To mute someone's story on Instagram, you can easily do so directly from your feed.
Muting a user's story prevents their story from appearing at the top of your feed, providing a cleaner browsing experience without unfollowing them.
Steps to Mute an Instagram Story
Based on the Instagram interface, here are the steps you can follow to mute someone's story:
- Go to the top of your feed. This is where the stories appear in a horizontal bar.
- Tap and hold on the profile picture of the person whose story you wish to mute. Holding down brings up an options menu.
- Select Mute from the options that appear.
- Finally, tap Mute story.
This action will hide their future stories from your story bar at the top of the feed. You can still find their stories by going to their profile, but they won't automatically show up in your main feed view.
What Happens When You Mute an Instagram Story?
When you choose to mute someone's story, you won't see their updates in the story tray at the top of your Instagram feed anymore. This is different from unfollowing them; they remain a follower (if they were) and can still see your posts and stories (unless your account is private and they don't follow you). You also remain a follower of theirs, and you can still view their profile, posts, and even their stories by visiting their profile page directly.
This is a useful feature for tailoring your Instagram experience without having to sever connections completely.
Here's a quick look at the different muting options:
| Muting Option | Effect on Your Feed |
|---|---|
| Mute Story | Hides stories from the top story bar. |
| Mute Posts | Hides their regular posts from your feed. |
| Mute Story & Posts | Hides both their stories and posts. |
You can always unmute a person's story later by finding their story at the end of your story list (muted stories appear greyed out) or by visiting their profile and tapping the "Following" button, then selecting "Mute" and toggling the Story option off.
