How to Hide or Show Number of Likes on Instagram
It is not a secret again that social media might not be the best for people’s mental health condition. For you to fight some of the negative effects that the social networking has, Instagram allows you to hide the Like counts that appears on every post that is shared in the app.
How to Show or Hide All Like Counts on Instagram
You can possibly access the Like count feature in the app’s Settings menu of your Instagram. If you are making use of multiple profiles, then you will still have to repeat this process for all linked profiles in the app.
1. After you have opened the Instagram app on your iPhone or Android smartphone, click on the Profile icon located at the bottom-right corner of the toolbar.
2. After clicking on the Profile button from the Instagram toolbar your Profile page, click the three-line menu button located at the top right corner of the page.
3. When done clicking on the Menu (three parallel lines) button in the top-right corner of Profile, if you are making use of an iPhone, you will notice a pop-up menu appear from the bottom of your screen. On the Android, you will see a sidebar. Choose the “Settings” option.
4. Select the "Settings" from the menu, go to the “Privacy” section and select the “Posts” option. Selecting the "Posts" option in the "Privacy" section. Finally, you toggle on the “Hide Like and View Counts” to turn off and then you hide Like counts.
5. Now, when you navigate back to your Instagram feed, you will see that Like and View counts has disappeared.
6. The Like counts for your Instagram posts will now be hidden. But if you want to display the like counts again, simply go back to your Settings > Privacy > Posts and then you toggle off the “Hide Like and View Counts” feature.
How You Can Hide the Like Counts From Your Instagram Posts
Instagram also enable you to hide your Like count on your own post, but it is only on a per-post basis. Once it is hidden, only you will be able to see your real Like count of your post, and nobody else.
1. First, find the post that you are going to hide the Like count and then click the three-dot menu icon located at the top-right corner of the post.
2. When done clicking the three-dotted Menu button from your Instagram post. Now fr from the pop-up menu, just click the “Hide Like Count” option. Instantly, you will notice that the Like count will be disabled. You can now click on the “Others” button to see your real Like count.
3. After clicking on "Others" from the Likes section to see the Like count. The Like count will be only visible to you. Only you will see the Like count on your own posts.
4. To allow the Like count show again for a post, simply click the three-dot menu icon located at the top-right corner and then select the “Unhide Like Count” option..
5. You can also possibly hide the Like count when you are creating a new post. When you want to write the caption, just click the “Advanced Settings” option at the bottom of the page.
6. Here, you just need to toggle on the “Hide Like and View Counts on This Post” option. Once the post is published, you will still be able to unhide your Like count by making use of the menu (as shown above).
