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If you are facing the issue of Snapchat not sending or receiving , then the first thing to check is that the network connection is working properly and the app has all the necessary permissions to access internet.
You can also force close the Snapchat app from the Android multitasking screen and then restart the app. Many times, some apps get corrupted during runtime and force closing them resets them.
So when restarted, they open and function as intended. Some apps can also malfunction due to some corrupt code in the operating system itself. Restarting the smartphone resets the operating system code and helps the apps to run smoothly and as intended. Like any other internet messaging app, Snapchat also utilizes backend servers to send snaps.
Some issues can be a result of some server side account issue. On such cases, it is advisable to sign out of Snapchat and then login again.
This will hopefully reset any server side account issues attached to your account. Snapchat, like every other messaging app is used by millions of users multiple times a day to send billions of snaps and text messages every day. Even a single user, on an average, sends and receives almost messages at least. All this leads to creation of temporary cache data which gets stored on the smartphone itself, within the app storage space.
This cached data keeps building up over time and a time comes when it somehow starts interfering in the proper functioning of the app. Hence it is advisable to delete this cache data. This data is temporary data that is not important to the user, and can be safely deleted. You will also find a clear cache data button using which you can simply delete all cache data of the app.
It is a very handy tool in our opinion. Some app updates are known to have some bugs which can cause some problems to some users.
Such bugs are very quickly resolved by the developers and pushed out to the users. Hence it is a good practice to check whether there is an update for the app or not.
It may be that the issues you are facing are known issues and an update fixing those issues, has already been pushed out by the developers. Nowadays, Google has opened up the option for users to participate in the beta testing of the next version update of apps. Developers can push out the beta software to those who are interested to test out the beta software to point out bugs. It may happen that unknowingly you may have entered the beta program for the Snapchat app and are now running a beta version of the app.
Beta softwares are usually always buggy and can cause problems and issues. To check if you are running stable version or beta version of Snapchat, just go to the Play Store on your Android smartphone.
In the page that opens, there are 4 opens at the top menu bar. Select the last option labelled Beta. If You are running a beta version of Snapchat, you will find the app listed here.
If you are a beta tester of this app and want to leave this program, just click on the app in the list and scroll down to the bottom. It will be mentioned there that you are a beta tester, with a button to leave the beta testing program. Just click it and you are good to go. You will have to reinstall the app. Recently, Snap Map , the geo-location feature of Snapchat, received criticism for exposing the location of its users which can be potentially detrimental to their safety.
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