This will open Snap Map, so you’ll see your Bitmoji on a map.
Alternatively, you can tap the Friends icon in the lower right corner to see all your friends that use Snap Map or you can go to their profile and tap their Bitmoji. If you don’t see your friends’ Bitmoji at all, they could have enabled “Ghost mode,” which hides them from appearing in Snap Map.
If your friend created and posted a new Story, you’ll be able to see how recently they created the Story near the top of your screen. If, however, they uploaded a video or picture from their camera roll, the time stamp will show when that media was taken (when it was originally captured) instead of when the Story was created. For example, if your friend recently shared a photo that was taken 1 week ago, the timestamp will show that the Story was created a week ago.
Once you’ve checked the current Stories, you’ll want to continue to turn on Story notifications.
You should get push notifications sent to your phone any time one of your friends publishes a Story. You can further customize this by tapping “Managing Story Notifications” in the same menu (it’s at the very bottom). Tap the name(s) of your friend(s) that you want to receive notifications for. Tap Done at the bottom of your screen when you’re finished and you’ll only get notifications when the selected friend(s) post.
They might not have made a Story, but they could have viewed yours! As a Story creator, you can see everyone who has watched your Story.
This won’t work if you don’t have a Story up to view.
A window will slide up and show who has watched your Story. If someone has viewed your Story, they’ve been online in the last 24 hours. As time passes and the longer your Story is published, the most recent viewers will be displayed at the top of the list. In that case, if the person you’re trying to catch online appears at the top of the list, they’ve been the most recent user to watch your Story.
If you aren’t logged in, tap LOG IN, enter your username (or email address, or phone number) and password, and tap LOG IN.
If your friend doesn’t use Bitmoji, you’ll instead see a smiley face icon appear. The face will turn into a blue dot after a few seconds. If the Bitmoji (or blue dot) doesn’t appear, your friend is either offline or not responding to your chat.
If you aren’t logged in, tap LOG IN, enter your username (or email address, or phone number) and password, and tap LOG IN.
If your friend opened the snap within the last minute or so, they’re most likely still online. If you instead see a solid triangle with the word “Delivered” next to it, they haven’t yet opened your snap.
In this new window, you’ll see a Snapchat icon (a ghost) with a number. Make note of this number, as it is their Snap Score.
If their Snap Score goes up, there is a good chance that they are actively sending Snaps to other people.
