Snapchat Best Friends List: How to Become Best Friends Fast

Do you want to make someone your Best Friend on Snapchat? Best Friend status on Snapchat is indicated by a special Friend Emoji next to their name and determined by how often you exchange Snaps with a user. You can easily streamline the Best Friend status by focusing your activity on a specific user. You can have up to eight best friends at once, though the status is updated regularly based on interaction level. This wikiHow will show you how to add your Snapchat friends to your Best Friends list on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device.

How to Become Best Friends on Snapchat

To get on someone’s Snapchat best friends list, you have to interact with them more than other users. You must send Snaps and chats to each other frequently and consistently (at least a few times a day). To speed up the process, avoid snapping other contacts until you reach BFF status.

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How do Best Friends work on Snapchat?

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Best Friends on Snapchat are friends you chat with and Snap the most. These must be mutual interactions, so the friend must also send an equal amount of Snaps and messages back. To differentiate them from other friends, Best Friends must be communicated with much more than other users on your friend list.
- If you have Snapchat+, you can pin someone as "Best Friends Forever" so they appear at the top of your list. This is private and can only be done for one user at a time. Just tap and hold their username, and then select Pin as your #1 Best Friend.^{[1]
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- If another user has Snapchat+ and pinned you as "Best Friends Forever" at the same time, you'll see a special Best Friend Emoji on your feed and friendship profile.
- To increase your Snapscore to become Best Friends, add someone, send them Snaps, and chat with them.
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Best Friends get special emojis. Similar to the Streak emoji and Birthday emoji, you'll see a special emoji next to a user that represents the way you and this user use Snapchat together.^{[2]
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- Pink hearts (Super BFF): You and another friend have been each other's #1 Best Friend for two months in a row
- Red heart (BFF): You and another friend have been each other's #1 Best Friend for two weeks in a row
- Yellow heart (Besties): You and another friend are each other's #1 Best Friend
- Smiley face (BFs): The user is one of your Best Friends, but not your #1 Best Friend
- Grimacing face (Mutual besties): Your #1 Best Friend is also this user's #1 Best Friend
- Emoji with sunglasses (Mutual BFs): One of your Best Friends is also Best Friends with this user

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How to Become Best Friends

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To get Best Friend status with someone on Snapchat, you'll need to do the following:
- Make sure to add your friend. You can't reach Best Friend status if they aren't on your friend list.
- Send Snaps to your friend consistently and frequently. You'll need to both send and receive a high number of Snaps with a user to achieve Best Friend status. The number of interactions with them must be higher than with other Snap users.
- Message your friend and reply back often. Reciprocity helps boost your chances for Best Friend status. If you're the only one sending Snaps, they may be your Best Friend, but you won't be theirs.

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Adding a Friend

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Understand how the Best Friend status works. In order to become Best Friends on Snapchat, you must communicate with them more than you communicate with other added friends.^{[3]
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- Your Best Friends will have a special Friend Emoji beside their name. Different emojis will indicate different levels of status.
- Your friend also must communicate with you in the same manner if they want you on their Best Friends list.
- You can have up to eight Best Friends at once.
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Open Snapchat and tap your profile icon. It's in the top-left corner of the screen. This will open your profile page.^{[4]
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- If you aren't logged in, tap LOG IN to do so now. You can also create a Snapchat account.
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Tap Add Friends. This option is in the middle of the page, underneath the Friends header. You may need to scroll down to find it.^{[5]
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- If you're physically near your friend and they have Snapchat open, they can scan your Snapcode to quickly add you. The Snapcode appears at the top of your profile page.
It's at the very top of the screen. Your phone's keyboard will pop up.
This will search the Snapchat database for them. You should see your friend's username appear in the middle of the page.
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Tap ＋ Add. It's next to your friend's username. This will add them to your Snapchat Friends list.^{[6]
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- Your friend must accept the friend request to be added. You can send them a Snap to remind them to accept.
- Once your friend adds you to their friends list, you can proceed with snapping them to your heart's content.

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Sending Snaps to Your Friend

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If you haven't already done so, tap the "Back" button in the top-left corner of the screen to go back to your profile page, then tap X to close your profile page.
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Take a snap. Point the camera at something that you want to send, then tap the circular "Capture" button.^{[7]
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- If you want to take a video snap, tap and hold the "Capture" button until you're done recording, then release the button.
- You can get effects or add filters to your Snap before sending it.
It's a yellow arrow in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Doing so takes you to the friends list.^{[8]
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Select your friend. Tap your friend's name to select them as the recipient of your snap.^{[9]
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- Avoid sending snaps to other people for now, since your primary goal is to get your friend onto your Best Friends list.
- Focusing your activity with one user will ensure Best Friend status is achieved more quickly.
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Tap the "Send" icon. It's the blue-and-white arrow in the bottom-right corner of the screen. This will send your snap to your friend.^{[10]
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- In order for the snap to be counted toward the Best Friends list score, your friend must open your snap.
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Send the user several more photo or video Snaps. Sending photo and video Snaps to a friend more frequently than to any of your other friends will quickly put the friend on your Best Friends list.
- The more snaps you send that friend, the sooner the person will end up on your Best Friends list.
- Make sure the other person sends you just as many Snaps. While they may end up on your Best Friends list, they must also reciprocate the activity for the status to be mutual.

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Chatting with Your Friend

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Open the "Chat" tab. Swipe right from the Camera page to do so. You should see a list of recently Snapped friends.^{[11]
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- You can also tap the chat bubble icon in the bottom-left corner, next to the pin icon.
This will open their chat page.^{[12]
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Enter a message. Type in the message that you want to send to your friend.
- You can also add images from your device's Camera Roll or Gallery by tapping the card-shaped Photos icon beside the text box. Select the photos you want to send, then tap the arrow in the bottom-right corner.
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Tap Send. This can be found at the bottom-right corner. Your message will be sent to your friend. They'll be able to open it from their Snapchat app.
- On some Android phones, you'll need to tap ✓ instead.
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Have frequent conversations with your friend. The more chats that are sent between the two of you, the quicker you'll end up on each other's Best Friends list.
- Starting a Snapchat Streak is a great way to reach Best Friend status quickly.
- When the status changes, you'll be able to see a Friend Emoji by their name in your Friends list and Chat tab.^{[13]
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Go to your profile, then settings (top right hand corner). Scroll down into 'Features' and there should be a 'customize emojis' option.

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