Unmuting a story on Instagram allows you to see updates from someone you previously muted. If you've hidden a user's stories from your main feed, unmuting brings them back.
Based on Instagram's process, unmuting a story is done while interacting with that specific story.
Steps to Unmute an Instagram Story
To unmute an Instagram story you have previously muted, follow these steps, directly referencing the action needed:
- Find the Muted Story: Navigate to the profile of the user whose story you want to unmute. Muted stories often appear at the very end of the stories bar at the top of your feed, typically grayed out or less prominent. Tap on their profile icon to view their story.
- Access Options While Viewing: While watching the muted story, look at the top right corner of your screen. This area usually contains an icon to access more options for that story.
- Tap in the Top Right: Tap on the icon located in the top right corner. This action will open a menu specific to the story you are viewing.
- Select Unmute Story: From the menu that appears, find the option that says "Unmute story" and tap it.
This process directly uses the actions mentioned in the reference: "Tap in the top right. Tap Unmute story."
Understanding Muting and Unmuting
Muting stories is a feature that helps customize your Instagram feed without unfollowing someone. It hides their stories from your main stories bar. Unmuting simply reverses this action, making their stories visible in your feed again. This method is useful if you decide you want to see a user's stories after a period of them being hidden.
Once you complete these steps, the user's stories will return to your regular stories feed flow.
