How to mark DM as unread on Instagram

To mark the messages unread from both ends, first, when you receive the messages just turn on the Airplane mode then read the messages.

After that, uninstall the Instagram app & then reinstall it by turning off the Airplane mode.

If you have received messages on your DM and unwantedly, you just read the messages then those messages can only be unread from your end, not from the sender’s end (it would still show as seen).

When you send a message on DM then you might notice the “Seen” tag is present just below the delivered message when it is read by the person to whom it was sent.

In case, you want to read a message by keeping that unread from both ends (you & the sender) then you can do that by following a few simple steps.

There you may face a few issues while trying to unread messages but can’t, here you can find this,

1️⃣ Open guide on Why you can’t unread messages.

2️⃣ Follow the instructions and make changes as per this.

Now you get it resolved.

In this article, you will get all the methods that you can follow in order to mark the messages unread while viewing them from your end.

Contents

• How To Mark Instagram Messages As Unread:
  • 1. From App Settings
  • 🔯 What Does This Unread Option Do?
• How to Unread Instagram Messages without them Knowing:
  • 1. Through Airplane Mode
  • 2. For Instagram Business

How To Mark Instagram Messages As Unread:

All you can do is, from the settings on your Instagram. The solution to mark the read message unread lies in the settings aside from to chat inbox, the only setup here is that the user should have a business account.

1. From App Settings

With a business account, you can mark the read messages as unread.

Follow the simple steps that are listed below:

Step 1: First of all, go to your Instagram app and open the Direct Message section.

Step 2: After opening the DM, tap on Selecting Icon {three-dots}. It lies in the upper right corner of the screen.

Step 3: Select the targeted conversations, that you wanna mark as unread.

Step 4: After selecting, tap on “More”. More option is located at bottom of the screen.

Step 5: Lastly, “Mark as Unread”.

And, it’s done. With this, you can mark the messages unread. However, this is done on your end only.

🔯 What Does This Unread Option Do?

To some extent this unread option on Instagram helps users a lot, it saves us from our unwanted mistakes.

First thing is that the unread option restores back your message to the previous state, you will see the blue dot on the right next to the conversation.

With this unread option, the message will become unread but not unseen. On the sender’s side, it will the displayed as “seen”, because once you have opened the message. Hence, the unread option will make changes on your side only.

This option is best suitable for users possessing a business account on the Instagram app, not the usual desktop Instagram.

For marking the messages as unseen there are some other ways such as one is, by opening the message after turning OFF your data and turning ON airplane mode.

How to Unread Instagram Messages without them Knowing:

You have noticed “Seen” displayed below the messages that are sent on Instagram. This happens because the recipient has opened the message. Additionally, Instagram doesn’t provide the user with this feature due to some policies.

There are a few tricks that you can take help in order to unread the messages:

1. Through Airplane Mode

Initially, when you receive a message in your notification column, do not tap & do not open it. Else, this method too can’t help you, or if you think you will by mistake tap on the notification bar, then turn off your Instagram notification.

Follow the steps below:

Step 1: Open your Instagram account, Go to the Direct message option (Don’t open the message initially).

Step 2: Next, close your Instagram app, and go back to the home screen.

Step 3: Turn OFF your mobile data or turn ON airplane mode.

Step 4: Now, return to Instagram and open the message you wanna read.

This is how you will be able to read the message. But this too is a temporary option. As soon as you turn on the mobile data and open Instagram the seen tag will be displayed on the sender’s side.

Step 5: To overcome this, just uninstall Instagram and then reinstall it after turning off the Airplane mode.

That’s all you’ve to do.

2. For Instagram Business

Starting with, to unread the messages on Instagram using the official app, you need to have a business account. It does not matter if the message is in the primary inbox or the general inbox. Having a business account can mark your messages as unread, just follow these steps:

Step 1: Go to the Direct Message box >> Tap on Selecting icon {three dots} on the right upper corner of the screen.

Step 2: Select the messages that you want to unread.

Step 3: Tap on More.

Step 4: Tap on “Mark as unread”.

It’s Done.

However, with these settings, the messages will be marked as unread not as unseen to the sender. This is just a process of marking the messages unread and reading them again later.