How to Make a Private Story in the Snapchat in 2023

Among the most famous multimedia messaging app, Snapchat majorly focuses on interaction with virtual stickers and augmented reality (AR) objects. It also beholds a Story section that allows you to share your memories for a day (24 hours). But let’s admit it. You only wish to share some moments with a handful of people. After all, your co-workers and close friends don’t fall in the same domain. In such cases, you may use Snapchat’s Private Story feature.

For the unaware, the app has three different types of stories that you could make use of- Custom, Geo, and Private. And in this guide, we will be focusing on the latter. Today, we will discuss what exactly is a Private Story on Snapchat, how you could create one, and what happens after you post such a story. Apart from that, we will also list out the steps regarding how to edit these stories, in terms of adding or removing your friends from it. So without further ado, let’s begin.

What is a Private Story in Snapchat

If you wish to upload a story on Snapchat but only want to view it by a selected few, then this feature will come in handy. In a private story, you have the option of manually selecting the members who could view the concerned snaps. In the case of iPhones, Private Story and My Story will be mixed and shown in the same section. However, in Android, Private Stories and My Stories may show up separately in the Snapchat app. Furthermore, all the Private Stories have a padlock icon ? to distinguish it from the normal stories.

What about the members not part of this private story? Well, they would have no clue whatsoever that you even uploaded such a story, otherwise, it would have destroyed the sole purpose of this feature. With that said, there are two different methods of creating a Private Story in Snapchat, both of which are discussed below. Follow the one as per your need.