# How to Mute and Unmute Facebook Stories > Learn how to mute someone's Facebook Stories, find the unmute control, and distinguish Story muting from unfollowing, notifications, and Story privacy. - Canonical HTML: [https://www.followersflys.com/blog/how-to-mute-stories-on-facebook](https://www.followersflys.com/blog/how-to-mute-stories-on-facebook) - Language: en - Published: 2025-01-13T15:23:56+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+00:00 If one person's Facebook Stories keep appearing in your Story row and you would rather not see them there, look for the Story mute control. Muting is a way to change what you see. It does not require you to unfriend the person or ask them to delete anything. Facebook's Help Center lists **Mute or unmute a story on Facebook** among its controls for viewing other people's Stories. The exact buttons can differ by app, device, and interface version, so use the labels you see on your screen. [Source: Facebook Help Center](https://www.facebook.com/help/349797465699432) The key is choosing the right control for your goal. Muting someone's Stories concerns their Story appearances. Unfollowing is a separate Feed control for a person's or Page's posts. Changing your own Story privacy controls who can view *your* Stories. Turning off Story notifications concerns alerts. The sections below walk through each distinction so you do not change more than you intended. ## How to mute someone's Facebook Stories Start from a Story shared by the person or Page whose Stories you want to hide. If their Story appears in the row at the top of your Feed, open it and look for its options menu, often shown as three dots. If a **Mute** option is available, read the name in the confirmation prompt before accepting. Confirming against the displayed name matters when several Stories are next to each other. The old version of this guide told everyone to press and hold a Story tile. That may appear in some interfaces, but it is not a reliable instruction for every phone or desktop layout. If a long press does nothing, open the Story and check its options instead. Facebook may change the label or location of a control, and some surfaces may not show the same menu. After you choose mute, return to the Story row. The goal is that you no longer see that account's Stories in the usual position. This is a view preference for your account, not a removal of the person's Story from Facebook. Do not treat the absence of a Story as proof that the person stopped posting, blocked you, or deleted their account. A Story may simply have ended, or its audience may not include you. If you do not have a current Story from that account to open, look for a **Stories you've muted** or equivalent list in Story settings if your interface offers one. The available route to that list varies. Avoid installing an extension or giving another site your Facebook login just to change a Facebook Story preference; make the change inside Facebook's own controls. ## How to unmute Stories later Muting is reversible. Facebook's Help Center groups muting and unmuting in the same Story help topic. If you want the account's Stories back in your Story row, open your Story settings and look for a list of accounts whose Stories you have muted. Where Facebook presents that list, choose **Unmute** next to the intended account and confirm if prompted. [Source: Facebook Help Center](https://www.facebook.com/help/349797465699432) If you cannot find that list, search within Facebook's Help Center for **Mute or unmute a story on Facebook** and choose the instructions for your device. Try the Facebook app's Story settings and the website's Story controls separately; their navigation may differ. Do not infer from a missing Story that unmuting failed. If the account has no Story currently shared with your audience, there is nothing new to display. Check the mute setting itself or wait until an eligible Story is available. For a shared household device, make sure you are signed into the same Facebook account that applied the mute. A Story preference set in one account should not be diagnosed from another person's account. Likewise, if you manage a Page, verify whether you are browsing as your personal profile or in another available identity before concluding that a control disappeared. ## What muting Stories changes, and what it does not Story muting is specific to the Story experience. It should not be used as a substitute for a Feed preference when the issue is regular posts. Facebook's separate [Feed controls](https://www.facebook.com/help/1913802218945435/) say that unfollowing a person or Page stops their posts appearing in your Feed. If you only want fewer Stories, begin with the Story control; if you want to change ordinary posts, review the Feed control instead. Muting does not edit the other person's audience settings. You are adjusting your own viewing choice, while the Story creator decides who can view a Story through their own sharing options. It also does not report the Story to Facebook. If a Story contains a genuine safety or policy concern, use the Story's report option; Facebook's Story help lists reporting separately from muting. [Source: Facebook Help Center](https://www.facebook.com/help/349797465699432) Do not confuse muting with hiding *your own* Story from someone. The two tasks point in opposite directions: muting affects what you see from them, while your Story privacy settings affect who can see what you share. If your real concern is the audience for a photo or video you are about to post, review the audience selector and Story privacy settings before publishing it. A mute action on another account is not a privacy setting for your own Story. ## If the real problem is Story notifications An alert about a new Story can be distracting even when the Story row itself is fine. Facebook's Story help has a separate topic for turning Story notifications on or off. Check that setting if the problem is a push notification, email, or in-app alert. Muting a Story and managing notifications are different controls, and changing one should not be assumed to configure every alert on every device. [Source: Facebook Help Center](https://www.facebook.com/help/349797465699432) Before changing broad notification settings, note where the alert appears and which app sends it. An alert from the Facebook app may have a different setting from an alert in Messenger or your phone's operating system. Look for the narrowest control that matches the alert you want to stop. If Facebook offers a Story-specific notification setting for that account or category, use it; if it does not, avoid turning off unrelated notifications accidentally. ## Troubleshooting a missing mute option First confirm you opened an actual Story rather than a normal Feed post, Reel, or a link to a Story. Those surfaces have different option menus. A post's **Hide** or **Unfollow** option is not necessarily a Story mute option. Return to the Story row, open the correct Story, and inspect the menu there. Next, check that the Story belongs to the intended person or Page. In a sequence of Stories, it is easy to move to the next account before opening the menu. Read the account name in the Story header and in any confirmation prompt. If the wrong name appears, cancel and move back to the correct Story. Then consider your device and app version. Menu position can vary between the Facebook website, mobile browser, iPhone app, and Android app. Use Facebook's current Help Center instructions for the surface you are using. If the app seems unresponsive, close and reopen it or check whether an update is available through your device's app store. These are ordinary troubleshooting steps, not proof that an account has been muted. Finally, if no Story is available to open, wait for a current Story or look for an account list in Story settings. A Story that expired or was shared with a limited audience cannot provide a menu in your Story row. Avoid repeated taps on an unrelated post just because it comes from the same account. ## Questions about Facebook Story muting ### Can I mute Stories without unfriending someone? The Story mute control and friendship are separate matters. Use Story muting when you want to change the Stories shown to you while leaving your connection decision alone. If you want to change who appears in ordinary Feed posts, review Facebook's separate Feed controls. Do not use unfriend, block, or unfollow as a substitute for a Story preference unless that wider change is what you intend. ### Can I mute one Story and still see other Stories from the same account? The Facebook Help topic is framed as muting or unmuting a Story, but the exact scope of the action and its wording should be checked in the confirmation shown by your account. If the confirmation names a person or Page, understand it as a preference concerning that account's Stories, rather than assuming it hides only one photo or video. Cancel if the displayed scope is broader than you want. ### Will a muted account's regular posts disappear? Do not assume so. Facebook describes a separate **Unfollow** control for removing a person's or Page's posts from your Feed. If regular posts are your concern, use that control deliberately. A Story mute is aimed at the Story experience. [Source: Facebook Help Center](https://www.facebook.com/help/1913802218945435/) ### Why do I still see an account's content after muting its Stories? You may be seeing a regular post, Reel, comment, or shared item rather than a Story. Check the surface before assuming the mute failed. The Story may also be visible when you visit a profile directly; the main purpose of the mute preference is to manage your Story viewing experience. If the account is still listed as muted in your Story settings, there may be no further action to take. ### Is muting the same as reporting a Story? No. Muting changes your view. Reporting asks Facebook to review content under its rules. Facebook's Help Center lists reporting a Story as its own action. If you think a Story breaks platform rules or raises a safety concern, use the report control rather than relying on muting alone. [Source: Facebook Help Center](https://www.facebook.com/help/349797465699432) ### How can I check whether an account is still muted? Look for the muted-Stories list or equivalent control in your Facebook Story settings, if your current interface shows one. A missing Story in the row is weak evidence: the person may simply have no current Story, or the Story audience may exclude you. Use the setting itself to check the preference. ## A quick decision guide If you want to **stop seeing someone's Stories**, use the Story mute control. If you want to **see their Stories again**, use the Story unmute control. If you want to **stop seeing their ordinary posts**, review Facebook's Feed controls. If you want to **control who sees your own Story**, review its audience and privacy settings. If you want to **stop an alert about Stories**, look for the separate notification control. Choosing by the specific problem helps prevent an accidental change to a friendship, Page follow, or privacy setting.