{"id":6905,"date":"2022-07-11T15:55:26","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T15:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=6905"},"modified":"2022-07-11T15:55:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T15:55:27","slug":"how-to-unmute-stories-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-unmute-stories-on-instagram","title":{"rendered":"How to Unmute Stories on Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e84cd3cb907\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e84cd3cb907\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e84cd3cb907\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-unmute-stories-on-instagram\/#How_to_Unmute_Stories_on_Instagram\" title=\"How to Unmute Stories on Instagram\">How to Unmute Stories on Instagram<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-unmute-stories-on-instagram\/#Unmuting_a_story_on_Instagram\" title=\"Unmuting a story on Instagram\">Unmuting a story on Instagram<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-unmute-stories-on-instagram\/#Unmuting_a_friends_story\" title=\"Unmuting a friend&#8217;s story\">Unmuting a friend&#8217;s story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-unmute-stories-on-instagram\/#Unmuting_a_users_story\" title=\"Unmuting a user&#8217;s story\">Unmuting a user&#8217;s story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-unmute-stories-on-instagram\/#Unmuting_a_video\" title=\"Unmuting a video\">Unmuting a video<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-unmute-stories-on-instagram\/#Unmuting_an_accounts_posts_on_Instagram\" title=\"Unmuting an account&#8217;s posts on Instagram\">Unmuting an account&#8217;s posts on Instagram<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Unmute_Stories_on_Instagram\"><\/span>How to Unmute Stories on Instagram<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/eHvVVPv.png\" alt=\"how to unmute stories on instagram\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wished that you could unmute a story on Instagram, then you have come to the right place. Whether it&#8217;s a post from a friend or a video from a user, this article will show you how to do it. Just follow the steps below to unmute the story in question. After all, no one wants to read about their cat.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unmuting_a_story_on_Instagram\"><\/span>Unmuting a story on Instagram<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can undo a mute on Instagram by going to the profile of the user, or if you&#8217;ve accidentally muddled up your account, by tapping the three dots in the top right corner. You can then tap the &#8220;Mute&#8221; button, which will now be in a grey color. Then, you can view the story you accidentally muted. Once done, tap &#8220;Mute again&#8221; to unmute the story.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few reasons to mute stories and posts on Instagram. One is if you don&#8217;t want to see a lot of FOMO-inducing content. You can also mute stories to keep your feed clean and free of content from other users. The content will still appear in your feed, but it will not be visible to other people. Another reason to mute content is if you&#8217;re unsure of what to post.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unmuting_a_friends_story\"><\/span>Unmuting a friend&#8217;s story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re having trouble following a friend&#8217;s story on Instagram, there are ways to unmute the post and continue following them. The unmuting feature works a little differently than muting a profile or unfollowing someone. While it&#8217;s nice to see other people&#8217;s stories, there are times when the content is inappropriate and offensive. To unmute a story, navigate to the DM section and scroll down to the DMs sent by the profile you&#8217;d like to unfollow. Click on the DMs and press the button marked &#8220;Unmute.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When muting a story on Instagram, a user must log in and open the app. Then, scroll through the story feed and tap on the profile picture of the user who muted it. If the profile picture is grey, the story is muted and cannot be viewed. Once you&#8217;ve unmuted a story, the story will be restored to the news feed.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unmuting_a_users_story\"><\/span>Unmuting a user&#8217;s story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you want to stop seeing what other people are posting on your Instagram account, you can mute their story. This will prevent you from seeing what they are posting in your feed, and you will not receive notifications from those users if they follow you back. To mute a story, you must first go to the profile of the user you want to unmute. Unlike other social media apps, Instagram stories do not disappear after you mute them.<\/p>\n<p>To unmute a user&#8217;s story, navigate to the profile page and click on the three lines. From there, click the &#8220;Mute&#8221; icon and swipe left to switch to the grey button. Click the grey button to view the story that has been muted. This option will make the story visible again. When you have finished viewing a story that has been muted accidentally, you can go back to see it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unmuting_a_video\"><\/span>Unmuting a video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Unmuting a video on Instagram stories is easy. To mute a video, you must first sign in to your Instagram account. After you have signed in, you will need to head to the homepage of your profile to find the option to mute the post. Once you have done so, you can still view the video. To mute a video, tap the speaker icon in the video.<\/p>\n<p>To unmute a video, follow the same steps as those for regular Instagram posts. First, tap the sound icon in the top right corner of your screen. After you have clicked the sound icon, you will notice a blue &#8216;X&#8217;. Once you tap the mute icon, the audio will be removed from your video. This is the easiest way to unmute the audio. Once you&#8217;ve muted the audio, you can choose to share the video with your audience.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unmuting_an_accounts_posts_on_Instagram\"><\/span>Unmuting an account&#8217;s posts on Instagram<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are several ways to unmute an account on Instagram. The first is to tap the three-bar icon on the user&#8217;s profile page. Once the user has tapped the icon, the user will notice that their profile picture is greyed out. 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