What Does The Green Dot Mean On Snapchat
Snapchat users may encounter a green dot in different areas of the app, but what exactly does it signify? Snapchat includes a yellow dot that shows up on the Chat screen. New notifications, such as pending friend requests or suggestions, are signified by the yellow dot. The app has other color-coded indicators that range from blue to purple to yellow. While these colors are commonly seen on the Chat page, they can also appear on Stories.
Snapchat users have observed a new green dot on the Quick Add page. Next to the Bitmoji of suggested friends, there is a green dot present. The green dot symbolises the Activity Indicator, which informs other Snapchat users of their recent activity on the app. By default, the Activity Indicator is activated, but it can be turned off in privacy settings. The green dot does not appear anywhere else in the app, including in Chat or user profiles, and appears to be restricted only to the Quick Add page.
How to Disable Snapchat’s Activity Indicator?
According to My AI Snapchat’s AI chatbot, the purpose of the green Activity Indicator on Quick Add is to indicate the activity level. This is to inform users that people they might want to add as friends are online and available to chat. It’s probable that this will increase the likelihood of people adding friends on Snapchat. Despite the Activity Indicator being more useful on the Chat page, Snapchat appears to be using it as a means to increase the number of friends users add to the app.
It’s easy for users to turn off the Snapchat Activity Indicator. To open the user profile, tap the Bitmoji icon and then tap Settings (gear icon). Go to ‘Privacy Controls’ and select ‘Activity Indicator’ by turning off the toggle. Once completed, other Snapchatters will be unable to determine if the user was active on Snapchat recently. The green dot in Quick Add will remain visible to the user if the feature is enabled.
What is the Green Dots on Snapchat’s Camera Screen?
Snapchat users can also observe a green dot at the top right corner of their camera screen. Snapchat is not the only one with the green dot, it’s also a feature on iOS and Android operating systems. This dot is a privacy indicator, letting users know that Snapchat is accessing their camera or camera and microphone. On an iPhone, a small green dot that resembles an LED will be visible to users. On Android, the dot may be larger or more noticeable. This security feature was introduced for iPhones with iOS 14 and Android phones with Android 12.
Users can use the green privacy indicators on Android and iPhone to detect when an app is using the camera or microphone. The green dot appears immediately when Snapchat opens on the camera page, informing users that the camera is being used. If you swipe to the Chat or Stories screen, the green dot may still be visible. Usually, it goes away after a few seconds when the phone detects that the camera is no longer in use.
When sending Snaps to friends, the green dot may reappear on Snapchat. Once the Snap has been sent, the dot should disappear. If users send a voice note to a friend, they might see an orange dot on Snapchat. This indicates that the app is only using the microphone. Users have the option to turn off the green and orange dots by accessing their phone settings and disabling Snapchat’s camera and microphone permissions. This will effectively render the app useless. When the camera is disabled, users will see the error message ‘Snapchat is a camera app’, and a prompt to allow Snapchat to access the camera in settings.
