How to mute or unmute that super annoying person on Instagram

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 Instagram

1. 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 mute

3. Tap their name at the top of the chat page

4. Tap the switches at the top and make sure they’re blue to mute the person’s messages and/or call notifications

5. 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 Instagram

1. Tap the dotted icon in the top right corner of the person’s post you want to mute

2. 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 below

How to mute someone’s on their Instagram profile

1. Go to the person’s profile you want to mute

2. 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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