Every time you view stories and live broadcasts on the world-famous photoset, the authors receive corresponding notifications. What to do if you want to remain anonymous? In this case, there are workarounds. For example, special online services or Insta-bots on Telegram. If you are interested in the Instagram invisible function and want to observe someone’s creativity incognito, stay with us. Let’s consider working methods that allow you to watch live broadcasts and stories “quietly”.
How to find Instagram live stream online
Instagram Live is a relatively new feature from the developers of the app. Thanks to it, any user can now launch a broadcast for their followers. On it, they can:
- chat with subscribers and answer questions;
- show interesting events happening online;
- tell about fresh news, etc.
If one of your idols releases a live stream, you will be notified. To open it, you need to go to the feed, click on the subscription avatar (in the stories bar). It will be surrounded by a colored circle. All that’s left is to tap on Play and enjoy the viewing.
The most trending broadcasts are located in the search section of the Instagram app. Most often, these are the videos that are watched by more than 500 people. Keep in mind that if a user has closed their page or restricted viewing (for example, for best friends), it will not be possible to watch the video.
How to anonymously watch live broadcasts from your phone
Now let’s get to the main point: how to watch Instagram live anonymously? Since users are divided into iPhone owners and Android owners, let’s consider which methods are suitable for each of these operating systems for convenience.
On Android
The first method that is suitable for “aliens” is the special software Story Downloader. The principle of its operation is simple:
- Install Story Downloader from Google Market on your smartphone.
- Log in to your Instaseti account in the Android app by entering your login (username/email/mobile number) and password.
- Find a person with a story or live broadcast among your subscriptions.
- Download the video to your gallery without previewing it and then play it on your device.
Done. Thanks to this, no one will notice you.
The second way to remain incognito is the easiest. Watch the story and immediately block the author using the “Block” button. Most likely, they will not have time to see you in their statistics.
The third method is a bit more complicated – create a fake page. It is safe, long-lasting, and effective, but you need a second phone number (for registration) and it is not guaranteed that your idol has not closed their video from prying eyes.
On iPhone
You can watch Instagram live and hide your online status on “apple” models. For iOS, there is an interesting application – Story Reposter. It works on a similar scheme as Story Downloader. You need to:
- Install the Story Reposter utility from the App Store.
- Enter the username of the user whose video you want to watch and remain anonymous in the empty field.
- Click the “Search” button.
- Select a suitable author from the suggested list.
- Find the story and tap “Repost” – “More” – “Share.”
- Click “Save to Gallery” and confirm the operation.
That’s it, now you can finally watch the video without any notifications.
Important. If the user’s account is private, then Story Reposter is powerless here. In this case, you will have to add them as a friend and try to act through DMs or fake accounts.
Anonymous viewing of Instagram stories on a computer
To watch stories on your personal computer or laptop, you can use two methods:
- install the Google Chrome extension – IG Story;
- go to the online service gramotool.ru.
Let’s consider each one separately.
The first one:
- Open the Google Chrome web browser.
- Go to the extension store and find the IG Story utility. If the search does not give the desired result, use Google and find the necessary software through the search engine.
- Click on the “Install” button and wait for the download to complete.
- Tap the menu in the right corner of the screen.
- Select the new extension, activate it, and click on the “Go to IG Stories” option.
- Click on the “eye” icon next to the desired author.
The second one:
- Launch the browser and go to the gramotool.ru website.
- Click on the empty line and enter the username.
- Select the appropriate person from the list and click on them.
- Find the desired story and turn it on.
Done. These two methods are absolutely simple, so even an Insta-newbie can handle them.
Hidden viewing of Instagram stories through Telegram bots
Another option that allows you to anonymously enjoy 15-second clips on Instagram is a Telegram bot. It’s very easy to use. However, if you don’t know how to use it yet, pay attention to the step-by-step instructions below:
1. Unlock your device screen and launch Telegram.
2. Log in to your account.
3. Swipe right and open the “Contacts” section.
4. Click on the “magnifying glass” icon and enter “@igspybot” (Insta-spy).
5. Click “Start.”
6. Enter the user’s nickname in the dialogue box as follows: “@nickname” (without quotes).
7. Send a message.
8. Wait for a response email.
9. Choose the desired story and watch it.
Note that, like gramotool, such a bot cannot work with private pages.
These are all the ways to enable “Instagram-Invisible” mode. Test each one and choose the one you like the most, and then you can finally watch other people’s content unnoticed.