Instagram: How to mute Instagram Stories

Clear out the clutter on your Instagram and see only the Stories that matter to you most
Instagram Stories was the social media app’s answer to Snapchat
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Rachael Davies9 September 2022

Instagram introduced its Stories feature in 2017, as a way of uploading a temporary photo for 24 hours.

People have used the feature to share more casual parts of their day, from food and selfies to views and candid snaps.

You can also choose to share Stories with just Close Friends, a select group of people who you choose.

To add extra flair to your Stories, you can also pin locations, add filters, tag other people, and more.

How to mute Instagram Stories

Instagram Stories have become the more casual way to share on social media but, if you follow a lot of people, the amount of Stories to tap through can become overwhelming.

If you don't want someone's story to appear in the bar at the top of your feed, you can mute their story and it won’t show up any more.

At the top of your feed, hold down on the profile picture of the account whose story you'd like to mute.

From the options that pop up, select Mute, then tap Mute story.

To unmute it again, you’ll need to go to their profile and tap Following below their bio, then toggle off Mute Stories.

If you mute someone's stories, they won't be notified.

Muting someone's story is different from unfollowing or blocking them, as you'll still see their posts in your feed.

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