Two Best Instagram Message Hide Methods
- Use Instagram’s Vanish Mode.
- Change your account type to Hide Chats.
Use Instagram’s Vanish Mode:
- To begin, launch the Instagram app on your device. Then, as shown below, tap on the Messenger icon.
- Choose the chat you want to hide on Instagram in the Chat Window.
- To activate the vanish mode, swipe up from the bottom.
- Once activated, you will be able to send messages, GIFs, images, and videos.
- All messages will be deleted once they have been read and you have exited the chat.
Change your account type to Hide Chats:
- To begin, launch the Instagram app on your device. Then, as shown below, tap on the Profile picture.
- On the Profile page, tap on the three horizontal lines (hamburger menu), as shown below.
- Select Settings from the list of options that appears.
- On the Settings page, select Account.
- Scroll down and tap the Switch to Professional Account button on the Account page.
- Now, to complete the account switch process, follow the on-screen instructions.
- Open the Instagram messages section after switching to the professional Account. Select Move to General after long pressing on the chat you want to hide.
- Select Settings > Account > Switch Account Type.
To restore the hidden chats, change your account to a Professional/Business account and change the conversation to ‘Primary’ from ‘General.’