How to Change your Password in Snapchat

Snapchat has tight security to protect its user’s login credentials. However, no messaging app platform is immune from hacks. If you want to change your password for security reasons, or if you’ve simply forgotten it, we’ve got you covered.

In this article, we’ll explain how to change your Snapchat password, how to reset a forgotten password, and how to change/reset your “My Eyes Only” passcode.

How to Change your Password in Snapchat on the iPhone App

To update your current password using iPhone:

1. Log in to your Snapchat account.
   
2. At the top left, tap on your profile pic.
   
3. Tap on the Settings gear icon at the top right.
   
4. Select “Password” towards the middle of the screen.
   
5. In the “Password” text field enter your current password.
   
6. Tap “CONTINUE.”
   
7. On the “New Password” screen, enter your new password twice.
   
8. Tap “SAVE.”
   

A confirmation that your password has been updated will display.

How to Reset a Forgotten Password

Once you have a verified email and phone number linked to your account, you can use either option to reset your password. To reset it using email verification, do the following from your iPhone:

1. Launch Snapchat then tap “Login.”
2. Beneath the “PASSWORD” text field, tap on the “Forgot your password?” link.
   
3. Tap on the “via Email” option to reset your password.
   
4. A password reset link will be sent to the email address linked to your account.
   
5. Open the email and tap on the URL or copy and paste the URL into your browser.
   
6. Now enter your new password.
   

To reset your password using text verification, follow these steps:

1. Open Snapchat and tap “Login.”
   
2. Under the “PASSWORD” field, tap on “Forgot your password?”
   
3. To reset your password, select the “via Phone” message option.
   
4. Next, look out for the verification code that should be sent to the number linked to your account.
   
5. Enter the verification code then “Continue.”
   
6. Enter a new password.
   

How to Change your Password in Snapchat on the Android App

To update your current password using Android:

1. Log in to your account.
   
2. Tap your profile pic, at the top left.
   
3. At the top right, tap on the settings icon.
   
4. Tap on “Password” towards the middle of the screen.
   
5. In the “Password” field, enter your current password.
   
6. Tap “CONTINUE.”
   
7. Now enter your new password twice then “SAVE.”
   

How to Reset a Forgotten Password?

When you have a verified phone number and email address linked to your account, you can use either method to reset your password.

Complete the following steps to reset your password using email verification from your Android device:

1. Open Snapchat and select “Login.”
   
2. Tap on the “Forgot your password?” link under the “PASSWORD” field.
   
3. Select the “via Email” method to reset your password.
   
4. A password reset link will be sent to the email linked to your account.
   
5. Open the email and tap the URL or copy and paste the URL into your browser.
   
6. Now enter a new password.
   

To reset your password using text verification, do the following:

1. Launch Snapchat and tap “Login.”
   
2. Beneath the “PASSWORD” field, tap the “Forgot your password?” link.
   
3. To reset your password, tap the “via Phone” option.
   
4. Look out for the verification code that should be delivered to the number linked to your account.
   
5. Enter the code then “Continue.”
   
6. Enter your new password.
   

How To Change your Snapchat Change Password Without Email Access

If you don’t have an email address associated with your Snapchat account, you can use text message verification to reset your password. Here’s how using an iPhone or Android device:

1. Open the app then tap “Login.”
   
2. Under the “PASSWORD” textbox, tap “Forgot your password?”
   
3. Tap the “via Phone” option.
   
4. The verification code should be delivered to the number linked to your account.
   
5. Enter the code then “Continue.”
   
6. Now enter a new password.
   

Snapchat Change Password With Phone Number

You can reset your password using text message verification when you have a phone number linked to your Snapchat account. To do so using your iPhone or Android account:

1. Open Snapchat then select “Login”
   
2. Tap the “Forgot your password?” link under the “PASSWORD” textbox.
   
3. To reset your password, tap “via Phone.”
   
4. A verification code should be sent to the number linked to your account.
   
5. Enter the code then “Continue.”
   
6. Enter your new password.
   

How To Change your Snapchat Password for My Eyes Only

When updating your current passcode for the “My Eyes Only” feature, none of your snaps will be deleted. Here’s how to update it using your iPhone or Android device:

1. Sign in to your account.
2. To access “Memories,” swipe up from the “Camera Screen.”
   
3. Now swipe left until you get to the “My Eyes Only” tab.
   
4. At the bottom tap “Options.”
   
5. Select “Change Passcode.”
   
6. Enter your current passcode.
   
7. Now enter a new passcode then tap “Next.”
   • You also have the option to set a passphrase using letters and numbers. If you’d like to set one up, tap “Use Passphrase” at the bottom.
     
8. If you agree with the information displayed, tap the circle icon then “Continue,” and “Finish.”
   

How to Reset a Forgotten Passcode

If you’ve forgotten your passcode for “My Eyes Only,” you can reset it. However, you will permanently lose all the snaps currently saved to “My Eyes Only.”

To reset your passcode from an iPhone or Android device:

1. Open Snapchat and sign in to your account.
2. Open “Memories,” by swiping up from the “Camera Screen.”
   
3. Swipe left until you get to the “My Eyes Only” tab.
   
4. Tap “Options” at the bottom.
   
5. Choose “Forgot Passcode.”
   
6. Enter your Snapchat account password then tap “Next.”
   
7. If you agree with the information displayed, hit the circle icon then tap “Continue.”
   
8. Next, create and confirm your new passcode.
   

Reinforcing Your Snapchat Account

With endless account hacking and password auto-saving options, it’s probably good practice to periodically update your online passwords, especially when sharing a device.

Snapchat makes things easy when you want to change your password. It can be done from the “Settings” menu within your account. And when forgetting a password, you can reset it from the Login screen using email or phone number verification.

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