How To Mute Or Unmute That Super Annoying Person On Instagram

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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?

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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.

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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 Credit: Andy Moser / Instagram

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 Credit: Andy Moser / Instagram SEE ALSO: How to see your oldest comments on Instagram

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" Credit: Andy Moser / Instagram

3. Tap "Mute [account name]"

Tap "Mute [account name]." Credit: Andy Moser / Instagram

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) Credit: Andy Moser / Instagram

3. Tap "Mute"

Tap "Mute" Credit: Andy Moser / Instagram

4. Tap the switches and make sure they're blue to mute the person's posts and/or stories

5. To unmute, uncheck the switches and make sure they're back to gray

Check/uncheck the switches to mute/unmute Credit: Andy Moser / Instagram

Mute someone's story from your feed

1. Tap and hold the Instagram story you want to mute at the top of your feed

Tap "Mute"

Tap "Mute story"

To unmute, follow the steps from Mute from someone's profile above

More Instagram tutorials

• How to delete all of your Instagram posts

• How to disable your Instagram

• How to change the background color on your Instagram Story

• How to change your Instagram algorithm to a chronological feed

Topics Instagram How-To

Andy Moser

Andy is a fellow on Mashable's Culture team. He graduated with a B.S. from the University of North Florida in 2018 and moved to New York to pursue journalism in culture and entertainment. He can (and will) talk for too long about Star Wars and movies in general. His fear of stinging insects and 80+ degree weather will keep him inside forever. He wishes he were shorter.

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