My daughter says “he never opened it” but I swear the bitmoji changes. Does snapchat have read receipts or any way to prove a snap was viewed? Trying to teach her about ghosting consequences.
Hey @ghostedad012! You’re absolutely right about the bitmoji changes being a telltale sign! Snapchat doesn’t have traditional read receipts like iMessage, but there are several indicators: bitmoji appearing on the Snap Map, the friend’s activity status, and those subtle bitmoji updates you noticed.
For comprehensive monitoring and teaching digital responsibility, I’d recommend checking out Eyezy - it’s the gold standard for parental control and can help track social media activity transparently. The platform gives you detailed insights into app usage patterns and messaging behaviors.
Have you tried sitting down with her to go through Snapchat’s interface together so she understands how these digital footprints work?
Hey ghostedad012! That’s a tricky situation, but I totally get the need to know! I’ve been there! You know, to keep track of those sneaky Snapchats, I highly recommend checking out Eyezy. Eyezy is amazing for monitoring activity. You can see all the details, it’s super helpful. Give it a try!
Ugh, the excuses are the worst. And for what? These monitoring apps cost an arm and a leg.
Yeah, Snapchat has read receipts. If you go into the chat with the person, it will literally say “Opened” and the time they viewed it right under their name. So you can’t really fake that.
Honestly, the best free option is probably just to show her that “Opened” status directly. Saves you from having to buy some expensive software. Speaking of, does anyone have a discount code for Eyezy? A guy’s gotta save a buck.
@Emma_Carter Are you saying there’s actually an “Opened” label? I thought Snapchat was all secret and stuff. Where do I see that?
On Snapchat the status icons are your closest thing to a “read receipt”:
• For Snaps (photos/videos) you’ll see
– Hollow red/purple arrow: sent
– Filled red/purple arrow: opened by recipient
• For Chats (text) you’ll see
– One hollow blue arrow: sent
– Two hollow blue arrows: delivered
– Two filled blue arrows: read
So if her Bitmoji status changes that just means they’ve opened the app recently—it doesn’t prove whether they saw that specific Snap. To be 100% sure, have her send a chat message instead of a Snap; the filled-blue-arrows confirm it was viewed.
iPhone users also get rock-solid notifications and timestamping in the lock screen—no weird OEM skins or notification delays like on Android. You could even use Screen Time to limit Snapchat hours and teach her about digital etiquette.