Okay so this morning I’m checking Snapchat and holy moly – that team group from last season’s volleyball league would not shut up. Like fifty new messages overnight about some dude’s cat video. Enough was enough. I just wanted those notifications gone. Block the whole thing? Sounded perfect.
The Stumbling Around First
First thing I did? I opened that noisy group chat. Tapped the group name at the top, like I’m smart. Saw the list of people… scrolled down… nothing. No magic “block everyone” button. Looked harder – settings icon maybe? Nope. Zero. Felt annoyed. Where is the obvious way?
Then I thought, maybe block the group creator? That’s gotta kill the group alerts, right? Went back, found the guy who started it, long-pressed his name. Okay, “Block” showed up! Clicked it. Victory? Not quite. Jumped back to my chats… that group was still sitting there, silent for like two minutes then boom! Another message ping. From someone else. Total fail. Blocking the admin didn’t kill the group noise.
The “Actually Right” Way (Buried Deep)
Fine. Deep breath. Time to go nuclear on the app settings. Went to my profile in the top left corner. Hit the gear icon for Settings. Scrolled… and scrolled… until I saw “Blocked” under Privacy Controls. Tap that.
Ah, my blocked list. Nice and empty. But below it? There’s this tiny little option called “Block Group Notifications.” Wait, what? THAT’S the magic bullet? Not under the group itself? Why bury it here?! Hit that.
It popped up a list of all my active groups. Finally! Found the cursed volleyball chat in that list. Tapped the little checkbox next to it – easy. Hit “Done” up top.
The Sweet, Sweet Silence
That was it. No fanfare, no confirmation. Just… peace. Went back to the main screen. Couple minutes later? New messages popped into the volleyball group? No notification buzz. Opened the app – yeah, message count went up, but silent like a ninja. Exactly what I wanted! No more interruptions every thirty seconds.
Key Takeaways:
- Blocking the creator does nothing to mute the group.
- Don’t waste time fiddling inside the chat settings.
- Go straight to Profile > Settings > Blocked > Block Group Notifications.
- Find your annoying group on THAT list and disable it.
Honestly, Snapchat makes this way harder than it should be. Buried under “Blocked” settings? Dumbest thing ever. But hey, it works. Group stays visible, but your phone stays quiet. Done.
