Sometimes it has a short message typed across it, other times, it’s just a picture of the ceiling, a plant, or a light - a random snap to ensure the streak isn’t broken that day. To keep a streak going, a user simply sends or returns a photo (also called a snap). Some of my friends get offended if I break a streak and others don’t care as much. She added: “It can really hurt when a streak ends. That day was so sad.” Their streak lasted 457 days. But, once he broke the streak, I knew it was officially over. One 18-year-old recently shared with me, “I broke up with my boyfriend but we kept up our streak for a few more weeks. And, if the streak is broken (either intentionally or unintentionally) well, that speaks volumes as well. Since other users can see how many streaks you have going, displaying Snapstreaks has also become a popularity metric. The longer two users go without breaking the streak - and some streaks can go on for years - the stronger the relationship is perceived to be. Slowly but surely, Snapstreaks have become a way of measuring the quality of a friendship for teens.
And, keeping that streak alive, is a bigger deal than you might guess.įrom that day forward, the Snapstreak continues unless one person fails to respond within the allotted 24-hour window. A little flame automatically shows up next to that person’s name signaling that a Snapstreak is officially on. People who use the popular social networking app Snapchat, understand what happens after three consecutive days of messaging the same person.
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