What Does The Purple Lock Around A Snapchat Story Mean? – Screen Rant

Snapchat’s purple lock on stories gives information about what the story means for the user looking at it, but what exactly is it, and does it matter? Snapchat uses colors and symbols throughout the app to convey quick information to users while they browse the app, and the purple lock is no exception to this rule. So many new features have been added to Snapchat over the years to provide a better user experience, and lock symbols will add to that list of helpful yet subtle aspects of the app. Snapchat’s various colors and symbols, such as arrows, circles and other shapes, let users know what is going on without explicitly telling them. This pertains to private messages as well as stories. For example, some symbols, such as a blue-filled arrow, indicate that a message has been sent but is not read yet, while a blue-bordered arrow indicates that it has been sent and read. The purple lock around a story on Snapchat means the story is private and has not been viewed yet, and the lock will be gray if the story has been seen. A private Snapchat story is simply a story that unapproved friends cannot see, and
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