How to turn off likes on my post on instagram

Instagram has a lot of settings dedicated to user privacy, including likes. Here’s a guide on how to hide likes on Instagram in the settings of the app.

Instagram has been a social media mainstay since its debut back in 2010, allowing users to post photos, videos, and keep up with their friends.

Over the 10 years since the app has come out, it has been acquired by Facebook and has adapted to incorporate all-new features, many centered around user privacy.

Here’s a guide on how to hide how many likes your photos/videos get to others, as well as how to hide them on other people’s posts.

How to hide likes on Instagram

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Instagram gives users tons of options to personalize their experience on the app.

Turning off visibility for likes on Instagram is simple, and can be easily done from inside the app on your smartphone.

To hide all like counts on posts, do the following steps:

1. Go to your Instagram profile and click on the three lines in the top right.
2. Click Settings on the menu that pops up.
3. In the Search bar at the top, type in the word “posts” and select the first option that appears. It should just read “Posts.”
4. Click the slider on the first option, “Hide Likes and View Counts.” This will make it so posts on Instagram no longer show like counts underneath them!

How to make likes on your own Instagram posts hidden

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Have a post that you’d rather not show the number of likes on? Well, you’re in luck.

If you’d simply prefer that no one be able to see the number of likes on your own posts, the process is simple. Just follow these short steps:

1. Click on the post you’d like to hide the number of likes on
2. Click the three dots in the top right of your screen, just above the photo
3. One option should read “Hide Like Count.” Click that, and your likes on that post will not appear to others.

From here, you can also do things like turn off commenting or edit your post, making it easy to make a quick adjustment or block out any unwanted noise.

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And there you have it! All the steps you’ll need to take to properly hide like counts from posts all around Instagram, including your own.

If you want to know more about how to use Instagram, you can check out our other guides here:

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While social media is usually intended to be a fun way to connect with others, it can also be stressful -- especially if you become preoccupied with how many likes and comments your posts get. But one way you can reduce your worries over likes is to just not see them at all.

And with Instagram, you can actually do just that. You can hide the likes your posts get, and you can hide the like counts of others' posts. That way, you don't have to be tempted to keep track of how popular your posts are, and you don't need to compare like counts with other people on the app. You can just enjoy the photos and cute animal videos and keep scrolling.

Contents

• How to hide likes on your own posts before posting
• How to turn off likes on your own posts after posting
• How to hide likes on others' posts

How to hide likes on your own posts before posting

You can actually hide the like counts on your own posts in two ways, depending on when you do so. Here's how to hide them before publishing your posts:

Step 1: Just before publishing a post you want to share, select Advanced settings.

Step 2: On the Advanced settings page, tap on the toggle button next to Hide like and view counts on this post.

Then, tap the back arrow icon in the top left corner to return to the post publishing page and publish your post as usual.

How to turn off likes on your own posts after posting

If you've already published the post you want to turn likes off for, you can still turn off its like count. Here's how:

Step 1: Go to the post you want to turn likes off for and select the three dots icon in its top-right corner.

Step 2: In the menu that pops up, tap on Hide like count. (This option may also show up as Hide like and view counts.)

How to hide likes on others' posts

You also have control over whether or not you see the like counts for others' posts that show up in your feed. Here's how to hide likes on Instagram on others' posts:

Step 1: Select your profile picture icon in the bottom right corner of your screen and tap on the three horizontal lines, aka the menu icon, in the top right corner.

Step 2: Select Settings from the menu that pops up.

Step 3: Tap on Privacy > Posts.

Step 4: Select the toggle button next to Hide like and view counts.

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