How to mute Story on Instagram in new update 2023
Muting a Story on Instagram allows you to temporarily hide stories from a specific user without unfollowing them or affecting your engagement with their other content. This can be useful if you want to avoid seeing certain stories in your feed without severing your connection to the account entirely. Here's a step-by-step description of how to mute a story on Instagram:
Open Instagram App: Launch the Instagram app on your mobile device. Make sure you're logged in to your account.
Navigate to the Story: Tap on the profile picture of the account whose story you want to mute. You can find their profile picture at the top of your Instagram feed or by searching for their username.
Locate the Story: Once you're on their profile, you'll see a bar at the top containing their story circles. These are small circular icons with the profile pictures of the accounts that have posted stories recently.
Press and Hold: Press and hold the profile picture of the account whose story you want to mute. After a brief moment, a menu will pop up with options related to that account.
Choose "Mute": From the menu, select the "Mute" option. This action will lead you to another menu where you can choose to mute just their story, their posts, or both.
Mute the Story: Choose the "Mute Story" option from the menu. This will mute the stories from that account.
Confirmation: A confirmation message might appear, asking if you're sure you want to mute the story. Confirm your choice.
Muted Icon: Once you've successfully muted the story, you'll notice that the profile picture of the muted account has a muted speaker icon on it. This indicates that you won't see their stories in your feed temporarily.
Unmuting: To unmute the story at any time, simply repeat the steps above, but select the "Unmute" option instead of "Mute."
Remember that muting a story doesn't unfollow the account, and you'll still be able to see their posts in your feed. Muting only affects the visibility of their stories on your feed. This feature can be quite handy when you want to curate your Instagram experience and prioritize content that interests you the most.
