If you don’t want someone to see your story, just hide it from them and you can prevent them from viewing anything you add to your story in the future.
This post from MiniTool will show you how to hide story from someone on Instagram and how to hide stories on Snapchat.
With Instagram and Snapchat, you can share photos and videos to your stories. For some reason, you don’t want someone to see your stories. This post offers clear steps to hide your stories from someone on Instagram and Snapchat.
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How to Hide Story from Someone on Instagram
You have options to hide your Instagram Stories from a single user or a group of users.
How to Hide Story on Instagram from a User?
Step 1. Open the Instagram app on your smartphone.
Step 2. Tap on the profile icon of the user you want to prevent from seeing your story.
Step 3. At the top right corner of the profile page, click the three dots icon.
Step 4. Choose Hide Your Story from the prompt and then click Hide.
Also read: Can You See Who Views Your Instagram Highlights
How to Hide Story on Instagram from a User or a Group of People?
Step 1. Open the Instagram app and tap your profile picture to go to your profile page.
Step 2. Click the three lines in the top right and select Settings.
Step 3. On the Settings page, click Privacy. Tap Story in the next page.
Step 4. Tap the number of people next to Hide Story From, choose the people you’d like to hide your story from, and save your changes.
Then users will not see anything you add to your story in the future. It doesn’t prevent them from seeing your profile and posts.
If you don’t want to see friends’ stories on Instagram, just mute them. For more details, check this post – How to Mute Someone on Instagram? Best Solutions Offered.
How to Hide Story from Someone on Snapchat
Similarly, you can decide who can view your story on Snapchat. Here’s how to hide story from someone on Snapchat.
Step 1. From the Snapchat camera, tap your profile icon in the top left corner.
Step 2. Tap the Settings icon in the upper right corner and then click the View My Story.
Alternatively, click the three dots next to Add to My Story and choose Stories Settings.
Step 3. You’ll see 3 options, Everyone, My Friends, and Custom.
To hide your Snapchat story from someone, you can choose Custom and select specific people and then tap Block to block them from seeing new snaps you add to your story.
Also read: How to Trim a Video on Snapchat? [The Ultimate Guide]
How to Hide or Mute Someone Else’s Story on Snapchat?
If you don’t want to see a friend’s stories on Snapchat, follow the steps below to hide or mute his/her stories.
Step 1. Open your Snapchat app and swipe right from the camera screen.
Step 2. Tap the friend or a group’s name to open the profile page.
Step 3. Click the three dots in the upper right corner and tap the Mute Story toggle.
Step 4. Tap Mute to confirm and then click Done.
Conclusion
That’s all about how to hide story from someone on Instagram and Snapchat. If you want to prevent someone from viewing your stories, just follow the above steps to hide your story.
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Cora works as an editor at MiniTool for many years, writing articles about video editing, video conversion, and screen recording. She also writes articles about Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, and Twitter. During her spare time, Cora loves reading, traveling, and watching movies.