If your child loves Snapchat, you can assume, he or she has several if not dozens of Snapstreaks going. Both apps recently introduced time tracking features to help users be mindful of how much time they spend on the apps. The Snapstreak feature, designed to keep people in the app for more extended periods of time, runs contrary to recent app changes by Facebook and Instagram focused on time management. Snapstreaks can give kids a way to keep in touch with multiple people and strengthen their social connections. The flip side of Snapstreaks is this: Starting a streak with someone can result in a new friendship.
But I seriously don’t think I can give up my streaks.” When I told her that amounted to 70 minutes a week and nearly 2.5 days a year spent maintaining her Snapstreaks, she paused. So how much time does Snapstreaking take? “I have to spend at least 10 minutes a day keeping up about 45 streaks,” the teen said. “I was panicked about losing them all because I couldn’t get to my phone for two days while I was grounded.” Time Investment “My parents took my phone away one time, and I gave my friend my login to my Snapchat so she could keep up my streaks,” she says. This particular teen admits that she gets up early or stays up late to make sure she doesn’t break her streaks. 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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