Today, Instagram is a very popular social media platform. It is being used by people of all age groups around the world. People use it to share everyday memories with their close ones. Users use stories feature of Instagram to share memories. Images and videos both can be shared in the stories. These stories are available for 24 hours and after 24 hours these disappear. Some users want to view stories of other users anonymously. But Instagram does not provide any such feature. So, in this article we will provide various methods to view Instagram stories without the other knowing.
Use Airplane Mode
You can use airplane mode on your mobile phone to view Instagram stories anonymously. Open the Instagram app and let the stories of all users load in your app. Then switch on the airplane mode and then click on their stories to see them. As, at that moment your mobile would not be connected to their cellular network. So, Instagram would not come to know that you saw someone’s story.
Use Website
There are Instagram story viewers that can help you view stories anonymously. One of the most reliable tools is Iganony. Such tools help you view stories of public accounts. Using them is very easy. Steps:
- First, open the website of Iganony.
- Enter the username of the public Instagram account.
- It will fetch all the available stories that time.
- You can see those stories anonymously and download them in HD format on your mobile or desktop.
Use Secondary Account
You can create a secondary Instagram account without revealing your real identity. You can create that account by using any email. By using such an account you can view stories of any Instagram account. Name of the secondary account will appear in the stories viewers list. So, by this way your real identity will stay hidden.
Use Chrome Extension
There are many chrome extensions available on the desktop. You can go to the chrome store and search for an Instagram story viewer. Many extensions will appear after the search. You can choose any extension. Here is how you can these extensions:
- Install any Instagram story viewer on chrome.
- Open Instagram website on the browser.
- Open the profile whose story you want to view.
- The extension will allow you to view the stories anonymously, without letting the user know that you’ve seen their story.