Turn OFF “Suggested For You” Posts On Instagram

Learn Simple and Easy Steps To Turn OFF/Disable/Hide or Deleted Instagram ‘Suggested For You’ Posts!

Overview: Just like Facebook, Instagram also shows ‘suggested for you’ posts to their users. But honestly speaking, many Instagram users do not like this suggestion and hence and they want this feature to be turned off. If you are among those users, then continue reading the article, because here you will find some methods that will help you to turn OFF “Suggested for you” posts on Instagram.

Let’s begin with real user practical scenario!

Practical Scenario 1: Instagram Not Allowing To Turn Off Suggested Posts For More Than 30 Days

Instagram doesn’t let you turn off suggested posts (for more than 30 days).

Source: Reddit

Practical Scenario 2: User Don’t Want To See Suggested Posts

@instagram How the hell do I turn off the suggested for you. I don’t want you to suggest things to me. I’m quite capable to choose my content myself. #wtf #why #instagram #suggestedforyousucks #stop #turnitoff

— Bruce Gorodetsky (@BruceGorodetsky) April 13, 2023

Also Read: Turn OFF Facebook “Suggested For You” Posts On Android, iPhone

Can You Get Rid Of Instagram Suggested Posts?

There are many users out there who have asked the question on Reddit, Quora, Twitter and other forums and community websites – how to get rid of Instagram suggested posts?

The short answer is – Yes, you can get rid of suggested posts.

Below, find out how!

How To Turn OFF ‘Suggested For You” Posts On Android, iPhone

If you don’t want to see Suggested Posts on your Instagram Feed whether you are using the app on your Android or iPhone/iPad. You can follow the below steps to turn off, disable, delete, remove or hide suggested post on Instagram Feed.

Step 1: Go to your Instagram feed and scroll until you find Suggested Post or Reel, then tap on “X” next to it. This will remove the post from your feed.

Step 2: To hide a post, tap Three Vertical Dots (⋮) located at the top right corner of the Suggested Post.

Step 3: Select “Not Interested” option from the Pop-up Menu. Now the suggested post will hide from the Instagram Feed.

Step 4: After you select “Not Interested”, you also have other options such as, you can:

Tap “X” to stop seeing posts from this account.
Tap “Aa” to not see suggested posts with certain words.
Tap “Clock” icon and tap on “Snooze all suggested posts in feed for 30 days“.

Note: If you select the option “Snooze all suggested posts in feed for 30 days” then after 30 days, you have to repeat the process again to turn off the Instagram suggested posts. It means you have to repeat the process every month.

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Use Older Version of Instagram App To Get Rid of Suggested Post

The ‘suggested for you’ post is a new feature that is introduced by Meta. So, to get rid of this feature, you can use older version of the Instagram app and you can easily turn off Suggested Posts in the older version of the Instagram app.

To do so, uninstall the current version of the Instagram app from your device and then install the older version of the app and thereby you will not see Suggested Post in your feed.

Bonus Tip: Turn OFF Suggested Accounts On Instagram

There are also users who are troubled with Suggested accounts. So, here follow the steps to get rid of Suggested user accounts on Instagram.

Open Instagram app and tap on your Profile icon.
Tap on the 3 horizontal lines (hamburger icon) and select Settings.

From the available options, tap on Notifications.

Then tap on Following and Followers. Now, under Account Suggestions, select “OFF”.

That’s All!

Wrap Up

A suggested post or a suggested account is one of the popular features that could lead you to something new and exciting on Instagram. Many users like this feature but at the same time many don’t.

Anyway, if you don’t want to see Instagram suggested posts or suggested accounts, then you can follow the steps mentioned in this article.

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