How to Turn Off AI on Snapchat and Clear My AI

You can turn off AI on Snapchat by unpinning My AI or clearing it from your Chat feed, but clearing the thread does not delete the data you previously shared. In the guides we publish here, we treat hiding My AI and deleting its data as two separate jobs.

Can You Remove My AI on Snapchat?

You can clear My AI from your feed or unpin it, but no Snap help page documents a switch that disables My AI entirely on an adult account. Once cleared, My AI stays off your Chat feed until you search for My AI and send it a Chat.

According to Snap's What is My AI article, My AI is powered by large language models (LLMs), including GPT models from OpenAI and Gemini models from Google. For other AI assistants on your phone, see our walkthrough on how to turn off Gemini on Android or our overview of how to turn off Meta AI across social apps.

How to Unpin or Clear My AI

To hide the My AI conversation, you can either unpin it or clear it from your Chat feed. Follow these exact sequences from Snap's unpin and remove help article.

To unpin My AI:

1. Swipe right from the Camera screen to go to the Chat screen.
2. Press and hold on My AI.
3. Tap Chat and Notification Settings.
4. Tap Unpin Conversation.

To clear My AI entirely from your active feed:

1. Swipe right from the Camera screen to go to the Chat screen.
2. Press and hold on My AI.
3. Tap Chat and Notification Settings.
4. Tap Clear from Chat Feed, then confirm.

Clearing removes the conversation thread from your Chat feed. Snap explicitly states that clearing the thread does not delete the data you previously shared with My AI. To bring My AI back, follow Snap's restore instructions. Tap the magnifying glass icon and search for My AI. Tap on My AI to open a Chat, then send My AI a Chat to get it back on your Chat feed.

How to Delete Stored My AI Data

To delete the interactions Snap retains on its servers, you must execute a separate deletion request inside the application settings. Snap documents on its privacy by product page that it retains content sent to and received from My AI until you delete the content in the app or delete your account.

For single recent messages, Snap's data deletion guide states that you can long-press the specific message in your Chat with My AI within 24 hours and tap Delete.

To delete all your My AI data on iOS:

1. Tap your Profile icon and tap the gear icon to go to Settings.
2. Scroll down to Privacy Controls.
3. Tap Delete Data (other Snap help articles call it Clear Data).
4. Tap Delete My AI Data (or Clear My AI Data) and confirm.

To delete all your My AI data on Android:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Scroll down to Account Actions.
3. Tap Delete My AI Data (or Clear My AI Data) and confirm.

Snap notes that it can take up to 30 days to delete the relevant My AI data from its servers. Deleting direct My AI data clears your individual chat, but as documented in Snap's data retention guide, it does not delete messages from group chats that include My AI. Deleting My AI data also leaves stored Team Snapchat chat data in place. To clear Team Snapchat chats, go to Settings > Privacy Controls > Clear Data, find Clear Conversations, then tap Team Snapchat and confirm.

What My AI Stores and Whether It Tracks You

Snapchat stores all content shared with My AI until you manually delete it, and it shares your location with My AI if location permissions are active for the Snapchat app. Snap notes that while conversations are stored on its servers, My AI will not remember prior conversations with you over time.

Snap's What is My AI article says content shared with My AI is used to provide relevant responses, including nearby place recommendations. Snap may also use your data to improve its products and personalize your experience, including ads. To provide My AI, Snap may share your information with service providers and advertising partners.

In group conversations, the rules change based on group configuration:

• According to Snap's group chat guide, when My AI is present in a group, it can read messages in the chat to participate and reply without anyone using an @mention.
• If you do not accept the pop-up shown before entering a group with My AI, My AI will not access your messages in that group. You cannot add My AI to an existing group chat.
• To remove My AI from a group, press and hold on My AI in the Group Profile and tap Remove from Group. Removing My AI removes it for all other participants, and you cannot add My AI back.
• In your other chats, Snap's mention documentation confirms My AI can only see and respond to messages where it is directly @mentioned.

How to Stop Sharing Location With My AI

Ghost Mode does not prevent My AI from accessing your coordinates if you have granted device-level location access to Snapchat. Ghost Mode only limits what your friends can see.

As detailed in Snap's location policy and its location management guide, My AI does not collect new location data independently. My AI only has access to your location if you already granted location permission to Snapchat and start chatting with My AI. Because location data may remain cached, Snap advises clearing your My AI data after revoking permissions.

To revoke permissions completely on iOS:

1. Open Settings on your iOS device.
2. Tap Privacy and Security, then tap Location Services.
3. Scroll down to Snapchat and under Allow Location Access, choose NEVER.

To revoke permissions on Android:

1. Long press the Snapchat app icon.
2. Tap App info.
3. Tap Permissions, tap Location, and select DENY.

Parents: Restricting My AI in Family Center

Parents enrolled in Snapchat Family Center can turn on a setting that stops My AI from replying to their teen.

As documented in Snap's Family Center guide, parents can turn this setting on through these steps:

1. Open Family Center inside the Snapchat app.
2. Scroll to Settings at the bottom of the page, then tap to expand.
3. Turn on the toggle to Disable My AI.

When this toggle is active, My AI will not store or process your teen's queries, nor reply to your teen's messages. Snap's privacy documentation notes that trusted adults in Family Center can see whether a teen has chatted with My AI and can turn access on or off. Trusted adults cannot see the content of a teen's chats with My AI. If you are auditing parental safety across other platforms, review our guides in the social media safety hub.

AI Snaps, AI Lenses, and Other Snapchat AI

Snapchat contains several other generative AI features across its creative toolset, identified in Snap's generative AI overview. These features include AI Lenses, My AI, AI Snaps in Memories, AI Snaps in creative tools, personalized titles for Featured Stories in Memories, song generation from Chat messages, and AI-powered replies when messaging Team Snapchat. Snap says AI features may be marked with a sparkle icon.

Snap's help pages document no master toggle that turns off all AI features at once, but these features start only when you use them:

• AI Lenses: Per Snap's Lens support page, these lenses must be intentionally unlocked by scanning a Snapcode, opening a deep link, or searching in Lens Explorer.
• Creative Tool Snaps: According to Snap's creative tools guide, AI Snaps in creative tools start when you tap the AI button in the toolbar.
• AI Snaps in Memories: Snap's Memories documentation explains that this feature requires completing the My Selfie onboarding flow and tapping Agree & Continue.

If you previously configured My Selfie for generative photos, you can delete that baseline image. According to Snap's My Selfie guide, open Settings, find My Account, tap My Selfie, and tap Delete Selfie.

Opt Out of Generative AI Model Training

Snapchat permits users to opt out of having their public posts used to train generative AI creation models. Snap discloses that it may use images, videos, audio, and text posted publicly to Spotlight, Public Stories, and the Snap Map to develop and improve its generative models.

To disable this data usage:

1. Tap your profile icon, then tap the gear icon to open Settings.
2. Under Privacy Control, tap Manage My Information.
3. Turn off the toggle for generative AI model training.

Snap notes that opting out does not affect training that has already taken place. To evaluate how other services use your content for automated training, consult our guides on how to turn off AI on other platforms and protecting your privacy online.

Do You Need Snapchat+ to Remove My AI?

Snap's current documentation presents conflicting instructions regarding whether a paid Snapchat+ subscription is mandatory to clear My AI from your feed. The dedicated unpin and remove article outlines the steps to unpin or clear the conversation without listing any subscription requirement. However, Snap's general overview article describes its Managing My AI section as covering how to unpin or remove My AI with Snapchat+.

Neither Snap's Snapchat+ help article nor the Snapchat+ page shows a price. The help article says pricing may vary by country and device. Snap charges the price shown in the app under Settings > Snapchat+. According to Snap's available plans guide, options include monthly or yearly individual subscriptions, a Snapchat+ Family Plan, a Snapchat+ Platinum Plan, and a Lens+ Plan, though regional availability varies.

Who This Configuration Does Not Serve

Disabling or hiding My AI does not serve Snapchat users who use My AI for nearby place recommendations. Clearing My AI from your Chat feed puts that feature one search away.

Users who enjoy testing generative filters and dynamic visual lenses will also find these restrictions limiting. If you create AI Snaps, deleting My Selfie and skipping the AI button in the toolbar means giving those features up.

What Would Change Our Configuration Guidance

Our recommendation to clear My AI and purge its stored history would change if Snap introduced an explicit opt-in setting for adult accounts that keeps My AI disabled until requested. Adult users can only clear or unpin My AI, and My AI returns to the Chat feed if you send it a Chat.

We would also reassess our advice if Snap decoupled general location permissions from My AI or provided a single global toggle to disable all generative features at once. Until Snap provides unified privacy controls across all accounts, manually unpinning the thread, deleting stored data, and revoking device location permissions remains the most dependable approach.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does My AI on Snapchat track you?

My AI accesses your location if you have granted location permissions to the Snapchat application, even when Ghost Mode is enabled. Ghost Mode only hides your location from friends.

Do I need Snapchat+ to remove My AI?

Snap's dedicated help article allows unpinning and clearing My AI from your Chat feed without mentioning Snapchat+, although an older overview article still refers to removing it with Snapchat+.

How do I clear My AI data?

Go to Settings, scroll down to Privacy Controls on iOS or Account Actions on Android, and select Delete My AI Data or Clear My AI Data to delete stored interactions.

How do I turn off AI Snaps?

Snap's help pages document no global toggle to turn off AI Snaps. You can avoid tapping the AI creative tools, decline the AI Snaps onboarding in Memories, or delete your baseline image under Settings > My Account > My Selfie.

Is Snapchat My AI safe for kids?

Parents enrolled in Snapchat Family Center can restrict access by opening Family Center, scrolling to Settings, and switching on the toggle to Disable My AI, which stops My AI from replying to the teen or storing and processing the teen's queries.

Sources

• Snapchat Help: How do I unpin or remove My AI?
• Snapchat Help: What is My AI on Snapchat and how do I use it?
• Snapchat Help: How do I re-pin or add My AI back to my Chat feed?
• Snapchat Help: How do I delete my data with My AI?
• Snapchat Help: Does Snap save content shared with My AI?
• Snapchat Help: How can I manage how my location data is shared with My AI?
• Snapchat Help: How My AI Uses Location Data
• Snapchat Help: How does My AI work in group chats?
• Snapchat Help: What happens if I mention My AI in a Chat?
• Snapchat Help: How do I limit my teen's access to My AI?
• Snapchat Help: Generative AI on Snapchat
• Snapchat Help: How do I use AI Lenses on Snapchat?
• Snapchat Help: How does the AI Snaps creative tool work with Snapchat?
• Snapchat Help: What are AI Snaps in Memories and how do they work?
• Snapchat Help: How do I change or clear My Selfie?
• Snapchat Help: What is Snapchat+?
• Snapchat Help: What Snapchat+ plans are available?
• Snapchat: Snapchat+ Subscription
• Snap Privacy: Privacy by Product