How to View Snapchat Story without Them Knowing

Snapchat Story is a fun and engaging way to share moments with friends and followers. However, sometimes you might want to view Snap stories anonymously. Whether you're trying to check in on a friend without making it obvious or simply want to browse anonymously. In this guide, we will discuss whether you can view Snapchat Story without them knowing and how to do it.

About Snapchat Story

What Is The Features of Snapchat Story?

• Disappearing Content: This means that the Snaps and videos in your story vanish after 24 hours. It leads to a sense of urgency as well as exclusivity.
• Chronological Order: The stories are displayed in the order they were posted. This allows for a narrative of your day.
• Highlights: You can save specific stories to a separate section that doesn't disappear after 24 hours.

How Does Snapchat Story Record Viewers?

When someone views your story, their username appears on the "viewers list." It is accessible by swiping up your story. If you have an account, you can see the total number of viewers and how many times each person has re-watched your story. Also, Snapchat does not reveal exactly when someone viewed your story for privacy reasons.

Can We Make Our Views Invisible Using Snapchat Privacy Settings?

No, there are no such privacy settings available. You may wonder about this feature because WhatsApp has this feature where you can see someone's stories and they won't know (it happens when the read receipts are off). However, there is no such feature available on Snapchat. When your friend uploads a story, the viewers will appear on their viewer list. 

3 Tested Ways to View Snapchat Story without Them Knowing

Although Snapchat doesn't offer such a feature, you are still able to watch Snap stories anonymously. Here, we are sharing three methods. 

Method 1. Turn on Airplane Mode and Remove/Uninstall the Snapchat App

This is one of the most common methods. It will eliminate all the connections. If you want to use see your friend's Snap stories without them knowing, follow these steps:

Step 1. Open the Snapchat app and go to the Story page.

Step 2.  Refresh the page. Keep in mind that you shouldn't open any stories at this point.

Step 3. Once the target story is loaded, turn on Airplane mode on your phone.

Step 4. Now you can tap to see the target story.

Step 5. When finished, close the app and uninstall it. If you use an iPhone, just remove and delete the app.

Step 6. After that, turn on Airplane Mode and reinstall the Snapchat app. By completing this process, you won't appear in your friend's Snap Story view history.

Method 2. Use Another Account

If you don't want to use the Airplane mode for any reason but still want to view Snap stories anonymously, we recommend that you use another account. When you make another account, you have to send them a friend request to make sure their stories are visible to you. Keep in mind that this way, they will know you are watching their stories. So, another account shouldn't be on your real name.

You've to remember that Snapchat is very serious about people using fake accounts. This means you've to be extra careful. If they detect any suspicious activities, they might block your account. So, make sure you are using the account responsibly.

Method 3. Ask Your Mutual Friend for Help

The next method is to get help from your friend. This would be convenient if you're mutual friends. Alternatively, you can ask your friend to add them to their account and view the story from your friend's phone.

However, make sure not to ask your friend to forward the story to you, as you will still appear in the view history if you watch the forwarded story.

While asking a mutual friend is an option, if you want to see who your loved ones interact with on Snapchat, or want to track who sent them Snap stories, etc. Using AirDroid parental control is a better choice.

Myth Busted: Third-Party Snapchat Story Viewer DOESN'T WORK

Various third-party apps claim to provide the ability to view Snapchat stories unnoticed. They often market themselves with features like anonymous story viewing and promise privacy. This allure has led many users to download and try these applications in hopes of maintaining anonymity while staying updated on their friends' or favorite influencers' lives.

Despite their enticing guarantees, these third-party apps are mostly bogus. After thorough testing, we discovered the following issues:

• Inability to View Stories. These apps cannot actually allow you to view other's Snapchat stories without opening your Snapchat.
• Misleading Functionality. Instead of delivering on their promises, these third-party tools often divert their focus to monitoring chat-related content. This means they might only track your messages and notifications but fall short of providing the promised story-viewing capabilities.

Given the ineffectiveness associated with third-party Snapchat viewers, we conclude that: third-party Snapchat Story viewers DON'T WORK on viewing other's Snapchat Stories.

Exceptions: View Public Story without Them Knowing

Since we know that you do want to view public Snapchat Story anonymously, we managed to find one exception. This tool is known as Snapchat Online Viewer.

This tool is extremely straightforward. When you visit the website, you only have to enter the target person's username. As a result, their public stories will come up, and you will be able to view them.

Conclusion

Now you know three effective methods on how to view other's Snapchat Stories without them knowing. Before we go, we do want to mention that you shouldn't misuse these methods. If someone is living a private moment, you shouldn't unmask them because you have an ethical responsibility!