Snapchat offers many options for users to connect with friends on the platform. One way that often leaves new users confused is getting a friend request tagged “Added By Mention.” If you’ve recently received one of these strange requests, you may be wondering: what does added you by mention mean on Snapchat?
This article explains what it means when someone adds you on Snapchat “by mention.” It also shows how you can add friends by mentioning them.
Snapchat has grown very quickly in recent years. It now has 400+ million people who use it every day around the world. Snapchat makes changes and additions to its app often. This is to keep up with what younger people want. Snapchat is popular, especially with images and videos. Its little ghost logo is well-known globally. Many people use it to add friends and have enjoyable interactions.
Snapchat has its own unique language that can feel hard to understand. For those new to Snapchat, understanding the various ways to connect with friends can be a little challenging. In this guide, we will reveal one of these mysteries – the “added by mention” tag.
What Does By Mention Mean on Snapchat
On Snapchat, you can tag your friends by using the @ symbol next to their username. You can tag them in group chats, Stories, and Snaps. When you tag someone, it’s called “mentioning” them.
If you get mentioned in a Story, the people who view that Story can add you as a friend. They do this by swiping up on the Story and tapping “Add.”
If someone adds you this way after seeing you were mentioned, you will get a notification that says “Added by mention.” All this means is that someone saw you were mentioned in a Story, and decided to add you as a friend through the mention.
So “Added by mention” just means you were tagged in something, and a viewer of that Story added you. It’s Snapchat’s way of letting you know how that person decided to add you.
If someone tags your username in their Snap, Story, or chat, other people can see it. If someone viewing the tag decides to add you as a friend, you will get a notification saying “added by mention.”
This means they added you after seeing you were mentioned. Snapchat tells you this so you understand how that person found you to add you.
Snapchat always says how someone added you – not just “added by mention.” If they found you by searching your username, it will say “added by search.” If you were already in a Snapchat group together, it would show “in a group with me.”
There are other messages like “added by phone” or “added by quick add” too. These all help explain how each person found you to send a friend request. So if it says “added by mention,” it means they spotted your tagged username and wanted to connect.
Added by Mention But Nobody Mentioned you in their Story?
Sometimes you can get an “added by mention” message even if nobody tagged your username recently. This can be confusing.
There are a few reasons it might happen:
- Someone mentioned you in a private Story or group chat you can’t see
- Someone shared your profile through a chat
- Someone scanned your Snapcode that a friend shared
So you may not know where exactly your username got mentioned. But the “added by mention” notification likely means a friend passed along your profile or Snapcode to someone. That person then decided to add you based on seeing your info.
The “added by mention” tag is still the right notification since your name reached them from a mention. It just happened privately without you knowing!
If you’ve ever had the confusing experience of someone adding you on Snapchat only for the notification to mysteriously vanish, this article explains why Snapchat friend requests can disappear and what to do about it.
How to See Who Mentioned Me on Snapchat?
In the below section, we will explain how to see who has tagged your username on Snapchat. When someone “mentions” you, they put your Snapchat handle using the @ symbol. This adds a link to your profile.
They might mention you in a Snap, Story, or comment. If someone does this, you don’t always get a typical notification from Snapchat telling you.
Check Notifications
When someone mentions your username on Snapchat, you get notified.
If you get mentioned in a Story, comment, or post, you will see a notification in the Snapchat app. It will also show up on your phone’s home screen. So, check these notifications to see when someone tags your profile.
Added by Mention Notification
You can also see who mentioned you if people add you as a friend “by mention” after seeing it.
If you go to your friend list, it will say “added by mention” under people who found you that way. This happens when someone types your full Snapchat username to find and add you.
So if your username gets mentioned anywhere public, you may get friend requests tagged “added by mention.”
It means they saw you mentioned somewhere, looked up your profile, and added you from there. Check who has this tag to see who recently mentioned you.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What does it mean when someone added you as a friend on Snapchat?
Similar to most social media platforms, Snapchat allows users to add friends so they can send messages to each other. If someone adds you as a friend on Snapchat, it’s typically because they came across your profile first before sending the request. Rather than a random add, they likely found your profile by searching your username, getting shown your Snapcode, having a mutual friend share your info, syncing contacts, or your profile appearing in Quick Add.
What does by username mean on Snapchat?
If someone adds you and it says “added by username,” it means they typed your exact Snapchat username into the app to find your profile and send a request.
For example, if your Snapchat name is “eTechShout,” someone added you by username by searching for that specific snap name and sending a request that way, rather than through a Snapcode or contact sync.
How to stop getting notifications when someone mentions you on Snapchat?
- Open the Snapchat app.
- At the top left, tap your Snapchat profile photo.
- Tap the Settings gear icon. This is at the top right of your profile page.
- Scroll down and tap Notifications.
- On the Notifications Settings page, find Mentions.
- Uncheck the box that says Mentions.
Now Snapchat won’t send you notifications when someone mentions your username in a Story, comment, etc. However, people can still mention you without you being notified.
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