How to Reopen Snaps on Snapchat (4 Easy Steps)

Snaps can be opened twice on Snapchat—open the snap for the first time and play it back.

When you send a snap to someone, they will receive the snap on the “Chat” tab.

After they find your snapshot, they can tap to see it for the first time.

After watching for the first time, there will be an option that says “Hold to Playback”.

This option allows the person to play back the captured image again by holding it.

Once the snap has been viewed twice, it cannot be replayed again.

But what if there was a way you could reopen Snapchat snaps/photos more than twice?

Or a way that you can reopen them with no time limit?

In this guide, you will learn how to reopen Snapchat snaps (be it snapshots or videos) an unlimited number of times in 4 easy steps.

1. How to reopen snaps on Snapchat
2. Why can’t I replay snaps?
3. Can you get unlimited replays on Snapchat?
4. Can you replay Snapchat after closing the app?

How to reopen snaps on Snapchat

To reopen a snap on Snapchat, turn on airplane mode, view the snap twice, reinstall Snapchat, and reopen the snap.

Turning on airplane mode is a trick that allows you to reopen snaps over and over again.

However, you have to see the photo taken twice while in airplane mode, and then reinstall Snapchat for it to work.

If you don’t reinstall Snapchat, you won’t be able to reopen multiple photos/videos.

This trick is pretty lengthy, but it’s the only way to reopen snaps more than twice.

Therefore, you should follow this guide from start to finish if you are looking to do so.

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how you can reopen snaps on Snapchat.

Step #1: Turn on airplane mode

Open Snapchat > ​​turn on airplane mode.

First, open Snapchat and go to your chats.

The “Chat” tab is the second icon from the left on the bottom navigation bar.

Once you’re in your chat list, you’ll be able to see your most recent chats and snapshots.

Unopened snapshots are shown as “New Snapshot” in red, while received snapshots are shown as “Received”.

Now that you are in your chat list, you need to enable airplane mode.

Here’s how you can turn on airplane mode for your iPhone:

1. Swipe up from the bottom of your screen.
2. Tap the airplane icon to turn on airplane mode.

Here’s how you can enable airplane mode on your Android device:

1. Swipe down from the top of the screen (twice).
2. Tap the airplane icon to turn on airplane mode.

Airplane mode needs to be turned on for this trick to work.

This is because turning on airplane mode ensures that nothing you do on the app gets updated on Snapchat’s servers.

If you want to reopen the snap multiple times, you must enable airplane mode.

Otherwise, the snapshot will be updated as opened/played back on Snapchat’s database and you won’t be able to reopen it.

You have successfully enabled airplane mode on your device.

In the next step, you are asked to open and replay the snapshot (which you want to reopen more than twice).

Step #2: Open and replay the snap

Navigate to the snap you want to reopen > open snap > hold to replay.

Now that you have enabled airplane mode (from the previous step), you need to open and play back the snapshot.

First, navigate to the unopened snap that you want to reopen more than twice.

Please note that you will not be able to reopen snaps that you have previously opened/played back.

This is because snaps you previously opened are updated on Snapchat’s database as opened/replayed.

Once you’ve located the snapshot, tap it to view it for the first time.

After you view the snapshot for the first time, touch and hold the snapshot to play it back.

Since you’re in airplane mode, snapshots won’t be updated on Snapchat’s database when opened/played back.

You have successfully opened and played back your snapshot while in airplane mode.

In the next step, you will have to remove and reinstall Snapchat from your device.

Step #3: Delete and reinstall Snapchat

Delete Snapchat > ​​turn on airplane mode > reinstall on App Store/Google Play Store.

Now that you have opened and replayed the snapshot, you need to delete and reinstall Snapchat from your device.

To get started, remove Snapchat from your device by long-pressing the app and deleting it.

Next, turn off airplane mode on your device so you can access the internet.

On iPhone, you can turn off airplane mode by swiping up from the bottom of the screen and tapping the airplane icon.

On an Android device, you can turn off airplane mode by swiping down twice from the top of the screen and tapping the airplane icon.

After you have turned off airplane mode, make sure you have Internet access by connecting to Wi-Fi or using local data.

Then go to the App Store/Google Play Store, search for Snapchat and reinstall it on your device.

You have successfully reinstalled Snapchat on your device.

In the last step, you should be able to reopen the snap multiple times.

Step #4: Open Snapchat, refresh your chat and open snap again

Open Snapchat > ​​sign in > chat > ​​refresh your chat > ​​tap chat > ​​enable airplane mode > open snap > hold to replay.

Once you’ve reinstalled Snapchat, open the app on your device.

Then, sign in to your existing Snapchat account.

Once you are logged in, tap the “Chat” icon on the bottom navigation bar.

Next, refresh your chat list by swiping down from the bottom of the screen and releasing.

After you’ve refreshed your chat list, navigate back to the snap you opened and replayed earlier, then tap the chat once.

You should see that the snap can be reopened.

Once you see “New snapshot” status, re-enable airplane mode and open the snapshot.

After opening the snap, you will also be able to replay it once.

To review the snap, you need to repeat steps #1 through #4.

Remember that you need to enable airplane mode before viewing and playing back snapshots.

Otherwise, the snapshot will be updated as opened/replayed in Snapchat’s database.

Congratulations, you’ve learned how to reopen snap photos/videos on Snapchat!

Why can’t I replay snaps?

You can’t replay snaps on Snapchat because you either replayed it once or you exited the app.

If you’ve replayed the snap once, you won’t be able to replay it again.

This is because snaps can only be opened twice—first open and replayed.

Second, you might have exited the app after opening the snap once.

If you exited an app after opening the snap only once, the option to replay the app will disappear.

You can only replay the snap if you didn’t exit Snapchat when you first opened it.

Can you get unlimited replays on Snapchat?

You can get unlimited replays on Snapchat by doing the “airplane mode” trick.

To get unlimited replays on Snapchat, open the app, enable airplane mode, then open and replay the snapshot.

Next, turn off airplane mode, delete and reinstall Snapchat.

Finally, open Snapchat, refresh your chat list, tap the conversation, turn on airplane mode, and open and replay the snapshot.

You can repeat this process to get unlimited replays on Snapchat.

Can you replay Snapchat after closing the app?

No, you cannot replay Snapchat after closing the app.

When you open a snap for the first time and close the app, the option for you to replay it disappears.

You can only replay a snap if you’re still on the app after opening it for the first time.

However, if you haven’t opened the snap for the first time, the option for you to open it will remain.

Conclusion

Sometimes you may get a snapshot that is too good to not be saved.

Unfortunately, snaps can only be viewed twice.

One option is to take a screenshot of the snapshot, but it will notify the other party and they may not want you to do so.

Perhaps the simplest way to save a snapshot without notifying others is to take it with another device.

But if you want to reopen the snap more than twice, multiple times or an unlimited number of times, then you can follow the instructions above.

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