How to view Instagram messages without opening them

Ultimate Trick to Read Instagram Direct Messages Without Opening Them

Next we will show you how to view Instagram messages without opening them , a very useful trick for those who want to read messages they receive from other users of said social network without having to open them, and thus prevent the person who sends the message from knowing that you have read its content . And there are many situations in which you may not want to leave a trace or confirmation that you have read a direct message from Instagram , so thanks to our trick you will learn how to view direct messages from Instagram without opening it .

How to read Instagram messages without opening them

Index of contents

• How to read messages without opening them
• Alternative solution

How to read messages without opening them

Follow these steps to view Instagram direct messages without opening them :

1. Access the Instagram app on your mobile.
2. Identify the message you want to read without opening it; But don’t open it!
3. Access the profileof the user who sent you the direct message.
4. Now click on the icon with the three vertical dotslocated in the upper right corner of the profile screen of that user.
5. Now click on the Restrictoption in that menu.
6. The chat of that user will appear in another window in which you will have to approve or not that message; As long as it remains in this state, you will be able to read the messagewithout that user receiving any notification about the status of the message.

At the same time, the user you have restricted will not know if they have been restricted or not, so you will have no problem using this trick to open messages without anyone knowing. The user who has sent you the message will not know that it has been restricted . To remove the status of restricted to said user, you will only have to follow the same steps and click on Cancel restriction .

Alternative solution

Another option to read Instagram messages without opening them is through mobile notifications . To do this, first you have to make sure that you have Instagram notifications activated on your iOS or Android mobile , a feature active by default, but which should be ensured through the following steps:

1. With active mobile notifications you must have the Instagram chat muted.
2. Access your Instagram profile.
3. Click on the icon with the three horizontal linesin the upper right corner of the screen.
4. Click on Settings.
5. Now click on Notifications.
6. Inside, click on Direct Messages.
7. Check if you have notifications activated, both for message requests and for Mainand General messages .
8. Check that all these icons are marked in blue.
9. Below you will see additional system configuration optionswhere you can decide what type of notifications you want to receive.

If you follow these steps, when you receive a message they will appear in the top notification bar of the mobile , so that to read the message you will only have to pull the bar down to show its content; Furthermore, you will be able to reply, discard and even delete messages from the notification bar without going through the Instagram application.