How to block Snapchat on managed devices
Block the Snapchat app on school and company iPhones, iPads and Android devices, then shut the doors around it: Snapchat for Web, the router, and the friend-finder and anonymous Q&A apps that ride on it.
- Intune
- Jamf Pro and Jamf School
- Google Admin
- Mosyle
- Iru
- Apple Configurator
The short version
- Block com.toyopagroup.picaboo on supervised iPhones and iPads.
- Block com.snapchat.android on Android and Chromebooks.
- Block snapchat.com in browsers and your network filter.
- Add the companion apps in the table further down.
- Test on cellular data, not only school or office Wi-Fi.
Snapchat bundle ID and package name
Snapchat's iOS bundle ID still carries the app's original working name, so it looks nothing like the brand. Copy it exactly: one wrong character and the block silently does nothing.
iPhone and iPad
- Bundle ID
- com.toyopagroup.picaboo
- App Store ID
- 447188370
- Developer
- Snap, Inc.
- App Store genre
- Photo & Video
Android and Chromebook
- Package name
- com.snapchat.android
- Store
- Google Play and managed Google Play
- Age rating at our last check
- 12+, as listed in the App Store
- Our categories
- Social Networking
Bitmoji, the avatar app used inside Snapchat: iOS com.bitstrips.imoji, App Store ID 868077558, Android com.bitstrips.imoji. Add it if your policy covers the whole Snapchat experience.
com.toyopagroup.picaboo com.bitstrips.imoji
com.snapchat.android com.bitstrips.imoji
Apple introduced 13+, 16+ and 18+ age tiers with iOS 26, so the live listing may show a newer tier. Check any other app with the bundle ID lookup or the package name lookup.
Where Snapchat shows up on your devices
An app block covers the first tile only. Each of the others needs its own control.
The app
iPhone, iPad and Android, installed from a store or an MDM.
MDM blockSnapchat for Web
Chats and calls in a desktop browser, announced in 2022.
Browser and filterBitmoji
Avatar app with its own ID, often installed next to Snapchat.
MDM blockCompanion apps
Friend finders and anonymous Q&A apps shared through Snapchat stories.
Category listWhy schools and companies block Snapchat
The reasons cover safety, records and focus. They also make a clear line for your acceptable use policy.
Disappearing messages
Chats and snaps vanish by design. Companies with record-keeping duties cannot have business talk on a channel they cannot keep.
Location sharing
Snap Map can show where friends are. Schools worry about students sharing their location from a school device.
Spotlight and Stories
Spotlight is a short-video feed that started paying creators for viral posts in 2020. It is built to keep people watching.
A built-in AI chatbot
My AI reached all users in April 2023. Schools that block AI chat apps find it sitting inside a social app.
Contact with strangers
Friend-finder and anonymous Q&A apps connect students with people they do not know, through their Snapchat profile.
Age laws and phone rules
Australia's under-16 social media ban took effect in December 2025, and many US states limit phones in class. See school phone ban laws.
Snapchat on company phones: decide by role
Businesses rarely need one rule for everyone. The marketing team may run the brand account while field staff should never see the app.
| Device or team | Suggested rule | How |
|---|---|---|
| Field and frontline phones | Block app and web | App block plus browser policy, assigned to the device group. |
| Social media or marketing team | Allow on named devices | Exclude a small group from the block and review it each quarter. |
| Personal phones with a work profile | Keep out of the work profile | Block cross-profile sharing so work data cannot reach personal apps. |
| Shared kiosks and tablets | Allow only listed apps | An allowlist or single app mode, as in our guide to shared iPads and single app mode. |
How to block Snapchat on iPhone and iPad
On Apple devices, hiding an app needs supervision. Devices bought through Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager and enrolled automatically are supervised.
| MDM | Where to go | What to enter | Supervised? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Intune | Devices, Configuration, Create, New policy, iOS/iPadOS, Settings catalog. Add Restrictions, Blocked App Bundle IDs. | com.toyopagroup.picaboo | Yes |
| Intune, older template | Device restrictions, Show or hide apps, Type of apps list: Hidden apps. | Snapchat App Store link or bundle ID | Yes |
| Jamf Pro | Devices, Configuration profiles, New, Restrictions, Apps. App Usage: Some apps not allowed. | Snapchat, then check the bundle ID | Yes |
| Jamf School | OS 26 and earlier: Safelist and Blocklist payload. OS 27 and later: blueprint, App Settings, Denied apps. | com.toyopagroup.picaboo | Yes |
| Mosyle | Restrictions profile, app blocking option. | com.toyopagroup.picaboo | Yes |
| Iru (formerly Kandji) | Restrictions Library Item, Manage App Block List. | Snapchat | Yes |
| Apple Configurator | Restrictions payload, Apps, Restrict App Usage, mode that disallows listed apps. | com.toyopagroup.picaboo | Yes |
In Intune, the Restricted apps list in the device restrictions template only reports an installed app. It does not stop Snapchat. Full walkthroughs: Intune, Jamf and .mobileconfig profiles.
On iOS and iPadOS 27, Apple moved app allow and deny lists into a declarative App Settings configuration and deprecated the old restriction keys. Check which option your MDM version offers.
How to block Snapchat on Android
What you can block depends on who owns the phone. On a personal phone with a work profile, IT controls the work side only.
- Intune and Google Admin only install apps you assign or allow by default. Make sure Snapchat is not assigned or allowed.
- If the Intune setting Allow access to all apps in Google Play store is on, add Snapchat as a Managed Google Play app and assign it to Uninstall.
- In Google Admin, use the Available apps setting so users can install only apps on your list.
- The work profile follows your app list, as above.
- For the personal side in Intune, use Personal profile, Type of restricted apps list, Blocked apps, and add com.snapchat.android.
- You can keep Snapchat out of the work profile, not off the phone.
- Limit data flow instead: keep copy and paste and data sharing between profiles blocked. Our Android work profile guide explains the settings.
- Go to Devices, Chrome, Apps & extensions, Users & browsers, select the Snapchat Android app and set Installation policy to Block.
- Education domains only allow Android apps you add to the allowlist, so check no unit allows it.
How to block Snapchat on a computer, laptop or PC
On computers, Snapchat means Snapchat for Web. Blocking it is a browser and network job, not an app block.
| Device | Control | What to add |
|---|---|---|
| Windows or Mac with Chrome or Edge | URLBlocklist browser policy from Intune, Jamf Pro or Group Policy | snapchat.com |
| Mac with Safari | A web content filter profile from your MDM | snapchat.com |
| Chromebook | Devices, Chrome, Settings, Content, URL Blocking, Blocked URLs | snapchat.com |
| Any browser on site | DNS or web filter on the school or office network | Social Networking category |
A browser rule only binds the browsers it is set on. If students can install another browser, follow our guide to school iPad restrictions and lock browser installs on computers too.
Block Snapchat on a router or DNS filter
Searches for "block Snapchat app on router" come from people who want one switch for every device. It helps, but only inside the building.
What a network block does well
- Covers personal phones and guest devices you never enrolled.
- Stops the app and Snapchat for Web at the same time.
- One rule for every browser and operating system.
Where it stops
- Cellular data, phone hotspots and home Wi-Fi go around it.
- VPN apps tunnel past it, so block the VPN category on devices. See blocking VPN apps.
- The app uses more domains than snapchat.com, and they change. A category filter keeps up better than typed domains.
Can you block Snapchat Spotlight only?
Short answer: not with an MDM.
Device management works at the level of whole apps. It cannot switch off a tab inside Snapchat, so the choice is the whole app or nothing.
| Feature | Can MDM switch it off alone? | What you can do instead |
|---|---|---|
| Spotlight video feed | No | Block the app on managed devices. On a family phone, use Snap's Family Center to see a teen's activity. |
| Snap Map location | No | Block the app. Location sharing goes with it. |
| My AI chatbot | No | Block the app together with your AI apps list. |
| Chats with strangers | No | Block the app and the friend-finder apps below. |
Companion and look-alike apps to block with Snapchat
These apps plug into Snapchat profiles or copy its style. They are real apps from our app database, and each needs its own ID.
| App | What it does | iOS bundle ID | App Store ID | Android package |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sendit | Anonymous questions and polls shared to stories | com.fullsenders.sendit | 1439623630 | com.fullsenders.sendit |
| linkit Q&A by sendit | Question links for social profiles | com.iconichearts.senditig | 1630555603 | com.iconichearts.senditig |
| NGL | Anonymous questions from a shared link | fun.ask | 1596550932 | Look up |
| tellonym | Anonymous messages and questions | de.tellonym.app | 1265133033 | de.tellonym.app |
| Qudo | Finds new Snapchat friends | com.fritjofdittner.amos | 1495599304 | Look up |
| Hoop | Make new friends by swiping profiles | com.dazz.hoop | 1442571346 | com.dazz.hoop |
| LMK | Make new friends | com.lightspace.lmk | 1463320976 | com.lightspace.lmk |
| Wizz | Chat with new people | com.vlbapps.wizz | 1452906710 | Look up |
| Yubo | Live streams and chat with new people | co.yellw.Yellow | 1038653883 | co.yellw.yellowapp |
| Locket Widget | Friends' photos on the Home Screen | com.locket.Locket | 1600525061 | com.locket.Locket |
| BeReal | Daily photo sharing with friends | AlexisBarreyat.BeReal | 1459645446 | com.bereal.ft |
Several of these carry a 17+ rating, and new ones keep appearing. Our social media apps list includes companion and friend-finder apps, so they join your blocklist with the next monthly update.
What blocking the Snapchat app does not cover
Six routes stay open after the icon disappears. Each card names the fix.
The web version
Snapchat for Web runs in any desktop browser.
Browser policy and network filter.
Companion apps
Friend finders and Q&A apps keep working without Snapchat.
Social media category list.
VPN apps
A VPN hides traffic from your network filter.
VPN category list plus the Add VPN configurations restriction.
Cellular data
School Wi-Fi rules end at the door.
Device-level app block and on-device filtering.
Unsupervised iPhones
The hide restriction is ignored without supervision.
Enroll through Apple School or Business Manager.
Two more layers: age rating caps and category lists
A single app block handles Snapchat. These two layers handle the next app like it, without anyone typing another bundle ID.
Age rating cap
- Most MDMs can cap the App Store age rating allowed for apps.
- Snapchat was rated 12+ at our last check, so a 9+ cap would also hide it.
- A cap is blunt: it also hides useful apps with a higher rating, and it does nothing on Android.
- Check how your MDM applies the cap now that Apple uses 13+, 16+ and 18+ tiers.
Category blocklist
- Pick Social Networking, Email and Messaging or Dating, among 58 categories.
- Get one file per platform: iOS bundle IDs, Android package names, a .mobileconfig profile, CSV, and Intune or Jamf import files.
- Every app is categorized from its store listing, reviewed and validated.
- Updated monthly, so new friend-finder apps join without extra work. See the blocklist feed.
Policy wording you can adapt
"Social media and messaging apps, including Snapchat, its companion apps and their web versions, are not available on school devices or the school network. IT blocks them by category and reviews the list monthly. Staff may request an exception for a teaching need."
Blocking Snapchat on a child's own iPhone
Parents often land on this page. MDM is for devices an organization owns, so a family phone uses the tools built into the phone and the app.
Screen Time on iPhone
Content and privacy restrictions can limit apps by App Store age rating and stop new installs. Set a Screen Time passcode the child does not know.
Snap's Family Center
Launched in August 2022, it lets a parent see a teen's Snapchat activity for ages 13 to 18. It works inside the app and needs the teen's account.
How to test the Snapchat block
Run these on one supervised iPhone, one Android device and one computer before rolling out to everyone.
- Sync the iPhone and confirm the profile is listed in Settings, General, VPN & Device Management.
- Check the Snapchat icon is gone and that search cannot open it.
- Try to install Snapchat and Bitmoji from the App Store.
- On Android, confirm Snapchat cannot be installed from the Play Store.
- Open snapchat.com in each browser on the test computer.
- Try installing one companion app from the table.
- Repeat the browser test on a phone hotspot.
- Remove the test device from the group and confirm Snapchat returns, so you know the policy is what hid it.
Snapchat blocking FAQ
What is the Snapchat bundle ID?
Snapchat on iPhone and iPad uses com.toyopagroup.picaboo, App Store ID 447188370.
What is the Snapchat package name on Android?
The Google Play package name is com.snapchat.android.
Can I block only Snapchat Spotlight?
No MDM can switch off one tab inside an app. Block the whole app on managed devices. On a family phone, Family Center gives a parent a view of a teen's activity.
How do I block Snapchat on a computer or block the Snapchat website?
Add snapchat.com to the URLBlocklist policy for Chrome and Edge, to URL Blocking for Chromebooks, and to your network filter for every other browser.
How do I block someone on Snapchat?
Blocking a person or contact happens inside Snapchat, from their profile or chat. It is a personal setting and does not stop the app on a device.
Snapchat stopped working on my phone after enrollment. Why?
If your school or employer manages the phone, a restrictions profile can hide Snapchat until the policy changes. Ask your IT team.
Will an age rating limit block Snapchat?
Snapchat was rated 12+ at our last check, so a cap below that hides it on iPhone and iPad. A cap also hides other apps rated higher and does not apply to Android, so most schools add a category list.
How do I block Snapchat on my child's iPhone?
On a family phone, use Screen Time content and privacy restrictions with a passcode, and consider Snap's Family Center. The MDM steps on this page are for devices a school or company owns.
Does blocking Snapchat on the router work?
Only on that network. On cellular data, a hotspot or home Wi-Fi, Snapchat works again unless the app is also blocked by your MDM.
Block Snapchat and the apps around it
Social networking, messaging and VPN blocklists in files your MDM imports, for iOS, iPadOS and Android, refreshed monthly.
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