How To Hide Instagram Likes & Views

Do you also get worried about the likes and views of the photos or videos posted on Instagram? Do you ever feel that your creativity is being underestimated if you get fewer likes? If yes, then let us tell you that Instagram has now given you the control that if you want, you can hide the likes and views of your posts from others.

Why did the option come

When Instagram launched this feature, its purpose was very clear – to protect people from being influenced by the numbers of others. Nowadays people start judging themselves by looking at the number of likes. But the truth is that your content and its originality matters more than likes.

How to Hide

• Open the Instagram app and go to your profile.
• Go to the post whose likes you want to hide and click on the three dots (⋮) on the top right.
• Here you will see an option – “Hide Like Count”.
• Click on it and the like count will be hidden from your post.

How to Hide Views in Instagram Video Reels

• Go to your reel or video post.
• Then click on the three dots.
• There you will find the option “Hide View Count”.
• Select it and now no one will be able to see how many views have come.

How to hide likes and views before posting

• Create a new post and go to the caption screen.
• Scroll down and click on “Advanced settings”.
• Here you will find – “Hide the number of likes and views on this post”.
• Turn it on and then post.