How to Make a Private Story From the Snap Tab
The Snap tab refers to the area of the app where your device’s camera is activated so you can take a photo or record a video. To locate it, tap the circle in the bottom center of any tab, or by swiping left or right from the Conversations tab or the Discover tab.
How to Make a Private Story From Your Profile
Alternatively, you can create a new Private Story from your profile page instead of the Snap tab. Here’s how:
Doing More With Private Stories
If you ever want to change something about your Private Story, you can do so from your profile. Tap the three vertical dots beside its name. From here, you can delete it, change the story settings, turn the auto-save option on/off, or manually save the story to Memories (if auto-save is off).
Tap Private Story Name at the top to type in a name for your Private Story.Tap View this Story if you want to add anyone you may have left out.Disable or enable the Auto-Save to Memories checkbox to omit saving or include saving of your Private Story to your Memories.
My Stories vs. Private Stories in Snapchat
When you take a photo or record a video, your story is posted publicly and viewable by all your friends (depending on your Snapchat privacy settings). A Private Story involves creating a Custom Story first. Once you create one, you can then make it private. Unlike My Stories, Private Stories let you select exactly who you want to view your post before you publish it. Nobody else but you can add content to your Private Stories.
