How to view someones instagram story if they blocked you

To unsee an Instagram story that you accidentally viewed, deactivate your Instagram account for 48 hours. Since an Instagram story will only last for 24 hours, once this period ends, they won’t be able to see who viewed their story.

Ever since the Instagram Stories feature was launched, I have come up with a few tricks which will let you hide Instagram Story seen from another user’s story. The way I mentioned above is only one of them.

You can use these methods to view someone’s Instagram story and without notifying them on the Instagram website, Android, and iPhone. Moreover, it is possible to watch the stories of people without even following them but that is of course only possible for public accounts.

In case you have already accidentally viewed someone’s story on the Instagram app and looking to delete or undo your seen action from the viewer’s list then also we’ve got you covered. We will start with the same here.

Contents

• 1 Delete Or Undo Seen From Instagram Story Or Direct Messages (Video)
• 2 Turn Off Your Internet Connection
• 3 FAQs
  • 3.1 Can you unsee someone's Instagram story?
  • 3.2 Can you look at someone's Instagram story without them knowing?
  • 3.3 Can someone see that I viewed their Instagram story if we are not friends?
• 4 How To See Someone’s Story On Instagram Without Them Knowing – Wrapping Up

Delete Or Undo Seen From Instagram Story Or Direct Messages (Video)

At times, it happens we view stories by mistake and at the same time, we don’t want the owner to know. The good news is that you can hide your view. Whether the profile whose story you have viewed is private or public the process to remove your seen remains the same. Here’s how.

The steps are the same and applicable to both Android and iOS devices.

Here are the step-by-step instructions.

1. Open the Instagram app and go to the profile of the user whose story you viewed
2. Now, tap on the 3 dots at the top right and select Block

1. Confirm your decision by selecting Block.
   Blocking the owner of the story will remove your view from their story and also delete the DM conversation with them. But there’s a catch.
2. Wait for 24 hours… or forever.
   As soon as you unblock that particular user, your view will come back and appear again in the story viewers list. So, to counter this keep that person blocked until their story(photo/video) expires which you viewed. This means the maximum time you need to wait before unblocking them is 24 hours.
   In case you want to unsee a DM then you’ll have to keep them blocked. As once you unblock them the conversation will be back and they will be able to see the “Seen” or the read receipt.
3. Unblock the user (for Stories only).
   To unblock someone, go to your profile and tap on the Hamburger menu icon at the top right and select Settings.

Next, tap on Privacy and security and select Blocked Users/Accounts.

Now, select that specific user. This will take you to their profile. Tap on 3 dots at top right on their profile and select Unblock. Confirm the same on the next pop-up box.

1. Follow the user again if you still want to follow them.

After that story has expired, you will have to follow them (if you were following them earlier) again as blocking someone removes them from your following.

Another thing you should know is that blocking someone will make them unfollow you (if they were following you earlier). So, you stand a risk of losing a follower in case they don’t follow you afterward.

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Here is another useful tutorial for Instagram stories: Add Multiple Photos Or Longer Videos To Instagram Stories. And if you want to unsee an Instagram DM, read about how to read Instagram messages without being seen.

Turn Off Your Internet Connection

One of the best ways to view someone’s Instagram story without them knowing is to do it with your internet off. When you do this, it doesn’t register on Instagram that you’ve viewed the story because you viewed it while offline. 

Here’s how to see someone’s story on Instagram without them knowing, by turning off your internet connection:

1. Open the Instagram app and allow it to load, you want to be sure that the person’s story you want to view is showing in your app, so it loads.
   

2. Once you’ve done that, turn off your internet connection.
   You can do this by tapping the Wi-Fi icon in your settings. If you’re using data, turn off your data connection. On the off chance you have both turned on, you can put your device on airplane mode to turn off all connections.
   

3. After you’ve turned off your internet connection, go back to Instagram and view the story you want.
   

4. Once you’ve viewed the story, you’ve got to stay off of Instagram until the story times out, so when you go back online, Instagram doesn’t retroactively register your view. Stories last for 24 hours, however, if you viewed it a while after it was posted, say 17 hours after it was posted (like the story in my screenshot above), you have to wait another 7 hours until it times out before you can go back on Instagram. 

FAQs

How To See Someone’s Story On Instagram Without Them Knowing – Wrapping Up

How’d you like this article?

I know that sometimes a situation can arise where you need to view Instagram stories privately, and I hope this guide helped you learn how to do just that. Whether you want to view someone’s story without them knowing or “unsee” a story when you accidentally viewed someone’s, I wanted to create a guide to solve these exact problems. 

If you’re looking for more Instagram tutorials, here’s how to unblock someone on Instagram and how to hide comments when you’re watching an Instagram live. 

Thank you again for reading, be sure to comment your thoughts below and share this article with your family and friends!

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