Snapchat is not slow to surprise and captivate its users with innovative features. Snapchat Planet Order is a recent addition, and with it, users’ curiosity has risen. In this article, we will explain Snapchat Planet Order and delve into what it is and how it operates in the app.
What are Snapchat Planets?
Snapchat Planets is an element introduced in Snapchat Plus, the premium service designed to elevate the social experience. Yes, if you are wondering whether it’s related to the solar system, then you’ve guessed right. Just like the celestial harmony of the solar system, where each planet orbits the sun at a distinct distance, Snapchat Plus places the user at the center of the Friend Solar System.
In simple words, imagine yourself at the center, just like the sun, surrounded by the top eight friends, each designated a unique planet. As we traverse the line, each subsequent planet represents the next in the list of most-interacted-with friends. This new feature, in a way, showcases and celebrates the orbits of closest connections within the vast galaxy of the social sphere.
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How does Snapchat Planet Order work?
Now the question arises: who these 8 friends will be, and why differentiate them from others. The answer is pretty simple: the app only selects the companion with whom we share the highest streaks and ranks them in order of the planets in the solar system.
You are the Sun in your Friend Solar System.
Friend allotted with Mercury who is the first planet in the solar system symbolizes that they are the person with whom you have shared most streaks. Here, Mercury struts its cosmic charm as a crimson orb, flaunting red hearts around its orbits.
Next is Venus, the solar’s second planet and your second confidant. It is depicted as this chic, light brown planet, adorned with a delightful dance of yellow, pink, and blue hearts twirling around it.
Just like Earth is the third planet in the solar system, the person allotted this planet also symbolizes the same, all decked out in the familiar hues of blue and green with a cute little Moon, and surrounded by stars and hearts.
Mars symbolizes the 4the most streaks shared person, depicted as this crimson orb with stars and purple and blue hearts, next is Jupiter. It’s the 5th-closest, or most-streaks-shared, person, dressed in a snazzy reddish-orange ensemble with stars all over it. Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune follow the same sequence, with the friend allotted to Neptune being the person with the fewest shared streaks among the 8 people.
Here are their meanings in a tabular form:
| Planet | Rank | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 1 | Best friend; most chats exchanged |
| Venus | 2 | Second closest; Frequent snaps |
| Earth | 3 | Very active friendship; Regular snaps and reactions |
| Mars | 4 | Active but fewer chats; daily snaps |
| Jupiter | 5 | Close friend; daily snaps, occasional reactions |
| Saturn | 6 | Mutuals; maintain streaks but limited chats |
| Uranus | 7 | Occasional interaction; not daily |
| Neptune | 8 | Rare interaction; least active among top 8 |
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How do you know if a friend has a planet on Snapchat?
Before exploring the ranking of friends’ Snapchat planets, we must ensure that we have subscribed to Snapchat Plus. Once subscribed, we can see a Best Friends or Friends badge outlined in gold on a friend’s profile. The Best Friends badge signifies a mutual top-eight placement, while the Friends badge denotes a presence in their top eight; however, reciprocation is not guaranteed, so they may not be in your top eight.
Users can simply tap on those badges to reveal the designated position in the Friend Solar system. Just open the Friend’s profile, click the badge, and voilà, you can see which planet is assigned to you and what it denotes. For example, if you are designed as Earth, it means you are the third person your friends have shared the most streaks with. The most important thing to keep in mind is that this feature is only available to Snapchat Plus subscribers, so people with regular Snapchat accounts shouldn’t be upset when they can’t find it.
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Which planet is a real planet on Snapchat?
Snapchat uses a metaphorical ‘Friendship profile’ with planets as a playful way to represent the ranking of friends. For example, Mercury and Mars are the two planets shown as crimson orbs with twinkling stars and hearts around them in the Snapchat Friends Solar System. Mercury, being the first planet in the solar system, symbolizes the closest friend (the person with whom you’ve shared the most streaks), whereas Mars, being fourth, symbolizes the 4th best friend.
These planetary designations are imaginative and just fun elements that represent the friendship status on Snapchat. They do not correspond to any actual celestial bodies in the solar system.
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