How to post a story on instagram without anyone seeing it

Instagram tips and tricks: Here’s a quick guide to view someone’s Instagram Status without actually letting them know.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Instagram launched the Status feature a few years ago.
• Instagram allows users to control who can see their Status and who can’t with a selective hide option.
• Did you know, Instagram users can also secretly view someone’s Status.

Instagram is a fun app to follow your friends and get updates on everything they post about their life. Instagram Stories, Reels, and posts have become a part of our life. While we keep our lives out in the open on social media, often we wish to remain silent and just scroll through our feeds.

Though Instagram doesn’t show others if we have seen their posts, the meta-owned app does let people know the viewers on the stories. When a person views a story, the hosting account can check on how many people have interacted with the story.

But if you are looking for ways to watch Instagram secretly without letting the other person know then here are 3 easy tricks that will not show your profile in the ‘story view lost’.

How to view Instagram Stories without letting users know

Tap on the IG Story next in line instead of the story you want to view.

Next, tap on the story you paused and drag it to swipe left.

You should note that you have to drag the story slowly to the left to get the glimpse of the story you wanted to see.

You will be in the middle of both Instagram Stories, from which you can peek at the desired story without coming in the viewers’ list.

Note: Just be careful not to swipe fast because that will let them know you've seen their story. Remember that this hack just provides you with a sneak preview of the IG story.

In airplane mode

Open the Instagram app on your Android or iOS phone.

Wait a few seconds for the Stories to load.

Switch on your phone’s airplane mode.

Now again open Instagram and open the story you wanted to watch.

Through web

Install the ‘Chrome IG Story’ Chrome Extension.

Open and login into the web version of Instagram.

The Chrome extension will let you view all the stories on Instagram Stories without letting people know.

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So you want to update your Instagram Highlights? Highlights can be a great marketing tool if you want to create a collection of information readily available to new and existing followers. It can give a deeper insight into who you are, or just get across information about your products and answers to FAQs. Today’s toolkit walks you through how to add an Instagram Highlight or cover photo without adding content to your Story.

What are Instagram Highlights?

Instagram Highlights are essentially a roundup of your ‘best bits’ that sit at the top of your profile. They are compiled of Instagram Stories you have posted in the past, and can be created and added at any time. Most people prefer to create Instagram Highlights under different categories, such as ‘everyday life’, ‘outfits’, ‘animals’, etc. Stories usually disappear after 24 hours, whereas Highlights allow you to make selected Stories visible indefinitely, on your profile.

How many Stories can you have in a Highlight?

There is no limit to how many Highlights you can create, but you can post up to 100 videos or images into each Highlight. If you hit 100, Instagram will pop up with a notification, asking if you’d like to delete the oldest Story from that highlight, in favour of the Story you are trying to add.

How do you create a new Highlight?

To create a new Highlight, just head to your main profile. Underneath your bio, you should see a ‘plus’ sign in a circle, under ‘Story Highlights’. Select the plus sign and you will be able to create a new Highlight!

How to upload a Instagram Highlight cover Without Adding to Your Story

Highlight covers are the main icon of the Highlight that will appear within the circle when someone is on your profile. Most people like to create icons and cover photos for their Highlights, to make them look more organized and aesthetically pleasing. You can either select a cover photo from a Story within your Highlight, or you can upload one directly from your camera roll, without having to add it to your Story. Click here for some fun ideas for Highlight covers!

Here’s how to upload a cover without adding it to your Story:

1. Click on the Highlight you want to edit, and select ‘Edit Highlight’.
2. Then, at the top of the page, select ‘Edit Cover’.
3. From here, you can either select something from your camera roll, or select one of the Stories from your Highlight to use as a cover.

How to add an Instagram Highlight Without Adding to Your Story

Want to add something to your Highlight without adding it to your actual Story? It might be that you want to add to your highlight in bulk without spamming your Story, or just want to post an older piece of content that you like, to fit in with an existing Highlight. There a few hacks you can use to add Highlights, without having to add the content to your Story.

1. Switch your Instagram profile to Private, in your general Settings.
2. Go to your privacy Story Settings, and Block all users from seeing your Stories.
3. Upload the Story you want to add to the Highlight.
4. Add the Story to your highlight.
5. After waiting 24 hours for the video to add into your Highlights, you can change your privacy settings back to normal.

How do you delete Highlights?

Not feeling a Highlight you posted, and want to delete it? Don’t worry, it’s not too hard to do.

1. Head to your Instagram profile, and find the Highlight you’d like to delete.
2. Long-press (hold down) the Highlight preview and select ‘delete highlight’ when the option comes up.

How do you delete Stories from a Highlight?

To delete a Story from your Highlight, click on the Highlight to watch it. As Stories come up that you’d like to delete, click on the ‘…’ icon and select ‘Remove from Highlight’.

Instagram Highlight Ideas

Stuck on ideas for what Highlights to create? Here’s a few we prepared earlier:

Behind the scenes

Everyday life

Outfit of the day

Makeup looks

Events

Press

Community

Trends

About us

Hauls

Get to know me

Do Story Highlights have Analytics?

You are able to view insights on normal Stories, which showcase views, interactions, link clicks and more. You can also view historical insights on your Stories through Highlights, by watching the Highlight and swiping up on the Story to access the Insights. The only thing you won’t be able to access is whether new people are watching your Stories on Highlights, after the 24 hours has passed from when you posted it.

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