Everyone uses Snapchat these days as it is a top-rated social media app. Not only can you chat with friends and update them about your lifestyle, but you can also take pictures with fantastic filters, which is the highlight of this app.
When you realize that you cannot take pictures with Snapchat, there’s a possibility that you don’t allow camera access on Snapchat. Thankfully, it’s very straightforward. This article will show you how to allow camera access on Snapchat as an iOS user, Android user, and the app itself.
iPhone method – step by step
If you are an iPhone user, follow these simple steps below to allow camera access on Snapchat.
1. Navigate to settings
From the home screen, navigate to Settings. The settings icon looks like the below picture on iPhone.
2. Find the Snapchat app in your settings menu
Scroll down until you see the Snapchat icon. Select this to manage Snapchat settings for your phone.
3. Toggling the camera permission setting
You can disable/re-enable camera access using the toggle setting next to “Camera”. Green indicates that it’s enabled, and grey suggests that it’s disabled.
Force Close the Snapchat app as soon as you allow camera access on snapchat, you should now be able to access your camera.
Android method – step by step
It’s just as easy to do this on Android phones as on iPhones. Follow the simple steps below to allow camera access on Snapchat.
1. Navigate to settings
From the home screen, open the Settings app. This may look different depending on the Android system you have installed on your phone, but it should look something like the below picture.
2. Select Apps or Apps and Notifications
Scroll until you see “Apps” or “Apps and Notifications” and select it. This will bring you to a menu where you can select individual apps and change their settings. These settings will determine and change how the app works on your phone and what it’s allowed to do.
3. Find Snapchat in your app list
Once opened, scroll down your application options till you see Snapchat and select it. If you don’t see Snapchat on this list, likely, you don’t have an official version of Snapchat installed. There’s also a slim chance that the app isn’t installed.
4. Select Permissions
Click on Permissions under app settings or notifications. This permission menu lets you change an app’s different permission to decide what you allow it to do on the phone.
5. Change camera permissions
Select Camera. This is where you’ll change the camera permission for the Snapchat app.
Depending on your Android phone, it will ask whether you want to “allow only while using the app” or “ask every time“. Choose the option that suits you best.
Once this is done, you should be able to open up Snapchat and use the camera properly.
Through the Snapchat App
You can also allow camera access through the Snapchat app on your iPhone or Android device.
From the home screen, navigate to the Snapchat app and once you’ve opened Snapchat, select your profile picture in the top-left corner.
Snapchat settings are represented as a gear icon in the top right corner. Proceed into the settings menu.
Scroll down and tap on “Manage“, which is under Additional Services.
Select “Permissions“.
All the permissions under Snapchat will be listed below. Select “Camera” and enable whatever permissions you need.
Try these steps if camera access still isn’t allowed by your Snapchat app
These additional steps will hopefully fix any issues you may be having with your Snapchat app regarding allowing camera access. If none of the above or below steps work for you, then it may be time to contact Snapchat support as the issue may be a software problem with your phone or a bug within the app itself.
Restart the App
Once you’ve tried all the necessary steps above and access to your camera on Snapchat is still not allowed, try restarting the app. To do this, you should close the app and ensure it is not working in the background. Then open it again to check if the app is working.
Force the App to Stop
Another thing you can do is to force the app to stop working on Android or iOS (force close the app) and restart your phone. Once your phone turns on, relaunch the app, and your camera access should be enabled.
Update Your App
Another reason your camera access may be disabled on Snapchat is that you need to update the app. Go to Play Store as an Android user and the App store as an iOS user to update your app. Your camera access should be enabled after this.
Conclusion
Sometimes, a problem is not as big as it seems; all you need to do is follow some simple steps, and you will solve it in no time. Follow the steps above to allow camera access on your Snapchat.
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