Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms in the world. Your children are likely using the app, and as a parent, you should ensure they are using it the right way. But how can you monitor their Instagram account when they know you are watching? That is why a built-in parental control feature on the app allows parents to supervise their kids’ activities on the platform.
However, Instagram does not allow you complete access to your child’s account. And if your child is aware you are monitoring their activity on Instagram, there are always ways to bypass that. Your child can block your account before posting a picture or video on their Instagram story, and if you are blocked, you might not see the story.
Instagram story is a great tool for people to share their everyday moments. You can share your Instagram story with everyone or just close friends. If your children know you are watching their stories, they might start sharing with close friends. As a parent, you won’t want this, which is why we suggest viewing their stories without their knowledge.
Is it even possible to view Instagram stories without the person knowing?
Yes, you can view someone’s Instagram stories without them knowing. You can do it using a third-party app, but it might get your account suspended if you are not careful. How about when you create a fake account and view the person’s stories? Of course, they will not know it is you, and that is another way to view someone’s stories anonymously.
There is a trick to view someone’s Instagram story without them knowing by activating Airplane mode. In addition, you can view Instagram stories without your view counting when you switch to the web version. The closed friend option is another way to view Instagram anonymously, but there is a chance they will know it is you.
Why view someone’s Instagram stories without them knowing?
There are many reasons to view someone’s Instagram stories without them knowing. Parents probably want to know what their kids are doing when they are not with them. Businesses can use it to spy on their competitors to get insight into how they are marketing their company.
Monitor Kids: your kids will probably be themselves when they know you are not viewing their IG stories. Viewing their stories anonymously, helps you get insight into their activities when they are with their friends.
Spy on competitors: Instagram stories are a perfect place for companies to advertise their products as they reach more audiences. You will not want your competitors to know you are viewing their stories, as they might block you.
Privacy: Perhaps you want to remain anonymous. You will not want an ex or someone you have a crush to know you constantly view their IG stories. In addition, you may want to remain unknown while viewing someone’s stories that you are not close to.
How to view your children’s Instagram story without them knowing
There are four ways to view IG stories without the other person knowing.
Use an anonymous Instagram account
You can have more than one Instagram account in the same app. This means you can create an account that can not be traced back to you by using a different name and picture.
After creating and setting up an anonymous account, you might want to set it to private. Next, you should follow the account you wish to view the stories without them knowing.
You can start viewing the person’s stories using your anonymous account. It is probably the best way to view an Instagram story without the other person knowing, as you do not have to risk your account being flagged, which can happen with third-party apps.
Use Airplane mode trick
You can view someone’s Instagram stories without them knowing when you enable Airplane mode. Instagram preloads stories automatically while you are connected to a Wi-Fi or mobile network, while in Airplane mode, you can view those stories.
If you turn on Airplane mode before viewing an IG story, you will not be recorded as one of the viewers. However, ensure you have a mobile network or Wi-Fi connected to preload the stories before enabling Airplane mode.
First, you need to find the Instagram account you want to view their stories. After that, you should enable Airplane mode and open the app. Once you are on the app, you should tap the stories to view them.
Unfortunately, you might not view all the stories if there are many. That is probably the downside of using the Airplane mode method to view Instagram stories anonymously.
Third-party IG story viewer
Many third-party apps can view Instagram stories anonymously. They include IGAnony, StoriesIG, and others. Unfortunately, these sites would not allow you to view private stories, but if the account is public, you should not have any issues.
Also, some of these sites support downloading the stories, which the two options above would not let you do. However, you risk exposing your data to these sites and might not want to risk that. Also, it is against Instagram’s policy to use a third-party app.
Nevertheless, using third-party Instagram story views can be straightforward. Using these websites, you only need the account username or link to view their stories. Also, you can download the stories, especially for parents who would like to show their kids when they start denying.
View Instagram stories anonymously as a close friend
If someone has added you as a close friend on Instagram, there should be a green ring around their profile picture. When you view their stories, it is recorded as a “Closed friend” who viewed your story without your username.
Of course, if the person has only one close friend, it means you viewed the IG story. It is not anonymous using this method, especially when you can not tell how many close friends they have. Also, your child will not have you as a close friend. As a parent, you are better off using any of the above methods to view your children’s Instagram stories without them knowing.
Conclusion
It is fine to view your children’s Instagram stories without them knowing. By doing that, you allow them to be themselves while still monitoring their activities. We recommend using an anonymous account to do that or the Airplane mode method. Using an IG story viewer is an option, but we do not recommend websites that ask you to register before you can view stories anonymously.
