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How Can I Unmute A Person’s Story On Instagram?

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Updated: January 4, 2026 by Anate Deborah

Pondering over how to unmute someone’s story on Instagram. Worry no more! This content is embedded with every detail you need to answer your query.

How to Unmute Someone’s Story on Instagram

Whether you remember the Instagram user’s story that you muted or not, you can easily unmute it.

Follow the steps below to unmute someone’s story on Instagram.

1. First, open Instagram and login if necessary.

2. Scroll through your story feed which is located at the top of the page. This is in order to find a story you’ve muted.

3. Keep scrolling until you see a greyed-out symbol.

4. Tap and hold the profile photo that is greyed out.

5. Then select Unmute.

With these steps, you will have successfully unmuted that Instagram user’s story.

How to Mute Someone’s Instagram Story

It’s actually relatively easy, but if you’re not sure how to mute or unmute a story on Instagram. To mute someone’s story, follow these simple steps below:

1. You can see the profile icon of the person at the application’s top.

2. Visit the person’s profile

3. Long-press the story button

4. Tap “Mute” after long-pressing the Instagram Story button.

Alternatively, you can do this by selecting Mute Story and Posts. By scrolling to the right, you can confirm that you have muted their Story.

A story on Instagram can be unmuted by following the steps below.

How Do I Unmute Someone on Instagram?

On Instagram, you can mute and unmute a person’s messages. Using Instagram to unmute messages is pretty easy.

If you have muted someone on Instagram, follow these steps to unmute them.

1. Open the Instagram app and go to your Direct Messages section in the top right corner. The icon looks like a paper airplane)

2. To unmute a user’s conversation, tap on it.

3. Click on the three dots in the upper-right corner of the message once it has been opened.

4. To turn on all notifications for this message end, select Unmute.

5. This conversation’s notifications will effectively be unmuted


About Anate Deborah

I'm a graduate of English and Literary Studies who is ambitious and purpose-driven. I love sharing helpful guides.

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