Look, all of us use Instagram once we in all probability shouldn’t. We open the app and scroll by means of the feed or faucet by means of Stories spontaneously — even once we’re round different folks and want to take action silently. That used to not be an issue — on the iPhone, simply hold the mute change flipped down and Instagram stays silent. Except, it doesn’t anymore.

No, it’s not simply you: Instagram received’t keep silent anymore, even you probably have your mute change on. Infuriatingly, when you mute your telephone whereas within the Instagram app, it’ll cease the sound for a bit, however the subsequent Story you load or video you scroll previous will go proper again to blaring sound. And y’know, lots of the audio on Instagram isn’t notably refined (thanks, TikTookay).

Alright, so how will you repair it completely? Well, right here’s the issue … you’ll be able to’t. At least, we haven’t been capable of determine it out. Trying all the traditional steps like uninstalling and reinstalling the app, logging out and again in, or restarting your telephone solely fixes it quickly.

The solely technique to hold Instagram from enjoying sound for now could be to manually decrease your telephone’s system quantity. To try this, simply pull down your Control Center with a swipe from the top-right nook of your display screen, and slide the amount slider to the underside so it exhibits a speaker with a line by means of it. Alternatively, you should utilize the amount down button on the aspect of your telephone to do the identical — as long as you don’t have your telephone set to vary its ringtone quantity with the amount buttons as an alternative.

Chances are, we’re going to simply must impatiently watch for Instagram to handle the issue. Considering that this bug confirmed up seemingly with out an Instagram app replace, there’s good probability the corporate will be capable of repair the issue on the server aspect — reasonably than pushing out an app replace. Whatever they should do, I hope they do it quickly — I have to get again to watching Reels whereas appearing like I’m being attentive to one thing else.

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