How to read Instagram messages without them knowing in 2025

Here are some of the easy steps to read Instagram direct messages (DMs) without them knowing and avoid opening their chat:

1. Open Instagram profile>three dots menu

Go to the Instagram profile that you want to read messages from without them knowing. Find and click the three-dot menu on the top right corner of their profile.

2. Find and click ‘Restrict’ in the options

Select “Restrict.” This will restrict them on Instagram. After restricting them, their messages will disappear from your DM’s and will be in your message requests.

3. Now open their profile and click ‘Message.’

Open their DMs or click ‘Message’ in their profile.

4. After that, read the messages as you want.

You can also read the messages from your Instagram message requests.

5. Now go back to their profile and ‘Unrestrict’ them.

If you wish, you can now ‘Unrestrict’ them by following the same steps as mentioned above. The messages will again appear in your DM’s without any notification of seeing them.

Method 2: Using the mSpy app

Another way of opening an Instagram app messages is by using an app called mSpy.

Instagram should be renamed Instapanic. Because with strangers able to connect and chat with any kid, anywhere, adults have good reason to be worried about what’s happening on their phones. 

That’s where an Instagram spy app comes in. It lets you read their private Instagram chats from your own device. And mSpy is arguably the most advanced app of its kind on the market.

After you install mSpy on their device, you’ll have your own personal gateway into their phone. It’s called the mSpy Control Panel, and you can think of it as a magical portal that puts you inside their Instagram chats.

Just click Instagram Messages in the left nav bar (you’ll find it under Social Networks), click on a conversation, and view their private chats. You can also view a list of their Instagram contacts, so you’ll know who they’re talking to.

Being able to spy on Instagram is just one of the many great things about mSpy. You can also read their private chats in other social media apps, see their location on a map, get alerted when they type something controversial, see screenshots of their phone in action, and more.

To get started with mSpy, pick your plan at mSpy.com, install the app on your phone, and then log in to your mSpy Control Panel whenever you want to read their stuff.

Method 3: Using Eyezy

If you’re looking for an efficient way to read someone’s Instagram messages, a monitoring app like Eyezy might be a perfect fit. This powerful tool allows you to see every text sent via popular messaging apps. Apart from this, you can also view their personal texts and emails.

Thanks to the Social Spotlight feature, you’ll have a better understanding of what’s happening on someone’s Instagram. Whether they’re discussing controversial things in DM or trying to hide something in secret chats, Screen Recorder will catch everything. And not only on Instagram, but also on WhatsApp, KIK, Tinder, and lots of other apps. 

In times when you need to know the whereabouts of your significant other, you can count on the Pinpoint feature. Collecting data from their GPS and Wi-Fi connections, Eyezy gives a complete report on their location history. 

Working in an Invisible Shield, Eyezy can become an irreplaceable tool for those who want to access someone’s Instagram texts. But if you want to get far beyond social media monitoring, you can, by installing Eyezy on a target phone. For this, you need to create an account on the website. Then you’ll get installation instructions in your email; just follow them. Once everything is set, you can see everything someone’s doing on their phone.

Method 4: Third-party notification apps

While I don’t personally recommend using this method, because it involves third-party apps, this can be done using apps that monitor your notifications.

We’ve already listed an app in our how-to read deleted WhatsApp messages guide. You can download WhatisRemoved+ and it will show you notifications from all apps, including Instagram. Now, you can open the app and see what messages your friends, crush, boyfriend, or girlfriend are sending without even opening the chat. Isn’t this cool?

Note: Please be aware that these third-party apps may ask you for access to system notifications. It means every message or notification you’ll get, this app will read it. Before proceeding, please read their terms of service and privacy policies.

Method 5: Airplane mode as a savior

You can also use Android or iPhone’s Airplane mode to save the day without them knowing that you’ve read their messages on Instagram. Here’s how:

1. Turn on Airplane mode or disable the internet connection.
2. Open Instagram and read the messages.
3. Close the Instagram app.
4. Turn off Airplane mode or enable the internet connection.

But please note that after you restore the Internet, chances are that Instagram will surely let them know with “Seen” mark.

Method 6: Disable read receipts in the Instagram DMs

To open Instagram messages without being seen, you can just disable the seen or read receipts from within the app. Just follow these steps:

1. Disable read receipts in your Instagram settings.
2. Open the Instagram app and read the messages.
3. Close the app without marking the messages as read.

These hacks are surely life-saving! So try it out and let us know in the comments. If you know a hack that I’m missing, drop them in the comments below!

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