The purple circle shows that you've sent a Snap with audio, and the recipient has not yet opened it. The purple color indicates that the Snap was a video Snap, and the circle shows that the Snap is waiting to be opened by the recipient.
When it does get opened, the purple circle will then turn to a filled purple icon, signifying that the Snap was viewed.
If your Friends or creators have published new Stories on Snapchat indicated by a purple circle. A solid purple ring shows around the Bitmoji or profile of these people when they post a new Story and gets gray after viewing it. Purple is the indicator specifically for video Stories; the blue and red are for other types of alerts.
The purple circle on Snapchat indicates that you have sent a video snap to someone, and it has been viewed. It appears next to the recipient's name, signaling that the video has been opened and watched. Snapchat uses color-coded circles to differentiate between types of snaps, with purple representing video content specifically.
The purple circle on Snapchat indicates that a user has sent you a Snap with audio or video content. It signifies an active or recent interaction with a multimedia Snap.
A purple circle on the Snapchat interface reveals received videos sent to your account by other users. This feature belongs to the video Snap notification system within Snapchat. Here's how it works:
Purple circle with a white dot: The purple circle provides notification of audio and video Snap presence when somebody sends it to you. The video notification circle remains purple when muted but fails to display the sound icon to the right of it. Purple circle with a purple icon: Such a purple icon signals you have received a video Snap and must watch it before proceeding.
In short, it's Snapchat’s way of notifying you that you have an incoming video Snap, especially one with sound.
