DEVICE BAN: everything I know and how to get unbanned
(This is an active thread even tho it’s old lol)
I’ve been fuming with Snapchat because they offer no support and no explanation on what’s going on and sometimes even why. And what’s worse is that on this subreddit and others, people are getting device banned, unbanned, and then never coming back to tell everyone whats going on. They just leave you in the dark just like Snapchat. NOT ME! I’m gonna tell y’all everything I know about device bans and what you should do next
First off, whatever account you were logged into when you were device banned is unretrievable and permanently gone. Unfortunately there’s nothing you can do about it.
If you were one of the lucky few to have your main account spared, you should be able to log into it on another phone or device without issue. Your account is safe and should be fine
For specificity, It’s not an IP ban it’s a IMEI ban. (For the sake of this post I’ll be continuing to call it device ban)
So, in any case you’re device banned. Or at least that what people call it, Snapchat has given no explanation on what exactly it is but basically the number that came with your phone is blacklisted on Snapchat. Allegedly If you get a new phone you’ll be good to log in again. But if you’re not in the market for spending a thousand bucks so you can log into snap then this is what I recommend you do.
I was device banned almost exactly 7 months ago and my last log in attempt on my phone was 6 months ago. I do not know whether there is a “countdown timer” or if it resets on every log in attempt but you want to be extra safe then come to terms that it’s going to be a while before you can snap again delete the app for 7 months, don’t redownload, don’t try to log in, nothing. (Ofc u can use ur account on other devices if it’s working) but nothing on the affected phone. THIS WORKED AND I AM WRITING THIS ON THE DAY I WAS ABLE TO LOG BACK IN (yay!)
I was told by somone that there was a way to get around it by using a new SIM card/phone number and things like that. I don’t know how legitimate that is though. You would have to do your own research on that and take your own risks.
There are apps like parallel space that you can install, mirror snapchat on and log in as usual. However there are downsides to this; ads and no notifications For samsung users I have better news - there is a setting called dual messenger, which basically does the same as parallel space, mirroring your snapchat app, changing your IMEl, has no ads and allows normal snapchat notifications. I can’t confirm myself if these work well but Dm @One_Design1933 for more info on this method
Lastly DO NOT PAY PEOPLE ANYTHING to “hack into Snapchat and get your device unbanned” or “I’m a Snapchat employee and I can get your account unbanned” DO NOT TRUST THESE PEOPLE THEY ARE ALL SCAMMERS. There is nobody that can or will hack into one a multi-billion dollar company’s server to get you unbanned. And an employee high enough ranking to unban you would never risk his job for you. It’s just not going to happen.
TLDR: There’s only two guaranteed ways to get out of a device ban
̶1̶.̶ ̶G̶e̶t̶ ̶a̶ ̶n̶e̶w̶ ̶p̶h̶o̶n̶e̶ Unfortunately it seems like this no longer works. Sorry guys
Wait 6-7 Months without logging in (WORKED FOR ME)
Dm @One_Design1933 about the parallel space app and dual messenger for Samsung users
Keep in mind that it is possible that ban times may vary, the offense I was banned for was like REALLY bad, and mine was most likely only 6 months. so I don’t know what could be cause for an entire year ban. If you’re going to wait it out give yourself like two extra weeks just to be safe.
PLEASE UPVOTE so this can be on the top of the page and people won’t be left in the dark about this anymore! if there’s any questions left unanswered either Dm me or (preferably) comment under this post so other people can see the question and possibly someone with more knowledge ge may answer.