One of the most common questions that users of the Snapchat application have is whether or not someone will be notified if their name is changed by a user in their friend list.
Users of the Snapchat application can use custom name settings for the people in their contacts. Your username and display name are unique to your account and can be changed as many times as you wish.
Using these custom name settings makes it easy to keep up with the people you frequently contact and help you recognize users on the application after they have changed their username or display name. When you change someone’s name on Snapchat, their name will change and you will always be able to identify them using this new name.
This guide will help you better understand the way that name changes on Snapchat work and whether or not you can expect the person whose name you have changed to be notified. This can be valuable information if you wish to keep your name change for a user on Snapchat a secret.
If I Change Someone’s Name On Snapchat Will They Know?
If you change someone’s name on the Snapchat application, they will not be directly notified in any way that you have done so.
The only way that the user will be able to determine that you have changed their name on the Snapchat application is if they see it for themselves on your phone or in a screenshot that you have taken of their new name.
This makes it very easy to change someone’s name on Snapchat without them finding out about it. As long as you do not tell them you have changed their name and they do not see it, there will be no way for them to accurately determine that you have changed their name in the application.
When you change someone’s name on Snapchat, the name change will only display the new name when viewed through your account. This means that other users on the Snapchat application will still see the same username as before.
You can change a user’s name on the Snapchat application as often as you like and since it is only displayed to you, you do not have to worry about the user noticing that you have changed their name on the application.
If You Change Your Name On Snapchat Does It Change For Everyone?
If you change your username on Snapchat, the name change will go into effect for everyone on the Snapchat application. Your username is tied to your account and is how you are identified on the application. Many people opt to not use their real name when creating a username, making it hard to identify people in some cases.
When you change your username, the name change will be seen by everyone who views your account on the application. You will not be able to keep people from seeing this new username. In addition to changing your username, Snapchat offers the option to change your display name while using the application.
When you change your display name, you can keep the same username you currently have and simply have the new display name show up in its place when viewed by other users of the Snapchat application. This new display name will be visible to all new friends that you add on the Snapchat application going forward.
The new display name will not show up for the people who are currently friends with you on the application. If they were already on your friend list before changing your name, they will still see the display name that you had previously.
Keep in mind that if a user has changed your name themselves, they will only see the name that they have selected. This means that any display or username that you have chosen could be being overridden by the name they have chosen for you on their account.
If I Change My Name On Snapchat Will They Know?
If you change your username on Snapchat, it will be visible to everyone on the application. This would make it very easy for someone to determine that you have changed your username on the application. That being said, changing your name does not produce any type of notification, so the user would have to go out of their way to check for differences in your username.
Generally, you can change your username without anyone noticing but they will still have the option to determine that you have changed your username if they know what it was previously.
For your display name, no one that you are currently friends with on the Snapchat application will be able to see that you have changed it.
Only new friends that you add on the Snapchat application will be able to tell that you have changed your display name. For all previous friends, only your previous display name will be visible. For both your username and display name changes, neither will trigger any sort of application notifications to other users.
This means that you can change both of your name types on the application with little worry of someone noticing that you are currently friends with. You should also keep in mind that any username and display name changes will be overridden by custom names that a user may have for you in their contacts.
Is There A Way To See If Someone Changed Your Name On Snapchat?
There are a few different things you can do to tell if someone has changed your name on the Snapchat application. You should use the methods in the list below to help you more accurately determine if someone has changed your name on Snapchat.
Since Snapchat does not notify you in any way when someone change’s your name on the Snapchat application, you will need to consider some of these alternative methods in the list below to help you figure this out.
Rest assured that any name changes that the user has made for your Snapchat account will only be visible to that user. This means that no matter what they have changed it to, your original username and display name will still be visible to other users of the Snapchat application.
1. Ask Them
The easiest thing you can do to determine if someone has changed your name on the Snapchat application is to ask them.
If you know the person outside of the Snapchat application or have a close relationship with them, they will likely have no issue telling you if they have changed your name in the application.
This is one of the simplest ways to determine if someone has changed your name on the Snapchat application. You should consider this method first as it will likely produce to desired results. If you do not know the person very well, this method could be less viable.
2. Check Their Phone
You could also consider checking the person’s phone and seeing if they have changed your Snapchat name. For this to be a viable method, you will need to know the person outside of the Snapchat application and gain access to their phone.
You can also look at their phone screen while they are using the Snapchat application to see if they have changed your name on the application.
This is one of the only ways that you will be able to accurately determine if someone has changed your name on the Snapchat application.
If you have a close relationship with the person, they will likely have no issue letting you check their phone to see what name they have chosen for you.
If you do not know the person outside of the application or do not know them very well, then this method will likely not work for you.
How To See What Someone Changed My Name To On Snapchat?
There is currently no way to see what someone has changed your Snapchat name to. This can be frustrating but since name changes for other users is a custom setting, it is only visible to the person who has done the name changing.
That being said, you can ask the person who you believe has changed your Snapchat name what they have changed it to. You can also consider accessing the Snapchat application using their phone or account to see what they have changed your name to.
Unfortunately, without directly asking or seeing the name yourself, you will not be able to accurately determine what someone has changed your Snapchat name to. Name changes on the Snapchat application are custom settings and are only viewable to the person who has changed the name.
You should consider reaching out to the person who you believe has changed your name and asking them for more information. This is the only way that you will be able to properly determine what someone has changed your name to on the Snapchat application.
Final Thoughts
This guide has provided you with all of the information that you need to better understand how name changes work on the Snapchat application and whether or not you will be notified if someone changes your name.
As this guide indicates, name changes on the Snapchat application are custom settings that do not cause a direct notification to the user. This means that users who have changed their names or other users’ names in their application will not produce any form of notification to the user.
The only way that someone will be able to tell that you have changed your Snapchat username or display name is if they have paid attention to your previous name. You will also have to be aware of any previous usernames of the people you follow on the app to be made aware of any name changes.
If you wish to know if someone has given you a custom name in the Snapchat application, you will have to ask the person directly or see the name change for yourself. These are the only ways that you will be able to determine if someone has changed your name on the application.