Also, every call you get will consume your mobile data if you are on the go. To fix this, as a Snapchat user, you can disable voice and video calls from specific friends, disable notifications, or use Do Not Disturb to prevent the calls from coming through.
How to Turn Off Snapchat Calls
It’s not possible to turn off Snapchat calls, but there are certain things you can do to stop someone from calling you. Muting them will stop you from receiving notifications when you call them. But there’s no setting in Snapchat that allows you to turn off calls for specific people.
1. Mute Notifications From Them
- Open Snapchat.
- When you launch the app, make sure you’re on the chat screen that shows all of the conversations. You can also access this page by click on the chat button on the bottom left corner when you’re on the camera screen.
- Here, you will see all of your friends that you have sent messages to. If you’ve never messaged the person you want to block calls from, you need to click on the search icon in the upper left corner. From here, you’ll be able to search for the person you want to block calls from.
- Hold the name of the person that you want to block calls from. If there is no conversation with the person whose calls you want to block, you will need to look for them via search.
- When you hold someone’s name on Snapchat, a new menu with options will appear. You will need to select More > Message Notifications > Silent. This will disable you from receiving voice and video calls from this person. If you want to block calls from them entirely, hold their name, select Block, then select it again to confirm your decision. You can undo this in the same section.
2. Disable Camera and Microphone Permissions
To block calls from people on Snapchat, you can just disable camera and microphone permission. Doing this means that you won’t be able to accept calls from people because you need your camera and microphone enabled for that to work properly. The downside to this is that no one can audio or video call you on Snapchat, you can’t just block calls from one person. To disable call permissions on Android: To disable call permissions on iPhone:
3. Disable Snapchat Notifications
If you don’t want to receive any calls, you can disable the app’s notifications, so that if someone does call, you aren’t notified about it. iPhone: 2. Scroll down to Snapchat. 3. Select Notifications. 4. Toggle Off Allow Notifications. Android:
Open your device’s Settings App.
Tap on the option that says Notification. This will open a number of options, but you want to scroll until you see the apps on your device. In the upper left of the screen is an option that may say Most Recent. Tap this and choose All so that you can see all of the apps on your phone.
Once you can see all of the apps on your device, you will need to scroll until you see Snapchat. There will be a switch located to the right of it.
Tap the switch once and it will turn gray. Now all the notifications for Snapchat are turned off. If you would like to receive notifications again, then you can turn the switch back into the on position.
4. Turn on Do Not Disturb
This will turn off all notifications for your device, so you may only want to use this if you think you’ll get calls from more than just Snapchat. iPhone:
Go to Settings.
Scroll down to Do Not Disturb.
Toggle it On. Android:
Open your device’s Settings App. It usually resembles a gear in the middle of a gray background for Android devices and for iPhone devices.
Tap on the option that says Notifications.
Towards the top of the menu, you will see an option that says, “Do Not Disturb.” Click the switch in the “On” position to the right of the screen. The switch will turn blue when it is in the “On” position.
5. Block Them
If you want to avoid getting calls from someone on Snapchat, you can just block them. Blocking them however means that they’ll never be able to contact you again. Because they can’t contact you on Snapchat, it means that you won’t receive calls from them.
- Open Snapchat.
- When you launch the app, make sure you’re on the chat screen that shows all of the conversations. You can also access this page by click on the chat button on the bottom left corner when you’re on the camera screen.
- Here, you will see all of your friends that you have sent messages to. If you’ve never messaged the person you want to block calls from, you need to click on the search icon in the upper left corner. From here, you’ll be able to search for the person you want to block calls from.
- Hold the name of the person that you want to block calls from. If there is no conversation with the person whose calls you want to block, you will need to look for them via search.
- When you hold someone’s name on Snapchat, a new menu with options will appear. You will need to select Manage Friendship > Block. This will disable you from receiving voice and video calls from this person.
6. Put Your Phone On Silent
Another option you have is to put your phone on silent. When your phone is on silent, you don’t hear notifications such as a call from Snapchat. Snapchat calls don’t go through like normal calls so when you receive them they’re like any other notification from an app. Putting your phone on silent will stop it from ringing or vibrating whenever someone calls you. Although this means that you’ll still see the call coming through, it means that you won’t be disturbed by the call if you’re not on your phone. This is a softer method of stopping someone from calling you even through it doesn’t stop them, it just presents you from knowing if you aren’t on your phone. To put your iPhone on silent: Move the ring/silent switch on the side of the iPhone to the “On” position to enable silent mode. When the switch is in the “On” position, an orange bar appears on the switch and a picture of a bell with a line through it appears on your iPhone’s screen. To make your Android silent, you can stop it from vibrating while in silent mode by going to Settings > Sounds. Find the Vibrate on Silent toggle and change it to white (off). This setting will not prevent your screen from lighting up when notifications or calls come in.
7. Change Who Can Contact You to Your Friends
If the person you’re trying to block calls from isn’t your friend, then you can disable their calls by changing who can contact you to your friends only. When you do this, they won’t be able to message you which means they cant audio or video call you. To turn off calls from people you’re not friends with on Snapchat, go to your profile and click settings. Under Who Can, select Contact Me. Select Friends.
8. Tell Them Not to Call You
Instead of blocking calls from someone, you can simply tell them to stop calling you. Since there’s no way to actually block or disable people’s calls, telling them to stop is a good way of stopping calls from them. Although it can be rude, it’ll help them get the message and you won’t have to keep seeing their calls show up on your screen. To block calls from the, simply say, can you not call me on Snapchat because my Snapchat bugs out each time anyone calls me, just Snapchat me and I’ll get back to you. This doesn’t come across as rude and it means that you won’t receive their calls without having to do things like blocking them.
9. Put On Your Story That No One Should Call
Instead of turning off calls that aren’t possible on Snapchat, you can tell people to stop calling you on your story. This means that it’s less personal and you won’t have to tell people specifically to stop calling you. Since there’s no way to actually block or disable people’s calls, telling everyone on your story not to call you because there’s some sort of people is always a good trick. To block calls from any on Snapchat, put on the story saying, can no one call me on Snapchat because my Snapchat bugs out each time anyone calls me, just Snapchat me and I’ll get back to you. This doesn’t come across as rude and it means that you won’t receive calls from anyone.
10. Disable Snapchat Notifications
If you want to turn off calls on Snapchat, one of the best ways is to disable notifications. Disabling notifications means you won’t be notified when someone calls you. The downside to this is that you won’t be notified about calls from anyone rather than one specific person. You can always see who has tried to call you when you visit the app, but you won’t know until then.
11. Turn Off Your Internet
If you know someone is about to call you on Snapchat, you can turn off your data or wifi. Turning off your internet means that you won’t be able to receive calls. When they try to call you, it’ll ring like normal but you won’t receive it. This is a good way to block calls from Snapchat but it does mean that you won’t be able to use other apps whilst your internet is off. To turn off your internet, simply swipe down from the top of your screen and toggle off wifi or data, whichever one you’re using. You won’t be able to receive calls from anyone now. To disable notifications on Android:
12. Uninstall Snapchat
Uninstalling Snapchat is another way to block Snapchat calls as it stops you from receiving calls from people. Although people are still able to call you, you won’t receive them because you no longer have the app. This doesn’t block calls directly, but it helps you avoid them. The people who call you will have no clue that you’ve soft blocked their calls so they may take this as you ignoring their calls, or simply not seeing them. If they do ask, you can tell that you’ve deleted the app and can’t see their calls. To uninstall Snapchat to block calls: Touch and hold Snapchat on the Home Screen, tap Remove App, then tap Remove from Home Screen to keep it in App Library, or tap Delete App to delete it from iPhone. On your Android, the procedure is very simple. Just hold down the app and wait for the delete option to show up. When you see it, select delete.
