To unmute Notes on Instagram on iPhone, open the person’s profile, tap Following, tap Mute, then turn off Notes. You make this change on the profile of the person whose Notes you previously muted.
The short version
- Start on their profile: Open the profile of the person whose Notes you want to unmute.
- Find the controls: Tap Following, then tap Mute.
- Unmute Notes: Turn off Notes in the mute controls.
Open the person’s Instagram profile
Open Instagram on your iPhone and go to the profile of the person whose Notes you muted. Start from their profile, rather than your own.
The profile you open determines whose Notes mute setting you will reach. If you want to reverse muting for a particular person, use that person’s profile as your starting point.
You can complete the procedure inside the Instagram iPhone app, starting from the person’s profile and working through its mute controls.
Find the profile controls
On that person’s profile, tap Following. You use this control to reach their mute settings.
This is the next step after opening the profile, even though the setting you want to change is for Notes. The route to that setting begins with the profile’s following controls.
Tapping Following is an intermediate step in the procedure. Continue to the mute controls from here to reach the Notes setting for the person whose profile you opened.
Open the mute settings
Next, tap Mute. You use this menu both to mute Notes and to reverse that setting.
The menu name still applies when your aim is to unmute someone. Open it to access the existing Notes mute setting, then change that setting within the menu.
Simply reaching the mute settings is not the final action. The change happens when you turn off Notes muting, so continue to the Notes control after opening this menu.
Turn off Notes muting
Find Notes and turn it off. The switch controls muting, so turning it off unmutes that person’s Notes.
Pay attention to what the switch represents: it is the Notes mute setting. To reverse the mute, the setting needs to be off, even though your goal is to see the person’s Notes again.
This action completes the profile procedure for that person. There is no phone volume adjustment involved in these steps; the change takes place in the Notes mute controls inside Instagram.
Unmute another person’s Notes
To unmute another person’s Notes, open their profile, tap Following, tap Mute, then turn off Notes. For broader muting controls, see how to mute and unmute someone on Instagram.
Repeat the profile procedure for each person whose Notes you want to unmute. Each time, begin with the profile belonging to that person and work through their mute controls.
The Notes setting you reach belongs to the profile you opened. When moving on to someone else, start again from their profile to access their setting.
Use the profile for inbox Notes
For inbox Notes, use the person’s profile when you want to undo a mute. Long pressing an existing Note is a way to mute it; the unmute procedure takes you through the profile controls described above.
Instagram also has map Notes. Keep the scope of this procedure in mind: it covers inbox Notes, and you should not assume that turning off this switch also changes muting for map Notes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to download anything to unmute Notes?
Instagram’s instructions do not include a separate download step. You can complete the steps in the Instagram iPhone app.
Should I long press a Note to unmute someone?
Use the person’s profile to unmute their Notes. Instagram describes long pressing an existing Note as a way to mute it.
Does this also unmute Instagram map Notes?
Do not assume this switch controls map Notes. Instagram also has map Notes, while this procedure covers unmuting inbox Notes.
Do I need to change my phone’s volume?
You do not need to adjust your phone’s volume to complete these steps. The procedure uses the person’s Notes mute setting inside Instagram.