Do you no longer want to see the publications of some of your contacts on Instagram? Use mute mode to hide them discreetly, without blocking them.
By default, your Instagram feed displays photos and stories from everyone you follow. But some content is probably less exciting than others. And you may want to hide them systematically, without blocking their authors… Don’t worry, you’re not alone in this situation and Instagram offers a very useful function to stop seeing certain publications: mute mode.
How does Instagram’s mute mode work?
The mute mode – Mute in English – allows you to hide the publications or stories of an Instagram account that you follow, without blocking it or unsubscribing from it.
This function has several advantages. First of all, the contact whose content is hidden is not informed – no need to get angry with a loved one! Additionally, mute can be applied to either posts only, stories only, or both. Then, the mute mode does not prevent you from going to see the publications or the stories directly, when you want, by going to the account in question. Nor to discuss with the contact, his account not being blocked. Finally, the mute mode is not definitive, the function can be deactivated at any time.
How to hide posts and stories from an Instagram account?
There are three ways to hide posts or stories. Here is how to implement them with the mobile application, the procedure being similar if you go through the web version, with an Internet browser.
Hide the contents of an Instagram account from its profile page
- Open the Instagram app and make sure you are logged in with your account.
- Go to the Instagram profile of the account whose publications you want to hide (from your news feed, your list of subscribers or via the search field).
- On the profile page, press the button Subscriber under username and bio.
- In the contextual menu, open the section Mute.
- Then check the switch Publicationsthe switch Stories or both depending on what you want to hide.
Hide Instagram Stories from Home Page
- Launch the Instagram app.
- On the Instagram home screen, long press the avatar of the account to be blocked in the stories bar until a mini-window appears at the bottom of the screen.
- In the confirmation mini-window press Mute the story.
- You can also choose to mute everything by pressing Mute posts and story.
Hide Instagram Account Posts from News Feed
- Open the Instagram app.
- Browse your feed on the Instagram home screen to identify the account to mute.
- Press the three points at the top right of the post, on the far right of the username.
- Then press Mute in the context menu.
- In the confirmation mini-window press Mute posts.
- You can also mute the entire account by pressing Mute posts and story.
How to turn off mute mode on Instagram?
Missing posts from a muted account? No worries, you can easily unhide them again by unmuting.
- Open the Instagram app making sure you are logged into your account.
- Open the profile page that you previously muted.
- Push the button Subscriber under the profile page username and bio.
- In the contextual menu, open the section Mute (which should display the name of the muted items).
- Then uncheck the switches Publications and or Stories.
Find muted accounts on Instagram
Confused about which accounts you’ve muted? A settings menu allows you to find them easily.
- In the Instagram app, open your profile page by clicking your avatar in the lower right corner of the screen.
- On your profile, open the menu by pressing the three horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the screen.
- Press on Settings in the context menu.
- Open the section Privacy.
- At the very bottom of the page Privacyopen the section Account muted in the game Connections.
- Here you find the list of accounts that you have muted. Tap an account to open their profile page and unmute as explained previously.
