Have you ever come across an Instagram story you want to peep at without leaving a trace? Maybe it’s an ex’s vacation photos or a coworker’s night out. Whatever the reason, sometimes going incognito is the way to go. But how to view Instagram stories anonymously?
In this blog, I’ll unveil six sneaky methods for you to peek at that story. So, let’s begin to learn how to view Instagram stories without them knowing.
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Can You View Instagram Stories Anonymously?
Yes, there are a few ways to view a story anonymously. Let’s check them all out:
1- View Instagram Stories Anonymously in Airplane Mode
This is the best way to view private Instagram stories anonymously. When your internet is off, your visit to the story will not be recorded, because there is no internet to record it. To do so, follow these steps:
- Open Instagram and search for the person you want to check out their story
- Refresh their page a couple of times so that the story completely loads
- Turn on airplane mode on your device
- View their story
Since you’re in Airplane Mode, your views won’t be tracked. But, keep in mind that this method won’t work for live stories or videos. You can only use this method if you want to view a single picture of someone’s story anonymously.
2- Use Third-Party Apps for Anonymous Story View
Another way to view someone’s Iinstagram story anonymously is to use third-party apps. Let’s check some of them out:
Instanavigation
It is a free tool that lets you anonymously view and download Instagram stories, posts, and other content. Instanavigation lets users view others’ stories anonymously. Currently, this is limited to public accounts, but Instanavigation plans to introduce the capability to view ’closed’ stories in the future. Here are this tool’s other key features:
- Story downloader
- Post-viewing and downloader
- Anonymous profile browsing
- Hashtag navigation
IgAnony Instagram Story Viewer
Iganony Viewer is a website that allows users to see Instagram reels, stories, and other information without logging in or creating an account. It’s one of the best ways to view Instagram stories without an account.
- Anonymous Viewing
- Profile Photo Viewing
- Content Download
- Watching IGTV
And more.
SmiHub Instagram Viewer Tool
Smihub is an anonymous story viewer platform that allows you to view and download Instagram stories, highlights, profiles, posts, and even comments anonymously and in high quality at no cost:
- Reels Viewer Tool
- Video Viewer and Downloader Tool
- Photo Viewer and Downloader Tool
- Instagram Profile View
- Tagged Posts View
- Instagram Stories and Highlights Viewer Tool
Imginn Instagram Viewer Tool
Our last anonymous Instagram story viewer tool is Imginn. Imginn (also known as StoriesIG) allows you to view and download public Instagram stories and posts anonymously and freely.
- Content download
- Showing posts and videos from tagged accounts
- Copy captions or comments
3- Make Another Account
Another way to view Instagram stories anonymously is to create a fake account.
Create a new Instagram account with a different identity. This way, you can view public stories without revealing your main account. If you’re interested in private profiles, you can request to follow them from your anonymous account. If approved, you’ll be able to view their stories as well.
4- Slide and View From Adjacent Story (Swipe Method)
To do this trick, open a few stories before that particular person’s story, but keep in mind when their story will be shown.
Then, when you open the last story, and the next one is the specific person’s story, tap and hold on to the story.
Then, slowly move on to the next story (that particular person’s story), but don’t go all the way. Do as much as you can to see ⅓ of their story. If you open more than one, you will appear in their story viewer order list.
If you’re lucky, you’ll see and understand the content of what they’ve posted.
In the last step, return the story to the previous one so that you don’t see the story of a particular person. You need to be very careful when you’re trying this method because you can’t unview an Instagram story.
5- Wait Until the 24h Time of The Story Is Over
Another sneaky way to check out someone’s story without them knowing is to wait till the 24-hour time limit of their story is up.
When the limit of their story turns to ‘1d ago’, that’s your time to view their story. Because soon after that, the story will be gone and so will the story viewer order list. Therefore, they won’t find out that you viewed their story in the last minutes.
6- Use Websites to Watch Instagram Stories Anonymously
Using a website and downloading stories is the best way to view someone’s Instagram story without it showing or opening it. Basically, on these websites, you provide the link to someone’s profile and then download their media without even viewing them on their account.
Here are a couple of websites you can use to view stories anonymously:
MyStalk Anonymous IG Viewer
It is a website that allows users to view Instagram stories anonymously. This website used to be known as Mollygram, but somehow, it is now known both as MyStalk and Mollygram.
Mollygram or MyStalk is an anonymous IG viewer helping you watch and download other users’ Instagram stories without their knowledge.
- Photo Download
- Video Download
Gramhir Instagram Viewer
Gramhir, previously Gramho, is a website that allows users to search for IG profiles, posts, and hashtags.
- Web Viewer
- Instagram Profile Search
- Instagram Post Search
- Instagram Hashtag Search
- Download Instagram Photos, Videos, and Stories
- Instagram Analytics
💡Note: On some websites, you might see that they claim if you’re on someone’s close friend’s list, they won’t receive a notification if you view their story, and you can anonymously see their story. This is not true. Everyone can see who on their close friend’s list has checked their story. So if you’re in their close friends list and you view their story, they’ll know.
Conclusion
In conclusion, you have six ways to view Instagram stories anonymously. You can use the airplane method, the half swipe method, wait until 24h time of the story is over, or use third-part apps and websites.
FAQs
Let’s check out some frequently asked questions and their answers on how to view Instagram stories anonymously
Q1. How to View Instagram Stories Without Following Them and Without Them Knowing?
This situation is really hard. If you want to view their story without following them, they need to have a public account. If they don’t have a public account, there isn’t much you can do. Instagram is strict and powerful and won’t allow you or any third-party apps to easily view its private account’s content. The best thing you can do is to create a fake Instagram account.
Q2. How Do You View Private Instagram Stories Anonymously?
You can’t do that. In fact, there is absolutely no way you can do that. Instagram is strict and powerful and won’t allow you or any third-party apps to easily view its private account’s content.
Q3. How Can I See Instagram Stories Without an Account?
To view Instagram stories without an account, you can use anonymous Instagram viewer websites like Instadp or Storysaver. Using these websites, all you need to do is enter the username and watch them anonymously.
Q4. How to View Instagram Stories Anonymously on iPhone?
Doesn’t matter if you have an iPhone or Android, the methods to watch an Instagram story anonymously are the same. You can:
- Use airplane mode
- Use the half-swipe method
- Use a third-party tool
- Use a website
- Create a second account
- Wait 24 hours till the story almost disappears and the viewer list is not available anymore.