(April 20 17:00) Mashable.com
Looking to clean up your Instagram timeline to see more posts you actually want to see? We've got you covered.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 DMs
Tap the DM arrow in the top right corner of your feed
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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 gray
Check/uncheck the options to mute/unmute
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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"
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3. Tap "Mute [account name]"
Tap "Mute [account name]."
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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 bio
For example, here's how I'd mute Ariana Grande (gasp! I would never)
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3. Tap "Mute"
Tap "Mute"
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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 gray
Check/uncheck the switches to mute/unmute
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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 tutorialsHow to delete all of your Instagram postsHow to disable your InstagramHow to change the background color on your Instagram StoryHow to change your Instagram algorithm to a chronological feed
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