Backing up your camera roll in Snapchat: 13 steps (with pictures)

This wikiHow teaches you how to back up photos from your phone's camera roll to your Snapchat account. This can be done on both Android and iPhone devices, as it only requires a dedicated Snapchat folder in the phone or tablet's gallery app. If you don't already have a Snapchat folder on your phone or tablet, create one by saving a photo to your camera roll.

Steps

Part 1 of 2: Creating a Snapchat folder on your phone or tablet

Step #1. Open Snapchat

This is a yellow icon with a ghost in it and can be found in the app drawer on Android or the home screen on an iPhone/iPad.

Step #2. Scroll down to the Reminders page

This can be found under the record button and retrieves stories stored in your memories.

On some phones or tablets, you may not have to scroll down, but simply tap an icon that looks like two overlapping photos to open the Memories page

Step 3. Select a reminder to save

Step #4. Tap ⁝ for the snap

This is in the top right corner.

Step 5. Select Export Snap from the menu that appears

This gives you the option to export that snap to the app of your choice.

Step 6. Tap Camera Roll or Save Image.

The option may vary depending on your phone or tablet. This will send this module to a special folder on your phone or tablet's camera roll that is connected to Snapchat.

Part 2 of 2: Sync photos to Snapchat from your camera roll

Step #1. Open Snapchat

It's the yellow icon with a white ghost in it.

If you're still in the Memories section, tap the Back button until you're back to the main Snapchat screen

Step #2. Tap on your profile picture

It's in the top left corner of the screen when you open Snapchat.

Step 3. Tap the gear icon

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It's in the top right corner of your profile picture page.

Step #4. Scroll down and select Reminders

This can be found under the My Account tab on the Settings page.

Step 5. Select Import Snaps from Camera Roll

It is critical that you create a Snapchat folder on your camera roll before this step, as no photos will be displayed when you choose this option if there is no Snapchat folder on your phone or tablet

Step 6. Select photos from your camera roll that you want to back up to your Snapchat account

To add all the photos from your camera roll to Snapchat, tap the red option Select all top center of the page.

Step 7. Tap Import [number] Snaps

It's a red button below the photos that syncs the photos you've selected from your camera roll to your Snapchat account.