Many of us interact with people who aren’t our friends on Instagram, and you might want to check a message that they sent but that hasn’t been “seen” yet. When you check any DM on Instagram, it is immediately marked as “seen” for both you and the sender.
WhatsApp allows you to disable read receipts (the blue ticks), but Instagram does not.
However, there are two ways to check DMs on Instagram without having them marked as “seen.”
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The temporary solution for reading DMs without informing the sender
- Go to your Instagram DMs by opening the app. All of your new DMs will be loaded as a result of this action.
- Now, open the control center on your smartphone and disable both WiFi and mobile data.
- Return to your DMs and ensure that your mobile data and WiFi are still turned off.
- Because your internet is down, you won’t see the “seen” report if you check the DMs right now.
- The “seen” report will appear on the message as soon as you restart the internet and open the app, so keep in mind that this solution is only temporary.