What Does Received Mean on Snapchat?
Imagine that you are chatting with someone and you need to know if they have received your snap or snaps adequately.
Instead of waiting for an answer, or checking your Internet connection for problems, you can simply take a look at the little icon that appears next to their chat.
Fortunately, every chat message has a different icon that you can identify in order to know the current status of the sent chat.
That’s why today, we are going to be talking about the “Received” status, an icon that you have probably seen before when you send snaps on the app.
Continue reading to learn more about:
- What does received mean on Snapchat?;
- Understanding the Received Status and other statuses;
- Everything you must know about Snapchat icons.
What Does Received Mean on Snapchat?
So, what does received mean on Snapchat? Received on Snapchat means that the person you have sent the Snap or chat to has indeed successfully received your message.
If you send a new snap to someone, and they surely got your snap or chat on their chat list, you will see a received icon on your end.
There are different icons that serve special purposes on the Snapchat app, and all of them are different from each other.
Icons are just one of the many features implemented by the platform, and they also contribute to improving privacy on your Snapchat account.
Pro Tip: Whenever a friend receives a message from you and they open it, you will receive a read notification.
It works the same way around - but what if you want to Open a Snap Without Them Knowing? Would it be possible? Read our related article to learn more.
Sent, Received, and Delivered vs. Opened Icons in Snapchat
Sent, received, and delivered icons also exist within Snapchat.
They are all different in shape and form, and their meanings are significantly different as well.
- An Opened Icon appears whenever someone opens your message. They have the form of hollow arrows (hollow green arrow means that cash gifts were opened, hollow purple arrow for audio messages, hollow red arrow for chats without audio, and hollow blue arrow for a text chat. Learn more about Opened Icons here;
- Sent icons appear when you have a sent Snap on your list. They act as a sent notification that informs you that your message was sent, but it isn’t delivered. They have the form of colored arrows. A pending status means that a grey icon will appear if the message wasn’t sent at all;
- Delivered means Snapchat confirmed the reception of the message. They are the same as Received icons. They have the form of colored squares. Do not confuse it with the hollow red square or hollow purple square. If you have a hollow one, we are talking about viewed icons instead.
Note: Unread messages with the pending status have expiration times.
If, after a certain period of time, no one sees your message because they haven’t accepted your friend request, it will expire.
Unread Snaps expire in 24 hours in friends’ group chats and in one month if you sent the message to only one user.
Types of Received Icons on Snapchat
Now that you know what received icons mean on Snapchat, it is time to get to know each specific icon that will appear when texting with friends.
There are three icons that you will encounter related to the “Received” section on the Snapchat platform.
But blue arrow, red arrow, purple arrow - what do they all mean? You are about to find out.
1. Colored Purple Square
The colored purple square means that the recipient has indeed received a message with audio, but it hasn’t been opened yet.
Remember that you can always Unsend a Snap in case you mistakenly sent it to someone.
2. Colored Red Square
The colored red square means that the person has received a Snap or various Snaps that do not contain audio at all.
It can be a muted video, an image, or pretty much whatever except voice notes and text messages.
3. Colored Blue Square
At last, the blue square means that your Snap text message has been received. In this case, we talk about pure text chats and not multimedia files.
Remember that all received icons are intended to let you know that your message was sent and received - the icon will change whenever someone reads it.
Other Relevant Icons on Snapchat’s Chat Screen
From time to time, Snapchat implements one new icon or another that helps users understand what is happening with their messages in real-time.
For instance, Replayed icons were recently introduced. A red replay icon means that your video was replayed, whereas a purple replay icon means that your audio was replayed at least twice.
They have the form of a little circular arrow.
You can check more information about Snapchat icons on their official website, or constantly check GrowFollowing for more powerful and valuable insights!
FAQ
What Does a Hollow Blue Square Mean in Snapchat?
A hollow square colored blue means that your Snap message (text) was viewed by the recipient.
Can My Friend Know if I Took a Screenshot of Their Snap or Snaps?
Yes. Screenshot icons are a thing now, and they look like crossed arrows. A crossed red arrows means that your Snap without audio was screenshotted.
A crossed purple arrows means that your Snap with audio was screenshotted, and naturally, crossed blue arrows means that someone took a screenshot of your text message.
Karen is a senior technical writer and copywriter here at GrowFollowing. Her area of expertize are social media apps and new media.