On many occasions we have a profile that we like on social networks but this does not mean that we want to hear from him all the time, it may even be that we have felt we had to follow him but in reality we are not interested in his profile at all and we find it heavy to continuously receive your publications. We want pe, but lose sight of him for a while, but without stopping following him. It's possible? We have good news for you: yes, you can stop seeing their stuff if you hit mute. We teach you how to mute someone on instagram. A utility that will allow you to stop seeing accounts, but not find out that you no longer follow them.
In just a few simple steps you will have your contact silenced, but be careful that blocking is not the same as silencing! In the latter case, the account continues to exist for you and you will be able to continue to see their posts when you enter their profile, but you will not see them actively. On the other hand, with the option "block the contact" you will lose it completely and you will even no longer be able to access their profile.
How to mute someone on Instagram
These steps to mute someone on instagram they are applicable for both Android and iPhone and are reversible, which means that you can undo them whenever you want without anyone knowing. On the other hand, the social network Instagram gives several alternatives:
- To mute only posts.
- To do it only with the stories.
- And to mute both posts and stories.
To do so apply these steps:
- Log in to your account Instagram from your app on Android or iPhone.
- Choose the profile you want to mute.
- When you are inside, you click on the "Following" button, do not think that you will stop following the person.
- When the window opens, you will choose the “Mute” option.
- In the window that appears you must choose the contact you want to silence. It informs you of what you can mute, the stories, the posts or both.
- And that's it!
Now, if at any time you want to go back to reactivate profile of any of the options, just follow the same steps and uncheck the corresponding boxes. And ready! You will now be able to see that person's posts and stories again.
Another method to silence a follower on Instagram
There is another way to do it that is not very well known and that is to directly silence the publications of that person. Perform the following steps:
- Press the three dots that are in the upper right.
- From the drop-down menu, choose "Hide" and click "Mute X account".
- It's up to you to mute only posts or stories.
- If you want to reverse the process, follow the steps that we already explained previously.
Possible mute on instagram from the Stories by holding down on them until you see “Mute” and then choose the corresponding option: Stories, Posts or both.
I can't mute an account
The fact of not being able mute a user on instagram, generally occurs due to two situations: either that person is not following us or we do not have the updated application. This last situation is unlikely to have happened to us since 2018 when it was introduced. To silence it is necessary to do so.
On the other hand, it is logical to think that it is not possible to silence a profile if we do not follow it. Although we can opt for "I'm not interested" if we find publications that we are not interested in. It is also possible to block them if we no longer want them to appear to us anymore.
How do I know there is a muted account?
Perhaps you have silenced a profile by mistake and you realize that it has been a long time without seeing what you show. It is possible to see on Instagram all the accounts that you have muted and unmute them if you want. For this do the following:
- Enter your Instagram account from your mobile or tablet.
- Look at your profile.
- Then, click on the three lines that are in the upper right corner.
- Enter the Instagram settings.
- Choose “Privacy”.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Muted Accounts”.
You will see the list of silenced accounts, click on any of them and, if you want to enable it, just follow the steps above.
How do I know if one of my contacts has muted me?
One of the functions of Instagram with which you can share videos or photos and that lasts for 24 hours, are called "Stories" or "Historias". You can also know who has watched or downloaded them.
If you suspect that one of your contacts has muted you, what you can do is investigate their interactions with your stories. If you notice that one of your contacts was very frequent in interactions and you see that this is no longer the case, it may be that he has silenced you.
It is possible to corroborate it if you notice that that person shows activity in their account, when posting content. Another way is through interactions with posts. It is likely that the person used to "like" or leave a comment, but this is no longer the case. However, he is still showing activity on his account, so it is likely that he has muted you.
Another detail to consider, and one that is more difficult to detect, is the amount of content that person sees. If you are used to following many accounts, the list of stories displayed in the bar becomes very long, so you need to spend a lot of time and energy to view them.
If for algorithm reasons, by chance or by application metrics, which are constantly changing, your account is located in the last bars of the stories, most likely that person will never be able to see your content. It would no longer be in bad faith, it would be a matter of digital exhaustion.
The same goes for posts. The algorithm Instagram it is unforgiving and your posts (which are full of filters) will likely never make it to the top of the endless amount of feed.
Conclusion
In this post you learned how to mute someone on instagram, is an option that this social network has to avoid seeing the stories or publications of an account. It is also possible to know if you have been muted and if you have muted accounts without realizing it. Now, if you want to see those posts and stories again, just unmute them as we have explained here, quickly and easily.