How to Mute Someone on Instagram Without Unfollowing (2025 Guide)

Sometimes you want a cleaner Instagram feed, but you don’t want to unfollow someone due to personal or social reasons. The good news is that Instagram’s mute feature lets you hide someone’s posts, stories, or messages quietly — and they will never know.

In this updated 2025 guide, you'll learn how to mute posts, stories, messages, calls, and even notes without unfollowing or blocking anyone. This method works on all Android and iPhone devices.

📌 What Does Mute Mean on Instagram?

Muting someone means you can hide their content from your feed or stories without removing them from your followers list. Instagram does not notify the person, so it’s completely private.

You can mute:

• Posts
• Stories
• Notes
• Direct Messages
• Calls

🛑 Why Mute Instead of Unfollow?

Muting is perfect when:

• You don’t want drama from unfollowing someone
• You want to avoid someone's frequent posts
• You want privacy without blocking
• The person is a colleague, friend, or relative
• You want a clean, peaceful Instagram feed

Muting is 100% discreet and safe.

📱 How to Mute Someone’s Posts on Instagram (2025)

Steps:

1. Open Instagram and search for the user you want to mute.
2. Go to their profile.
3. Tap the "Following" button.
4. Select "Mute".
5. Turn on "Posts".

After this, their posts will no longer appear in your feed, but they will stay in your following list.

📸 How to Mute Someone’s Stories on Instagram

Method 1 — From Their Profile:

1. Open their profile.
2. Tap Following → Mute.
3. Toggle Stories.

Method 2 — From Story Viewer:

1. Tap and hold their story icon.
2. Tap "Mute".
3. Select "Mute Story".

Their stories will move to the end of your story bar, completely hidden.

💬 How to Mute Instagram Messages (DMs)

You can mute message notifications without restricting the person.

1. Open Instagram DMs.
2. Tap on the chat you want to mute.
3. Tap the “i” icon in the top-right.
4. Enable Mute Messages.

You will stop receiving message notifications, but messages stay in your inbox.

📞 How to Mute Calls from Someone on Instagram (2025)

If someone keeps calling you through Instagram, you can silence the calls.

1. Open their chat in DMs.
2. Tap the “i” icon.
3. Turn on Mute Calls.

They can still call, but you won’t be disturbed.

📝 How to Mute Instagram Notes

Notes appear at the top of your inbox, and some users post too many of them. You can mute Notes easily:

1. Go to the user’s profile.
2. Tap Following → Mute.
3. Toggle Notes.

🔕 How to Mute Someone Without Opening Their Profile

You can mute directly from your feed too.

Steps:

1. Find their post in your feed.
2. Tap the three dots (…) icon.
3. Tap “Mute”.
4. Choose Mute Posts or Mute Posts & Stories.

This is the fastest way.

🔍 Does the Person Know You Muted Them?

No. Instagram does NOT notify them.

They cannot see:

• That you muted them
• Which settings you changed
• Any sign or clue in their profile

Muting is 100% private and undetectable.

🧩 Difference Between Mute, Restrict, and Block

⏳ How to Unmute Someone on Instagram

If you want to see their posts again:

1. Open their profile.
2. Tap Following → Mute.
3. Turn off the toggles for Posts, Stories, or Notes.

✔ Final Thoughts

Muting someone on Instagram is the easiest way to keep your feed calm without hurting anyone’s feelings. It's private, fast, and gives you full control over what you see.

With these updated 2025 methods, you can mute posts, stories, chats, calls, and notes effortlessly — all while staying connected.

Use Instagram’s mute feature wisely to enjoy a cleaner, more peaceful social media experience.