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There's a sneaky ass way to view someone's Instagram stories without being seen

This hack just levelled up our Insta-detective game. - by Bianca Mastroianni
  • 20 Jun 2018

Want to know how to watch someone's Instagram story without them knowing? Without downloading any sketchy apps?

Well, let us introduce you to the super simple Instagram hack that you can use to view stories without them being marked as 'read.' You're welcome.

There's a sneaky ass way to view someone's Instagram stories without being seen

The gorgeous girls at Babe.net have discovered a way to view people's Instagram Stories without your name popping up on their lists.

While it's an epic way for us to creep on all the hot people without them knowing we be creepin', it also means that our crush could be watching our thirst traps without giving us the satisfaction of knowing we have them trapped.

You still with us?

Good.

So, here's how you do it.

1. Click and watch the Instagram Story of the person before or after your crush in the queue. 

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So, if we want to watch KJ Apa's story without him knowing? We'll use Kim Kardashian's story to get there.

Click onto Kim's story and then...

2. Hold your finger down to pause the story.

Once you've done that, what you need to do next is...

3. Slide your finger to peek at your intended story, without swiping across completely.

You can slide your finger to the left so we can see the preview of KJ's story.

Like so:

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If you do this (and make sure you don't slide over completely), then you can see their story without your name popping up on their 'seen' list!

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As you can see in the above pic, KJ's story has the unseen mark around his photo still.

Genius.

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Want more like this? Check out: What is Instagram Reels and will it replace TikTok?

Bianca Mastroianni
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Deputy Digital Content Manager | Entertainment & Family

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