Looking to allow camera access to Snapchat?
If you’re using an iPhone, you might have trouble turning on camera access for Snapchat.
This is because the camera access option may be missing from your settings.
In the past, you may have enabled camera access for Snapchat, but suddenly you get a warning asking to turn it back on.
If so, it could be a glitch. Android devices can also experience the same problem.
In this article, you will learn 3 different ways to allow Snapchat to access your camera.
This article also teaches you how to fix the missing camera access switch on your iPhone.
How to allow Snapchat to access your camera
To allow Snapchat to access your camera, you need to go to your phone’s settings, find Snapchat, and toggle the switch for “Camera”.
If your Snapchat camera still won’t work after you’ve turned it on, try restarting your phone.
After restarting your phone, you should be able to use your camera on Snapchat.
Here are 3 ways to allow Snapchat to access your camera:
- Allow camera access through settings
- Restart your phone
- Force restart your phone
1. Allow camera access through settings
The first way to allow Snapchat to access your camera is through your phone’s settings.
Any app with the camera feature requires you to allow the camera to access the app.
If you previously disallowed camera access for Snapchat, then you need to allow it through your phone’s settings. Otherwise, Snapchat won’t be able to access your camera.
If you do not allow the application to access the camera, you will not be able to use the camera in the application.
If you didn’t allow Snapchat to access your camera before, you’ll need to enable it in your phone’s settings.
Here’s how you can allow camera access for Snapchat in iPhone:
- Go to your phone settings.
- Scroll down and find Snapchat.
- Tap Snapchat and find the camera option (if the camera option is missing, try using some of the next methods).
- Flip the camera switch to allow Snapchat to access it.
Once you’ve allowed camera access in your settings, go back to Snapchat and you’ll be able to access the camera.
In case the camera option is missing from your settings, try using some of the next methods to fix it.
If the camera option is missing from your settings, use some of the next methods to fix it.
Here’s how you can allow camera access for Snapchat on an Android device:
- Go to your phone settings.
- Tap Apps & Notifications.
- Find Snapchat.
- Click Permissions.
- Enable camera access for Snapchat.
After you’ve allowed camera access, be sure to force close the app before opening it again.
Then you will be able to use the camera.
2. Restart your phone
The next method you can try is to restart your phone.
If the camera option is missing from your settings, you can try restarting your phone to get it back.
If you are using an iPhone, the camera option may be missing from your settings.
This is a common glitch for iPhone users and can be easily remedied by restarting your device.
Usually, iPhone users face this problem the most.
The camera option may be missing from your Snapchat settings if you are using an iPhone.
So, if you are using an Android device, chances are you won’t face the missing camera option.
In most cases this is a glitch and can be fixed by restarting your phone.
Here’s how you can restart your iPhone:
- Hold the side button for a few seconds.
- Slide to power off.
- Hold the side button for a few seconds again to turn on your iPhone.
After you restart your iPhone, the option to access the camera will reappear on your settings.
What you want to do is enable the camera access option.
After you have restarted your iPhone, here is how you can enable camera access option in iPhone:
- Go to your phone settings.
- Scroll down and find Snapchat.
- Tap Snapchat and find the camera option (the camera option should be there after you restart your phone).
- Flip the camera switch to allow Snapchat to access it.
Open Snapchat again and you should be able to access the camera in the app.
3. Force restart your phone
The last method is to force restart your phone (also known as a hard reset).
This is a perfect way to fix camera permissions on your iPhone (and possibly Android devices).
If the camera option is still missing from your Snapchat settings, you can try to force restart your device.
When your force restarts your device, the camera option will reappear.
If the camera option is still missing from your device after rebooting, you may want to force restart.
Usually, iPhone users are more likely to encounter the problem of missing camera options.
But if you are using an Android device and Snapchat cannot access your camera, you can also try to force restart your device.
Here’s how you can force restart your iPhone (without the home button):
- Press the volume up button, then immediately press the volume down button.
- Then hold the power button until you see the Apple logo.
If you’re using an iPhone with Face ID, you’ll need to use three of these buttons because you don’t have a home button.
Remember to press these buttons consecutively. Otherwise, it may not be registered.
Here’s how you can force restart your iPhone (with the home screen button):
- Press and hold the home button and power button until you see the Apple logo.
As you can see, restarting your iPhone with the home button is much easier than without.
Here’s how you can force restart your Android device:
- Press and hold the volume and power buttons until your phone turns off.
After the phone turns off or back on, you can release the buttons.
After you force restart your device, go back to Snapchat’s settings and the camera option should reappear.
After you force restart your device, the camera option will reappear in your settings. Turn it on to allow Snapchat to have access to it.
Turn on the camera preferences switch to allow camera access on Snapchat.
Then open Snapchat and you should be able to access your camera.
Why can’t I allow access to my camera on Snapchat?
If you can’t allow access to your camera on Snapchat, it’s most likely due to a glitch.
Usually, iPhone users tend to face this problem more than Android users.
If you can’t allow access to your camera on Snapchat, it’s most likely due to a glitch.
When you open Snapchat’s camera for the first time, a pop-up will ask if you want to allow Snapchat to access your camera.
If you happen to choose not, you must enable it again in your phone settings.
How do I allow Snapchat to access the camera on my iPhone?
To allow Snapchat to access the camera on your iPhone, go to settings > Snapchat > turn on the camera switch.
When you open Snapchat’s camera for the first time, you’ll be prompted if you want to allow Snapchat to access your camera.
Select yes to allow Snapchat to access your camera.
Why doesn’t my Snapchat have a camera in settings?
Your Snapchat doesn’t have a camera option in your iPhone settings due to a glitch.
To get the camera option back, you can try rebooting or force restarting your device.
To fix the missing camera option on your iPhone, try restarting or force restarting your device.
To restart your iPhone, hold down the power button and slide to power off. Then hold the power button again to turn it on.
Here’s how you can force restart your iPhone:
If you’re using an iPhone without a home screen, press the volume up button, press the volume down button, and then hold down the power button.
If you’re using an iPhone with a home screen, press and hold the power and power buttons.
Restarting/force restarting your iPhone should fix the missing camera option in your settings.
Conclusion
In this article, you learned how to allow Snapchat to access your camera.
Usually, iPhone users tend to have problems allowing camera access to Snapchat.
This is because some iPhone users are missing the camera option in their settings.
In short, restarting or force restarting your iPhone will fix the missing camera option nearly every time.
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