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Snapchat’s Solar System feature for Snapchat+ users gives more insights into who you contact the most on the app. In this guide, we’ll explain how these Snapchat planets work and how you can check your position within your friend’s solar system.
How Do SnapChat Planets Work?
The SnapChat Solar System ranks your friendships by using the planets in our actual solar system to represent them. If one of your friends interacts with you the most, you’ll be their Mercury—the closest planet to the Sun. If you’re on Venus, you’re the second person your friend interacts with the most, and so on.
What Do the Snapchat Planets Look Like?
Snapchat doesn’t explicitly mention the name of the planet you’re on when checking friendship profiles, so identifying the planet can be tricky. While spotting Earth, with its similar color to our real Earth, or Saturn, with its circular ring, is relatively easy, identifying the remaining planets may require looking at their colors.
Here’s how each planet looks, starting with Mercury in the top left and ending with Neptune on the bottom right:
How to Check Your Position on Your Friend’s Solar System
To do this, tap on your profile icon in the top-left corner, then tap onSnapchat+. After that, switch on the toggle underSolar System.
To check whether you’re in your friend’s solar system or vice versa, go to your friend’s friendship profile by tapping on their Bitmoji in your chats. If you and your friend are among each other’s eight closest friends, you’ll notice a Best Friends badge with a gold ring around it. If you see a Friends badge instead, it indicates that you’re one of their closest friends, but they aren’t one of yours.
In terms of the Solar System feature, tap on theBest Friendsbadge to see your Snapchat planet. Your friend will appear as the Sun and your Bitmoji will be seated on one of the planets to indicate your position on their Best Friends list.
You can take a look at moretips and tricks to improve your Snapchat experienceif you’re new to the platform and want to learn new ways to interact with your friends.
Should You Worry if You’re Not in Your Friend’s Solar System?
Snapchat assigns these planets based on the frequency of interaction between two people on the platform. If you’re not on one of your best friend’s solar systems (or they’re not on yours), it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re not close to each other.
It simply indicates that you (or your friend) haven’t interacted much with each other or have interacted more with some of the other friends on Snapchat. This isn’t something you should stress about. If you’re among someone’s best friends in real life, that’s what truly matters. After all, some people may only communicate with each other on the app tomaintain a Snap streak.
That’s all you need to know about Snapchat planets and how they operate. Now, you should be able to determine if you’re in your friend’s solar system, what position you’re in, and how to recognize each planet. Remember, if you’re not on any planet, it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re not their best friend. So, don’t let this feature strain your friendship.
