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Maybe the group chat is going off in the DMs but you stopped caring an hour ago. Is there someone you really don't want to see on your feed for a bit? Or are there Instagram Stories you just don't want appearing at the top of your feed? Instagram gives you a way to mute people in each situation to improve your social media quality of life. Check out how to both mute Instagram accounts from appearing in your Feed and Stories. How to mute someone in DMs on Instagram1. Tap the arrow in the top right corner to go to your DMsTap the DM arrow in the top right corner of your feed Credit: Andy Moser / Instagram 2. Tap the chat of the person you want to mute3. Tap their name at the top of the chat page4. Tap the switches at the top and make sure they're blue to mute the person's messages and/or call notifications5. To unmute, uncheck the switches and make sure they're back to grayCheck/uncheck the options to mute/unmute Credit: Andy Moser / Instagram How to mute someone from your feed on Instagram1. Tap the dotted icon in the top right corner of the person's post you want to mute2. Tap "Hide"Tap a posts options and then tap "Hide" Credit: Andy Moser / Instagram 3. Tap "Mute [account name]"Tap "Mute [account name]." Credit: Andy Moser / Instagram 4. Tap either "Mute posts" or "Mute posts and story"5. To unmute, go to the person's profile and follow the steps belowHow to mute someone's on their Instagram profile1. Go to the person's profile you want to mute2. Tap "Following" under their name and bioFor example, here's how I'd mute Ariana Grande (gasp! I would never) Credit: Andy Moser / Instagram 3. Tap "Mute"Tap "Mute" Credit: Andy Moser / Instagram 4. Tap the switches and make sure they're blue to mute the person's posts and/or stories5. To unmute, uncheck the switches and make sure they're back to grayCheck/uncheck the switches to mute/unmute Credit: Andy Moser / Instagram Mute someone's story from your feed1. Tap and hold the Instagram story you want to mute at the top of your feedTap "Mute"Tap "Mute story"To unmute, follow the steps from Mute from someone's profile aboveMore Instagram tutorials
What happens when I mute someone on Instagram?Instagram Lite app for Android
If you mute someone's stories, you won't see their story at the top of your feed. Muting someone's story is different from unfollowing them and from muting their profile. You'll still see their posts in feed.
How can you tell if someone muted you on Instagram?Check Their View on Your Stories
As discussed above, when someone mutes you on Instagram, they will no longer be able to view your stories because your stories will not appear in their stories section. So you can keep a check on your story views and see if they are present in your story viewers.
Can you silent someone on Instagram?You can also mute someone whose post appears in your feed. Just tap the three dots at the top right of the post, select "hide" and the mute options will appear.
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