In this blog, we’ll be telling you how to hide likes on Instagram.
Instagram is now embedded in our daily lives, but don’t you miss the time when it was not a popularity contest of who gets more views or who gets more likes, and people just posted pictures because they felt like it. Do you ever think, what if likes could disappear or wonder how to hide likes on Instagram?
Well, we don’t have a time machine to go back to in time, but we do have a solution to make your Instagram less of a popularity contest by hiding your likes.
In this guide, we’ll be going through how you can hide likes on Instagram from the content before posting, after you’ve posted and posts of other accounts.
How to hide likes on Instagram:
You’d be surprised how easy Instagram makes it to hide your likes, so you don’t have to be part of the Instagram popularity rat race. This feature allows you to be the only one to know how your post is actually doing, and sometimes that can be liberating.
How to turn off likes on your Instagram Post (Before Posting)
It only takes a few steps to do this before you post:
- Create the content that you would generally post on Instagram.
- When you reach the final page before posting, instead of directly posting, go to the advanced setting section.
- Tap to toggle the button beside Hide Likes and Views Count on This Post.
- Go back to the post and now publish.
See, it was that simple to hide your likes on a new post. Now, what about the posts you have already made?
The section below will help you with that.
How to hide likes on Instagram post’s you have already made.
Hiding your likes for the post’s you’ve already shared are just as easy:
- Go to the post whose likes you want to hide.
- Open the post and tap on the three dots in the top right corner.
- Tap on the “Hide like count” option.
And you’re done. Your likes have been hidden from the public view.
Side effects of hiding likes:
Yes, you’re no longer part of the Instagram popularity race, but hiding your likes can also have some side effects. Likes and views metrics might not mean much to you, but for brands, it’s a necessity. So, if you aspire to be an influencer or work with top brands hiding your likes might not work in your favour.
It’s also important to note that you can’t totally hide your likes and views for everything on Instagram. Reels still does not provide the feature to hide your likes or view count, which can be annoying for some people.
Taking time off Instagram?
You might also need some change of pace and want a digital detox. If so deleting or deactivating your Instagram account can be another thing you can try.
But if you’re not keen on deleting or deactivating your Instagram you can always turn off notifications to stop your phone from bombarding with messages and other notifications.
Here’s a guide you can use to turn off your notifications.
How to hide likes on other Instagram accounts
Do you want to hide likes from all the posts you scroll through on Instagram and forget they even exist? It’s as easy as the steps before, and it can be nice not seeing the metrics and instead focusing on the post.
Here’s how you can do it:
- Go to your Instagram profile.
- Tap the menu in the top right and go to Settings.
- Tap on Privacy.
- Tap on Posts.
- Toggle on the button next to Hide Likes and View Counts. Wallah, now, when you are scrolling through your Instagram feed, you will no longer see like counts on posts.
How to see likes on Instagram again
You can always change your mind and reverse course. You might want to see likes and views again.
- To see likes on Instagram posts from others again, simply go to your Privacy settings and toggle the button off next to Hide Likes and View Counts.
- To show Instagram likes on your own posts, just go to the post you’ve hidden the likes of, tap the three dots and choose Unhide Like Count.
If nothing else, this feature lets you have more control over the way you use Instagram and makes it a personal and safe space, where your choices are being heard.
After reading this article, we hope all your doubts are cleared on how to hide likes on Instagram. Do share this article if you got value from it.
