Want to hide Instagram stories from certain followers? Maybe you don’t want your friends or ex to find out the recent dating photos. These people are important enough to stay on the subscriber list, but at the same time, you don’t want them watching the latest Instagram stories. Here’s how you can hide a story from someone on Instagram.
Hide the story of certain followers on Instagram
When you post a story on Instagram, all your followers can see it on the social platform. Using an in-app privacy add-on, you can only limit the display of the story to specific users.
Follow the steps below to restrict Instagram stories to specific users.
Step 1: Open Instagram on iPhone.
2nd step: Go to your Instagram account tab.
Step 3: Tap the menu with three horizontal bars (hamburger) in the upper right corner and go to Settings.
Step 4: Select Privacy and find Story in the Interactions menu.
Step 5: Tap Hide story from.
Step 6: This will open your subscribers list.
Select your Instagram followers from which you want to hide all photos and videos that you add to your Instagram story. This also hides your live videos.
Step 7: Once you’ve selected people from the list, tap Done at the top.
Instagram will take you back to the Story menu and you will see the number of people you are hiding the story from.
That’s it. You successfully hid stories from specific people on Instagram. Note that hiding a story from someone is different from blocking Instagram. These people can still see your profile and posts.
Share Instagram story with specific group of people only
Instagram offers a feature called Close Friends. By using it, you can share your Instagram story with a group of people only. This is very useful for those who have thousands of followers on a social network.
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Using the Close Friends feature, you can directly share your latest Instagram stories with selected users. Here’s how to set up and use Close Friends on Instagram.
Step 1: Open Instagram and go to Account.
2nd step: Go to Instagram settings.
Step 3: Go to Privacy and tap on Story. Select Close Friends.
Step 4: Select Close Friend from the next menu and tap Done at the bottom.
You have successfully created a circle of close friends on Instagram. From now on, you can share your Instagram story with close friends and leave others. Here’s how.
Step 1: Open Instagram and tap the + icon at the top.
2nd step: Tap Story and cycle through the usual editing features.
Step 3: Tap the Close Friends button at the bottom and Instagram will share the story with the selected people only.
Show someone’s store on Instagram
Maybe you’ve changed your mind and now want to show some people’s stories on Instagram. You can easily do this from the Settings menu.
Step 1: Launch Instagram and tap the account icon in the lower right corner.
2nd step: Select Settings after clicking on the hamburger menu in the upper right corner.
Step 3: Go to the Privacy menu and select History.
Step 4: Select Hide story from the menu and uncheck people.
Tap Done in the top right corner. After that, everyone can see your Instagram stories.
FAQ: Hide someone’s story on Instagram
What about current Instagram Stories?
When you hide a story from someone on Instagram, the change applies to all your future Instagram stories. Your current story will be visible to all followers. You can simply delete the current story and repost it on Instagram to hide it from others.
Can hidden users see my Instagram posts?
Yes, the change only applies to Instagram Stories. Users will continue to see your profile and posts.
Will users get a notification when I hide them from stories?
No, this is an Instagram privacy add-on. Others will not receive any notification of the change. They can only make an educated guess if they haven’t seen your Instagram story for a long time.
Does the user remain a follower on Instagram?
Hidden users will continue to be your follower on Instagram. You will not notice any drop in your Instagram follower count.
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Enjoy privacy on Instagram
It’s good to see Instagram come up with privacy features to hide stories from specific users on the platform. Alternatively, you can always restrict these users from your account.
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