessed from your smartphone’s Settings) so that your device is cast on an external device such as a smart TV.
Once this is done, you will have to open up your Snapchat and use another device to record the Snapchat video or photo. After a couple of edits, you will get yourself someone else’s Snapchat Story and they won’t even know about it.
How To Screenshot Snapchat Without Them Knowing? (Mac)
There is a simple trick to screenshot on Snapchat without them knowing. You just have to enable the QuickTime Screen Capture to perform the task. For this:
- You just have to connect your iPhone to your Macbook and open the QuickTime Player app.
- Tap on the file option and then the ‘new movie recording’ option.
- Select any of the various recording options available and select your iPhone as the movie recording output that will help mirror your iPhone onto the Mac.
- Once the setup is done, you have to hit the record button, open Snapchat and you will be able to screenshot Snapchat without notification.
Take Screenshot On Snapchat Without Them Knowing In Easy Steps
I hope my aforementioned simple hacks will help you take a screenshot on Snapchat without the other person knowing of it.
As a reminder, we don’t endorse the act for any cruel intention but just for fun. So, you have to ensure you maintain others’ privacy and don’t cross the line!
