How to do a poll on Snapchat

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One of Snapchat’s lesser-known features is the ability to create polls and have your contacts respond to your questions.

Snapchat has a ‘poll’ feature that allows users to pose a question and gather opinions from their friends and followers by posting it for responses.

You can do this to get opinions on your outfit for the day or for a meal you’re eating, and just about anything else. If you want to create a poll on Snapchat, here’s how to do it.

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How to create a poll on Snapchat

If you want to make a poll on Snapchat, doing so is very simple. Just simply follow these instructions:

  1. Open Snapchat.
  2. Take a picture using the capture button, or upload an image from your gallery.
  3. From the column of icons on the right, select the stickers button (square folded at the corner.)
  4. Tap the yellow icon that says ‘poll.’
  5. In the ‘Ask a question’ section, write the question you want to ask your friends.
  6. Tap the two emojis to change the answer options, then click ‘Done.’
  7. Pinch and zoom to adjust the size and location of the poll.
  8. Post your story.

These polls are a great way to get your friends or followers to interact with your content and can be used for a variety of different things.

If you want to learn more about how to use Snapchat, check out our other guides, including how to remove someone from your Snapchat best friends list and how to pin someone on Snapchat.

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