{"id":15961,"date":"2022-09-07T00:45:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T23:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/?p=15961"},"modified":"2023-01-01T07:50:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T06:50:45","slug":"fix-instagram-stories-not-showing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram Stories Not Working? 11 Ways To Fix The Issue (Solved)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To <strong>fix the Instagram stories not working<\/strong> problem on your device, set your time and date to automatic, and delete the previously posted story from a computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have been seeing stories, and then you can&#8217;t load stories again. This is because of the <strong>wrong time and date<\/strong>, the Instagram music sticker, your device, or the Instagram app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, you&#8217;ll learn <strong>how to fix Instagram stories not showing<\/strong> on your phone. You&#8217;ll learn why are Instagram stories not loading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>ALSO READ: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-music-not-working\/\">Instagram Music Not Working? 10 Ways To Fix The Problem (Solved)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0095da;color:#0095da\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\/#what-to-do-when-instagram-stories-not-loading\" title=\"What To Do When Instagram Stories Not Loading?\">What To Do When Instagram Stories Not Loading?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\/#why-are-instagram-stories-not-working\" title=\"Why Are Instagram Stories Not Working?\">Why Are Instagram Stories Not Working?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\/#how-to-fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\" title=\"How To Fix Instagram Stories Not Showing\">How To Fix Instagram Stories Not Showing<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\/#fix-1-change-internet-provider\" title=\"Fix 1: Change Internet Provider\">Fix 1: Change Internet Provider<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\/#fix-2-set-date-and-time-to-automatic\" title=\"Fix 2: Set Date And Time To Automatic\">Fix 2: Set Date And Time To Automatic<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\/#fix-3-delete-instagram-stories-from-pc\" title=\"Fix 3: Delete Instagram Stories From PC\">Fix 3: Delete Instagram Stories From PC<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\/#fix-4-refresh-the-instagram-app\" title=\"Fix 4: Refresh The Instagram App\">Fix 4: Refresh The Instagram App<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\/#fix-5-restart-your-phone\" title=\"Fix 5: Restart Your Phone\">Fix 5: Restart Your Phone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\/#fix-6-log-out-and-re-login\" title=\"Fix 6: Log Out And Re-login\">Fix 6: Log Out And Re-login<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\/#fix-7-clear-instagram-app-cache\" title=\"Fix 7: Clear Instagram App Cache\">Fix 7: Clear Instagram App Cache<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\/#fix-8-install-the-old-version-of-the-instagram-app\" title=\"Fix 8: Install The Old Version of the Instagram App\">Fix 8: Install The Old Version of the Instagram App<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\/#fix-11-wait-for-it-to-be-resolved\" title=\"Fix 11: Wait For It To Be Resolved\">Fix 11: Wait For It To Be Resolved<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\/#conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\/#frequently-asked-questions\" title=\"Frequently Asked Questions\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\/#can-you-see-who-views-your-instagram-story\" title=\"Can you see who views your Instagram story?\">Can you see who views your Instagram story?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\/#why-are-my-instagram-pictures-not-loading\" title=\"Why are my Instagram pictures not loading?\">Why are my Instagram pictures not loading?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\/#how-do-i-add-music-to-my-instagram-story\" title=\"How do I add music to my Instagram story?\">How do I add music to my Instagram story?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\/#why-are-my-instagram-stories-not-loading\" title=\"Why are my Instagram stories not loading?\">Why are my Instagram stories not loading?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-to-do-when-instagram-stories-not-loading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-to-do-when-instagram-stories-not-loading\"><\/span>What To Do When Instagram Stories Not Loading?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re experiencing this problem on your iPhone, Android, or tablet, you need to first check if other people are seeing this error too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes it may just be the Instagram stories are not showing up because of an <strong>incorrect date and time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It may also be an app glitch, and if it is, you&#8217;ll have to wait for a few hours and the issue will fix itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And <strong>Instagram music stickers<\/strong> may also cause a glitch in your story timeline, so using them on your story might cause other people\u2019s stories to not show up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-music-not-working\/\">Instagram music sticker<\/a> is known to cause errors in the app. And if you&#8217;ve used it on one of your stories, it may glitch your story&#8217;s timeline, and stories won&#8217;t show up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To fix it,<\/strong> you&#8217;ll need to set up your date and time to automatic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the Instagram stories are not showing, you can try using the web instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stories will show on the desktop version, then <strong>delete<\/strong> the stories that you just posted from your Instagram account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you use the Instagram music sticker and the story&#8217;s timeline is not showing, you can access Instagram from the web, and delete the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>ALSO READ: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/facebook-messenger-word-effects-not-working\/\">Why Word Effects On Messenger Not Working? And How To Fix It<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-are-instagram-stories-not-working\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-are-instagram-stories-not-working\"><\/span>Why Are Instagram Stories Not Working?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The major reason why Instagram stories not showing is that you have used the wrong date and time on your device, or because of the Instagram music sticker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This could also be that the Instagram server may be down on your location or a technical error in the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you try to load stories on Instagram and the story won&#8217;t show, it means there is a problem somewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll face this issue when you try to view a story and it will just keep on buffering, trying to load it way out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And sometimes, if you newly updated the app you may experience this problem because the app isn&#8217;t stable yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n<li><strong>Music sticker feature<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Wrong date and time<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Unstable internet connection<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Technical issue with the app<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Server problem<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>A caching problem<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>ALSO READ: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/search-facebook-without-an-account\/\">How To View Facebook Without An Account<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-to-fix-instagram-stories-not-showing\"><\/span>How To Fix Instagram Stories Not Showing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since you know the reason the Instagram stories not loading on your account, you can now fix it with this guide. In all, here&#8217;s the fix for Instagram stories not working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fix-1-change-internet-provider\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"fix-1-change-internet-provider\"><\/span>Fix 1: Change Internet Provider<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Another issue that may be causing the Instagram stories not to show is your internet provider, they maybe experience a break in their network coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best thing you got to do is to change your cellular network. <strong>Switch<\/strong> to another network and check if the Instagram stories will load.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also change to a Wi-Fi connection if you don&#8217;t have another SIM card available on your device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you were previously using Wi-Fi as your internet connection, change it to your mobile network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;ll fix the Instagram app, and your Instagram stories will begin to load again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fix-2-set-date-and-time-to-automatic\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"fix-2-set-date-and-time-to-automatic\"><\/span>Fix 2: Set Date And Time To Automatic<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you were seeing the Instagram stories before on your account, and now for some reason, you can&#8217;t anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It means that you change the date and time on your device, and this will disrupt the stories on your timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the wrong date and time will not allow stories from people you follow to show up on the story&#8217;s timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To fix Instagram stories from not showing up on your account, you&#8217;ll need to <strong>set the date and time<\/strong> to automatic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will sync the time and date to that of Instagram, and you&#8217;ll be able to view stories again on the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you change the date and time before, now is the time to revert it to automatic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To set up your date and time to automatic, you&#8217;ll have to do it from your phone settings. So if you&#8217;re using an Android or iPhone device here&#8217;s how to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Go to your iPhone settings &gt; Tap on General &gt; Tap on Date &amp; Time &gt; Then toggle on &#8220;Set Automatically&#8221; to set your date and time.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Go to your Android settings &gt; Tap System &gt; Tap on&nbsp; Date &amp; time &gt; Toggle on &#8216;Use network-provided time&#8221; to set your date and time automatically.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.techvocast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/set-date-time-to-automatic-android.jpg?resize=1170%2C658&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.techvocast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/set-date-time-to-automatic-android.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.techvocast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/set-date-time-to-automatic-android.jpg?resize=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.techvocast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/set-date-time-to-automatic-android.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.techvocast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/set-date-time-to-automatic-android.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.techvocast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/set-date-time-to-automatic-android.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.techvocast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/set-date-time-to-automatic-android.jpg?resize=450%2C253&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.techvocast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/set-date-time-to-automatic-android.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Force close the Instagram app, and then open Instagram, and you&#8217;ll see stories again. To see how to refresh the Instagram app, go to Fix 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fix-3-delete-instagram-stories-from-pc\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"fix-3-delete-instagram-stories-from-pc\"><\/span>Fix 3: Delete Instagram Stories From PC<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you aren&#8217;t seeing your Instagram stories or other people&#8217;s stories after you&#8217;ve posted a story with the music sticker, then you&#8217;ll need to delete it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if you used the music sticker on your stories, deleting it will allow the stories to show again on the timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Music stickers on Instagram sometimes cause glitches, and this may restrict stories from loading up on the timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To fix Instagram stories from not showing up on your timeline, you&#8217;ll need to <strong>delete all your stories using a computer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To delete stories on your account that you&#8217;ve posted, go to your computer, and log in to your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-1-open-instagram-web\">Step 1: Open Instagram Web<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>On your computer, go to any of your web browsers and go to the Instagram website. Then log in to your account if you haven&#8217;t already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-2-tap-your-story\">Step 2: Tap Your Story<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Once on the Instagram Home page, tap on your story, and it shows the last image you posted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-3-delete-stories\">Step 3: Delete Stories<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>And then, tap on the three dots icon at the top-right-hand corner, and select Delete to delete your Instagram story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have more than one story posted, repeat the steps to delete all of the stories, especially the one with the music sticker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have deleted all the stories from your page, you&#8217;ll now have to refresh the Instagram app. See the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>ALSO READ: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/how-to-view-instagram-stories-without-anyone-knowing\/\">How To View Someone Instagram Story Without Them Knowing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fix-4-refresh-the-instagram-app\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"fix-4-refresh-the-instagram-app\"><\/span>Fix 4: Refresh The Instagram App<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If stories are not working, you can restart the Instagram app on your device, and it&#8217;ll help re-load the stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re using an Android device, you can force stop the app and it will stop it from running in the background. Then open the app again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Instagram app must be open for you to be able to tap on the Force Stop button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">To the Force Stop app on Android, open your phone Settings &gt; Tap on Apps &amp; notifications &gt; Tap on App info or See All [Num] apps &gt; Then find Instagram app &gt; And then tap on Force Stop.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.techvocast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/force-stop-instagram-app.jpg?resize=1170%2C658&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.techvocast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/force-stop-instagram-app.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.techvocast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/force-stop-instagram-app.jpg?resize=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.techvocast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/force-stop-instagram-app.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.techvocast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/force-stop-instagram-app.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.techvocast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/force-stop-instagram-app.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.techvocast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/force-stop-instagram-app.jpg?resize=450%2C253&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.techvocast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/force-stop-instagram-app.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also tap and hold the Instagram app on your Home Screen, then tap on the App info icon, and tap on Force Stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can refresh the Instagram app on your iPhone, all you have to do is refresh the app in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><mark style=\"color:#cf2e2e;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">To restart the app on it, open your phone Settings &gt; Find the Instagram app &gt; Tap on Background App Refresh &gt; Toggle on the background r<\/mark><\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">efresh.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the iPhone App Drawer, and remove the app. After that, open the Instagram app again to load the stories, and the stories will be working. 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Open Settings &gt; Storage &gt; Other Apps or Apps &gt; Tap on Instagram &gt; Tap on Storage &amp; Cache &gt; Tap Clear Cache.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since you can&#8217;t directly clear cache on the Instagram app, or from the iPhone Settings, you&#8217;ll need to offload the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Open the iPhone Settings &gt; And then tap on General &gt; Tap iPhone Storage &gt; Then find the Instagram app and open it &gt; And tap on Offload App button.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After you&#8217;ve offloaded the app from your iPhone, you&#8217;ll need to reinstall it back from the Apple App Store by tapping on the app icon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then check the Instagram app after you&#8217;ve cleared the cache to see if stories are working again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fix-8-install-the-old-version-of-the-instagram-app\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"fix-8-install-the-old-version-of-the-instagram-app\"><\/span>Fix 8: Install The Old Version of the Instagram App<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you recently updated the app, and the stories aren&#8217;t working properly, it could be that the new version has a bug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What you need to do is to revert to the previous update. For Android devices, you can go to any third-party app store to see all the previous versions of the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see the previous version of the Android apps on third-party stores like Uptodown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do this, the Instagram stories will begin working again. What you&#8217;ll need to do now is to wait for a stable update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>ALSO READ: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/instagram-story-not-posting\/\">Instagram Story Not Posting? 16 Ways To Fix It (SOLVED)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fix-9-update-instagram-app\">Fix 9: Update Instagram App<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t updated the Instagram app in a long time, updating the app now is a good time to fix the issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To update the Instagram app on your device, go to the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store, once you see an update, click on it to update right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The old version of the app may not be working properly. The update will fix the glitches and bugs in the previous version of the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fix-10-uninstall-and-reinstall-instagram-app\">Fix 10: Uninstall And Reinstall Instagram App<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;ve tried updating the app and the Instagram stories are still not working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll need to delete the app from your device and wait for about 3 minutes before reinstalling it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will fix the problem on the app, and you&#8217;ll be able to use the app again to see stories on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To uninstall the app from your phone.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tap and hold the Instagram app, and you&#8217;ll see the uninstall option at the top, drag and drop and the app will be deleted, for Android.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For iPhone: Tap and hold the Instagram app, and on the small pop-up menu, tap on Delete App. The app will be removed from your device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve deleted the app from your phone, you&#8217;ll need to wait for about 3 minutes, then restart your phone before reinstalling the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>ALSO READ: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/fix-instagram-tagging-not-working\/\">Instagram Tags Not Working? 10 Ways To Fix The Problem (Solved)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fix-11-wait-for-it-to-be-resolved\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"fix-11-wait-for-it-to-be-resolved\"><\/span>Fix 11: Wait For It To Be Resolved<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If Instagram stories are not loading on your account, this can be an app-wide problem, or just for a specific location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And since it&#8217;s a technical problem, there&#8217;s nothing you can do to solve the problem. All you can do is just wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are experiencing this issue, this could mean that Instagram may be down for that particular region, and you&#8217;ll not be able to do anything to fix it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What you can do is wait for the Instagram team to resolve the issue and release an update for the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Instagram has many errors, and you should do everything you can to fix them. If stories are not working on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first thing you should do is check if the Instagram server is down and whether your internet connection is slow, and check if it <strong>date and time<\/strong> is correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll also want to consider that using the music sticker feature on your stories may glitch the story&#8217;s timeline not show up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This could also mean that the app has a technical issue, and all you can do is wait for a few hours and you&#8217;ll be able to load stories again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To quickly fix the problem, you can change the network provider, and set the date and time to automatic. And <strong>delete<\/strong> recently posted stories from the desktop version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this guide, you can fix Instagram stories not loading, working or showing in your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/how-to-fix-blurry-stories-on-instagram\/\">Instagram Stories Blurry? 11 Ways To Fix It<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-frequently-asked-questions\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-can-you-see-who-views-your-instagram-story\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"can-you-see-who-views-your-instagram-story\"><\/span>Can you see who views your Instagram story?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, you can see who views your stories on Instagram. 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