A lot of you may want to hide your Instagram story from everyone except one person. Now, this could be due to various reasons, be it to upload something specific to a person or to check whether a particular person is viewing your stories. Fortunately, with the privacy settings offered by Instagram, you can easily hide your stories from everyone except one person. Read on for more. Also, read | How to Change Instagram Chat Theme
Hide Instagram Story from Everyone Except One Person
1. Using Hide Story Option
Instagram’s privacy feature lets you hide your stories from multiple people. Using the same, you can hide it from everyone except for people who you want to see your story uploads, as follows. 1] Open the Instagram app and head to the Profile section. 2] Tap the hamburger menu on the top right and select Settings. 3] Here, click on Privacy > Story. 4] Tap the first option, i.e., Hide Story From, and select all the people you want to hide your story from. That’s it. From now, only the people you don’t select will be able to view your stories.
2. Using Close Friends List
The first method could be tiresome, especially when you have too many people to exclude. This is where the close friends’ feature comes to the rescue- it allows you to share stories with only a specific set of people on Instagram. 1] Open the Instagram app and head to the Profile section. 2] Tap the hamburger menu on the top right corner and hit Close Friends. 3] Now, use the search bar to look for the person you specifically want to show your stories. Remove others from your list and tap Done. 4] To post new stories, use the Close Friends button at the bottom instead of the usual ‘your story’ option. The uploaded story will only be visible to people in your close friends’ list. Note that your story will appear with a green circle around it, and the people in the list will know that that you’ve added them as a close friend on Instagram.
Wrapping Up
So, this was a quick guide on how to hide your Instagram story from everyone except one person. Anyway, which method did you like more? Do let me know in the comments below. Feel free to reach out for any doubts or queries. Also, read- How to Delete Your Instagram Account Permanently
