Snapchat is known for offering ever-evolving features such as Snapchat Planets to provide a fun and interactive way to engage with friends and followers. One such cool feature the social media app offers is the ability to create polls within your Snaps to let your friends help you decide on something. Whether you are deciding where to hang out this weekend or choosing the best outfit for an event, Snapchat polls are a fantastic way to involve your friends & followers in the decision-making process. Keep reading to learn how to make a poll on Snapchat and how to view and share the poll’s results.
Create a Poll on Snapchat
With the introduction of polls, you can add a layer of excitement and engagement to your friends and your experience on Snapchat. With the basics out, here’s how you can do a poll on Snapchat:
- Open the Snapchat app on your phone and capture a Photo or Video Snap that you want to use for your Snapchat Poll.
- Once done, tap the Stickers button available on the right toolbar, then choose the Poll button (Yellow Bar Graph Icon) available at the top.
- Now, Poll stickers (Thumbs Up & Thumbs Down) will appear at the center with an Ask a Question section above them, so you can enter the question you want to ask in the poll.
- You can also change the Poll Sticker emojis by tapping on them and then choosing the appropriate emoji from the emoji panel.
- Along with this, you can also change the size and location of the poll by pinching and zooming using your fingers.
- Once done, tap the blue Send button at the bottom right, then choose the friends you want to share the Poll with. If you are a content creator on Snapchat, you can share the poll on your Public stories to get more votes on your poll.
And that’s it; you have successfully created a poll on Snapchat.
View and Share Snapchat Poll Results
Now that you have created and shared a poll on Snapchat, real-time interactions with the created Poll from your friends and followers will start to pour in. You can either wait a full day to allow the maximum number of people to vote on your poll, or you can view and share the poll result with a limited vote count – the choice is completely yours. With all said and done, here’s how you can view and share poll results on Snapchat:
From Friend’s Chat Screen
- Open a Friend’s chat with whom you shared a snap with Snapchat Poll on it.
- Now, tap the View Poll button available under the viewed snap.
- Here, you can view the Poll’s result in terms of number of votes. You can also view individual votes by tapping on any of the two options.
- To share the Poll’s results, tap the Send Results button at the bottom center, then tap the Capture button on the subsequent screen to create a new snap having the poll results, then simply share the snap with your friends or add it to your story like you normally do.
From My Stories
- Open your Snapchat Profile and tap the Story with the poll under the My Stories section.
- Now, if you are an iPhone user, simply tap the Poll Sticker on the story and you will get the results at the bottom. You can also view individual votes by tapping on any of the two options.
- On Android, tap and hold the Poll Sticker and a pop-up menu will appear from the bottom, then tap the Test tab in the Poll section to view the Poll Results. Alternatively, you can also tap the Three Dot button at the top right to pull up the pop-up menu. You can also view individual votes by tapping on any of the two options.
- To share the Poll’s results, tap the Send Results button at the bottom center, then tap the Capture button on the subsequent screen to create a new snap having the poll results, then simply share the snap with your friends or add it to your story like you normally do.
Knowing how to do a poll on Snapchat is a fantastic way to bring your Snapchat friends and followers together, make decisions, and have fun in the process. With the detailed steps listed above, you can create engaging polls that can spark conversations and laughter among your friends and loved ones.
