How to Turn Off Read Receipts on Instagram
By Trae Jacobs,
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If you want to stop others from seeing when you’ve read their messages on Instagram, you can easily disable read receipts. Here’s how to do it step by step.
Steps to Turn Off Read Receipts
- Open Instagram: Launch the Instagram app and log in to your account if you aren’t already.
- Go to Your Profile: Tap your profile icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
- Access Settings:
- Tap the three-line menu (hamburger icon) in the top-right corner.
- Select Settings from the dropdown menu.
- Navigate to Message Settings:
- Scroll down and tap on How Others Can Interact with You.
- Select Messages and Story Replies.
- Disable Read Receipts:
- Scroll down to Who Can See When You’re Online.
- Toggle off the option for Show Read Receipts.
Once this is turned off, no one will know when you’ve read their messages.
That’s it! Now you’ve disabled read receipts on Instagram.
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