Here’s why that happens and how you’re free to get back to watching your Stories.
Why Won’t Instagram Stories Work?
When Instagram stories aren’t working, it’s usually not because of something you’ve done.
Check your internet connection.
Stories require a strong and stable internet connection.
exit the app and relaunch it.
This will stop any processes that are malfunctioning.
For iPhone users, use theapp switcher.
Android users, long-press the Instagram icon and selectForce Close.
When it comes to Android, different versions might work a little differently.
You might have to long-press the icon > tapApp Info>Force Stop.
Regardless of the version, it will start with a long-press of the icon.
Server outages usually don’t affect all users.
Even if you could’t watch Stories, other users may be able to post and view them.
Update the Instagram app.
Recent updates to the Instagram app may have affected Stories.
check that you haven’t disabled automatic updates.
Updates to Instagram can sometimes cause problems instead of fixing them.
If you have an Android phone, you gotta scrub the cache for apps every so often.
Contact Instagram.You may have encountered a bug that Instagram isn’t aware of.
FAQ
Toinclude music with your Story, use a sticker.
Select theStickericon in the upper-right (a square smiley face), and then selectMusic.
You’ll then be able to pick a track to play.
Instagram does tell you how many people have viewed your story, along with their user names.
kick off the story, and then look in the lower-left corner of the screen.
You’ll see a message that saysActivity.
Select it to see a list of people who saw the story.
