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• You can't directly remove someone from a Snapchat group — but there are workarounds. 
• For example, you can set up a new Snapchat group and simply omit the person you wish to remove.
• Or you can ask them to leave the Snapchat group, if you're comfortable with that.

Group chats on Snapchat are somewhat lawless — instead of leaving control to the person who set up the chat, anyone can change the name of the chat and add new members to the group.

Bad news first: There's no feature on Snapchat to actually remove someone from a group chat. 

However, the good news is that there are ways around this oversight. The one you choose to use will depend on your preferences and the reason you want to remove that person from a group chat.

Here are two different methods that can help you accomplish the task and effectively have a group chat with fewer users.

How to remove someone from a Snapchat group

You can remove someone from a Snapchat group by setting up a new group chat or asking the person to leave the group. 

Set up a new group chat 

If you're in more of a hurry, you can set up a new group chat that includes everyone except the user or users you wish to remove. 

This can be done by tapping the three dots on the Chat page of the app.

Tap New Group to start a group chat. Devon Delfino/Insider

Ask the person to leave the Snapchat group

There is only one way to truly remove a person from a Snapchat group: Asking the person to leave the group chat. 

This one is slightly more aggressive, and whether you choose to use it or not will depend on how comfortable you are with confrontation. 

Note: Once they leave the group, all of their chats and Snaps will be automatically deleted from the group — even if someone else in the chat had saved those messages.

If your request is unsuccessful, you can also choose to leave the group. 

That can be accomplished by tapping and holding the chat name when in a group chat, then tapping the three dots in the top-right corner of the screen.

Tap Leave Group. Devon Delfino/Insider

Devon Delfino Devon Delfino is a Brooklyn-based freelance journalist specializing in personal finance, culture, politics, and identity. Her work has been featured in publications such as The Los Angeles Times, Teen Vogue, Business Insider, and CNBC. Follow her on Twitter at @devondelfino. Read more Read less

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