How to Create and Change Your Cameos Selfie on Snapchat (2026 Update)

If you’re looking for Snapchat Cameos and can’t find them, you’re not alone. Snapchat has officially discontinued Cameos in Chat. The feature — which let you map your face onto short animated video clips — has been removed from the app and replaced by a new system called My Selfie, which powers Snapchat’s AI-generated selfie features.

Snapchat’s official support page for Cameos now displays only this message: “Cameos in Chat are no longer available. We’ll be upgrading other experiences powered by My Selfie, so stay tuned!”

This guide explains what happened to Cameos, how to set up and manage My Selfie (the replacement), how to use AI Snaps (the closest thing to Cameos in 2026), and how to control your privacy settings so your face isn’t used in ways you didn’t expect.

What Happened to Snapchat Cameos?

Cameos launched in December 2019 as one of Snapchat’s most popular chat features. You could take a selfie, and Snapchat would map your face onto short looping animated clips — dancing, celebrating, reacting — that you could send in conversations. Two-person Cameos let you co-star with a friend. Snap acquired the AI company behind the technology for approximately $166 million.

Sometime between late 2024 and early 2025, Snapchat quietly removed Cameos from the app without a formal announcement. There was no blog post, no newsroom update — just a brief notice on the support page. The “Cameos” option in Settings was replaced by “My Selfie,” and the Cameo tab in the chat sticker picker disappeared entirely.

If you previously had a Cameos selfie set up, it was automatically migrated to My Selfie. Your face data wasn’t deleted — it was moved to a new system.

What Is My Selfie? (The Cameos Replacement)

My Selfie is Snapchat’s centralized selfie management system. According to Snapchat’s official documentation, My Selfie is “a one stop shop for your selfie images that will be used to power generative AI, and other experiences on Snapchat, including ads.”

Instead of mapping your face onto pre-made clips like Cameos did, My Selfie powers AI-generated images that place your likeness in creative scenarios — anime styles, fantasy settings, historical scenes, and more. These are called AI Snaps.

Key differences between Cameos and My Selfie:

Feature	Cameos (Discontinued)	My Selfie / AI Snaps (Current)
How it works	Face mapped onto pre-made animated clips	AI generates entirely new images with your likeness
Where to find it	Chat sticker picker (Cameo tab)	Memories tab → AI Snaps
Two-person option	Two-person Cameos in chat	AI Snaps with Friends
Cost	Free	Snapchat+ subscribers get monthly free packs; others pay ~$1 per 8-image pack
Personalized ads	No	Yes (opt-out available)
Bitmoji	Separate feature	Still separate — My Selfie handles real-face data only

How to Set Up My Selfie on Snapchat

If you never set up Cameos or want to start fresh with My Selfie:

Method 1: Through Settings

Open Snapchat and tap your profile icon (top-left corner)
Tap the gear icon ⚙️ to open Settings
Under “My Account,” tap “My Selfie”
Follow the prompts to take a selfie using Snapchat’s camera, or select a photo from your camera roll
Tap “Save” to confirm

Method 2: Through Memories

Open Snapchat and swipe up to access Memories
Navigate to the AI Snaps tab
Snapchat will prompt you to set up My Selfie if you haven’t already
Take or select your selfie and save

How to Change or Update My Selfie

If your appearance has changed or you just want a better photo:

Open Snapchat and tap your profile icon
Tap the gear icon ⚙️ to open Settings
Under “My Account,” tap “My Selfie”
Tap “Update My Selfie”
Take a new selfie or choose a different photo from your camera roll
Tap “Save”

Your updated selfie will be used for all AI Snaps and other My Selfie-powered features going forward.

How to Delete My Selfie (and Legacy Cameo Data)

To delete your current My Selfie:

Open Settings ⚙️
Tap “My Selfie” under “My Account”
Tap “Clear Selfie”

This removes your selfie from AI features. You can set up a new one at any time.

To delete your old Cameo selfie data specifically:

If you had a Cameo selfie before the feature was discontinued:

Open Settings ⚙️
Scroll to “App & Privacy”
Tap “My Privacy & Data”
Under “Manage My Data,” tap “Clear Data”
Select “My Cameo Selfie” from the list

This permanently removes your legacy Cameo face data from Snapchat’s servers.

How to Use AI Snaps (The Closest Thing to Cameos)

AI Snaps are the spiritual successor to Cameos. Instead of pre-made animated clips, Snapchat’s AI generates entirely new images featuring your likeness in creative scenarios.

To create AI Snaps:

Open Snapchat and swipe up to access Memories
Tap the AI Snaps section
Browse available packs and themes (anime, fantasy, retro, seasonal, etc.)
Select a pack — Snapchat+ subscribers get monthly free packs, or you can purchase packs for approximately $1 per 8 images
Snapchat generates images using your My Selfie
Save favorites to Memories or share them in chats and Stories

To create AI Snaps with friends:

This is the replacement for two-person Cameos:

Both you and your friend must have My Selfie set up
Both must have privacy set to allow friends to generate with your selfie (see privacy section below)
In the AI Snaps section, select a pack that supports friend generation
Choose which friend to include
Snapchat generates images featuring both of you

My Selfie Privacy Settings (Important)

My Selfie introduces privacy implications that Cameos didn’t have — most notably, your selfie can potentially be used in personalized ads that are visible only to you. Here’s how to control everything:

To access privacy settings:

Open Settings ⚙️
Tap “App & Privacy”
Tap “My App”
Tap “Customize Appearance”
Tap “My Selfie”

Key settings to check:

“Who Can Generate with My Selfie” — Controls whether friends can use your likeness in their AI Snaps. Set to “Only Me” if you don’t want friends creating AI images with your face. This is the direct replacement for the old “Who Can Use My Cameo Selfie” setting.
“See My Selfie in Ads” — Toggle this off if you don’t want your likeness appearing in personalized sponsored content. By default, Snapchat’s terms allow them to show you ads featuring your own face with branding from their business partners. These ads are only visible to you, but many users find this uncomfortable.
“AI Snaps” — Toggle on or off to control whether your selfie is used in AI-generated images at all.

Why Cameos Aren’t Showing Up (Troubleshooting)

If you’ve been searching for Cameos and can’t find them, the answer is straightforward: the feature has been discontinued. Here’s what’s happening with the most common issues:

“Cameos not showing up in chat” — The Cameo tab has been removed from the chat sticker/emoji picker. It’s not a bug — the feature is gone. Use AI Snaps in Memories instead.

“Cameos option missing from Settings” — The “Cameos” menu item has been replaced by “My Selfie” under “My Account” in Settings.

“Can’t change my Cameo selfie” — Use Settings → My Selfie → Update My Selfie instead. The old Cameos selfie management screen no longer exists.

“Two-person Cameos not working” — Two-person Cameos have been replaced by AI Snaps with Friends. Both users need My Selfie set up with friend permissions enabled.

“Cameos look blurry or won’t animate” — If you’re on a very old version of Snapchat that still shows remnants of Cameos, update to the latest version. The feature has been fully removed in current versions.

General Snapchat troubleshooting (helpful for any feature issues):

Update Snapchat to the latest version from the App Store or Google Play
Clear the app cache: Settings → Account Actions → Clear Cache
Check that Snapchat has camera permissions enabled
Restart your phone
Uninstall and reinstall Snapchat as a last resort

Cameos Legacy Steps (No Longer Available)

For reference, here are the old Cameos instructions. None of these steps work in the current version of Snapchat — they’re included only because many users arrive at this page looking for them.

Creating a Cameo selfie (defunct):

~~Open Settings → tap “Cameos” under My Account → tap “Create Cameos Selfie”~~
~~Take a selfie → choose skin tone → save~~

Sending Cameos in chat (defunct):

~~Open a chat conversation~~
~~Tap the smiley face icon next to the text field~~
~~Tap the Cameo tab (face icon with star)~~
~~Browse clips → tap to send~~

Changing your Cameo selfie (defunct):

~~Settings → Cameos → “Change My Cameos Selfie”~~
~~Or long-press a Cameo in chat → “New Selfie”~~

Two-person Cameos (defunct):

~~Both users needed Cameo selfies set up~~
~~Privacy had to be set to “My Friends” or “Everyone”~~
~~Two-person clips appeared automatically alongside solo clips in the Cameo picker~~

What’s Next for Snapchat Selfie Features?

Snapchat’s My Selfie Terms explicitly list “Cameos features” as part of the My Selfie family, which suggests Snap may reintroduce Cameo-like functionality in a new form. At their 2024 Snap Partner Summit, the company announced expanded AI features for chat including AI-generated stickers and new Lens formats. In early 2026, Snapchat introduced AI Clips in Lens Studio — a feature that transforms a single photo into a 5-second video, which is conceptually similar to what Cameos originally did.

For now, My Selfie and AI Snaps are the current system. If you previously used Cameos, your selfie data has already been migrated. If you’re new to Snapchat, setting up My Selfie through Settings gives you access to all of Snapchat’s AI-powered selfie features — just be sure to review the privacy settings before you do.