How Hide Instagram Chats / hide your Instagram chat list

Learn How to Hide Instagram Chats in this Complete Guide :

Besides hosting photos and videos, Instagram has turned into a messaging app because of Instagram Direct. Because privacy is becoming more important, a lot of people are looking for ways to safeguard their chat messages from others. Even with no direct "hide chat" button like WhatsApp, you can use other methods to control your conversations on Instagram.

What Is The Reason To Disable Access To Instagram Chats?

Chats are sometimes hidden for different valid purposes.

Privacy: 

• Guaranteeing your personal conversations will not be seen by others who can use your phone.
• Hiding unnecessary chats so the interface is not as crowded.
• Hiding away important and confidential data.
• Managing what is shown in the channel conversations.

Way to hide Instagram chat messages:

1. Choose the 'Vanish Mode' (Temporary Hiding) option.

Vanish Mode gives users a way to message in a temporary format on Instagram. You can use it to send messages that go away as soon as the chat is ended.

Steps on How to Use Vanish Mode:

• Find the Direct Messages (DM) section by opening Instagram.
• Pick the conversation that you want to activate Vanish Mode in.
• Raise your finger from the screen if it shows the menu.
• The screen will fade so Vanish Mode is visible.
• When a message is sent in this way:
• The messages are gone after the recipient reads them and exits the chat.
• Both people need to allow the feature to work.
• You will get an alert when there is a screenshot.
• This function only hides messages for a short time, not for previous chat history.

2. Put limits on what the User can do.

Instagram uses its Restrict feature to manage what a person sees, but it does make chat conversations with the user disappear.

Limiting access for someone:

• Check the person’s profile.
• Look at the top-right corner for the three-dot menu (⋯).
• Select Restrict.

 What Happens:

• The messages they send will automatically go to the Message Requests folder.
• You will not get alerted when someone sends a new message.
• The chat disappears from your main inbox.

 

Good to Use For: 

Keeping your conversations hidden so the other person doesn’t know.

3. Put your chats in Message Requests by dragging them into the box (Manually):

Messages from people you don’t follow or who don’t follow you are usually found in Message Requests which is in a different folder.

Trick:

• Leave the person as a follower.
• You may also suggest that they unfollow you (optional).
• In case this is needed, wipe the chat out and wait for their next message which will go to your requests.
• It may not be useful in every case, but becomes useful when following certain settings.

4. Mute Conversations:

Although muting doesn’t actually hide things, it keeps these messages out of plain sight.

To Mute:

• Launch the chat by clicking on it.
• Click the person’s name to see their page.
• Turn on Mute Messages and Mute Call Notifications.
• Most helpful if you don’t want to delete data but make it less noticeable.

5. Make an additional account to take care of your business needs:

Some users operate two or more accounts on social media (e.g., one for themselves and another for business purposes). You can use it as a strategic tool.

• Have important or sensitive conversations in the secondary account.
• Log out of your account or switch to another user when you pass your phone to someone.
• It is easy to switch between any of your account on Instagram from a single device.

6. Storing Chats Somewhere Else (Using External Solutions):

At this moment, Instagram does not provide a way to keep your messages archived. Even so, some apps that third parties sell claim to have these special features. Be very careful:

It is dangerous to provide any of your login information to third-party applications. They might break your privacy rules and the terms of using Instagram.

7. As a final option, delete the Chat (the main advisor):

You may delete a conversation if you want to remove it from your chat history.

To Delete:

• Go into the chat list.
• Long tap (Android) or swipe to the left (iPhone) on the chat to reveal the options.

Tap Delete:

It only removes chat for you, not the other party. The conversation remains visible to the other person, unless they unsend it, too.

Extra Tips for Protecting Privacy:

• You can set up app locks (for Android or iPhone) so that only those with the password can see your Instagram.
• Always make sure the message text is blocked in phone notifications.
• Log out whenever you are not going to use your device.
• Things You Are Not (Yet) Good At
• You can keep chat history like on WhatsApp.
• You can password-protect certain chats when needed.
• Block a chat so the other user can’t see it, but you can still see your conversation.
• With more and more people wanting privacy, Instagram might develop additional privacy tools in future releases.

Conclusion:

Although Instagram does not give you a way to remove chats, you can hide your chats indirectly using Vanish Mode, Restrict, Mute or logged in on another account. If you just want some privacy, want to keep messages private indefinitely or want to decrease visibility, know which method to choose.

Keep watching out for updates on privacy and remember to use the app securely. For the most private experience, think about using Signal or Telegram since they are both made with privacy in mind.

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