Incognito: Can U watch Instagram Stories anonymously?

When a user posts a Story on Instagram, they have access to a list of people who have viewed it. In the app, it is impossible to view someone else's Story without being noticed, which does not suit everyone. However, this problem can be solved quickly and simply

Why do people need to watch Stories anonymously?

Some of us constantly monitor who is watching our Stories on Instagram. So that we always know regular fans. Others deliberately don’t watch the Stories of the other accounts, so as not to be displayed in the statistics and not to get noticed.

Lifehack: A quick way to anonymously watch a Story of the person you follow. You need to find the Story of this account in a row of Stories in your feed. Start watching a Story of the account, that is just before the one you’d like to watch anonymously. Then slightly shifted the Story of the neighboring account to see what is posted in it. And this type of viewing is not counted in the list of its viewers.

If you watch the "Stories" of millionaire bloggers, you don’t have to worry that your viewing may be noticed, because this you’re an absolute stranger and an unknown person of the account owner. It's another matter if the Story was posted by an enemy, a former partner, or a competitor. In such situations, curiosity usually takes over, and the user is looking for ways to view the Story without revealing his/her own identity.

Anonymous browsing of Instagram Stories – an overview of available solutions

The first thing that comes to mind is the creation of a fake account. Many people use this solution, but you need to spend a lot of time on it.

Watch Stories with a fake account

The method involves creating a second Instagram account. Through it, we will look at the publications where we do not wish to leave a trace. Come up with an unremarkable name for a new account, use it rarely and carefully, and stay unmarked. The option to switch between Instagram accounts simplifies viewing Stories from a fake account.

The statistics of user profiles will display views from this account in the history, so this method cannot be called absolutely anonymous. It is primitive, but it can be used.

Disadvantages of the method:

Instagram has launched a new feature — now you can block not only a person's profile, but also the user ID.

“By blocking someone in the Instagram application, you can block not only the current account of this person, but also all new accounts that they may create in the future,” the reference section of the app says.

So, when you click the “Block” button in the profile of the “detractor,” the application offers a choice: block the user and any new accounts or block a specific profile. And at this moment, the user will block all accounts created from your device.

Advantages of the method: To view Stories anonymously, you do not need to exit the Instagram application.

To watch Instagram Stories anonymously with a web service

With the help of the online service mystoriesviewer.com, you can anonymously view or download other people's Stories from your computer or phone. It's free and secure for your Instagram account, as the services does not require you to log in to your account. To view Stories anonymously:

• Enter the name of the desired account in the search bar
• Tap Search
• The service will show all the user's Stories for the last 24 hours that are available for public viewing.

Mystoriesviewer.com also has the option to subscribe to anonymous tracking of new Stories. That is, you can specify the account that interests you and the service will regularly record new Stories of this person for you.

Cons of the method: No cons.

Advantages of the method: The safest and most anonymous method of viewing Stories.