How to Hide Likes, Reactions, and Views on FACEBOOK And Instagram Posts

Facebook has added a new feature that allows users to hide the number of likes and other reactions on their posts. 

And in this article, I will show you how to hide reactions and likes on your Facebook posts on your computer and on any Android device. 

How to Hide Facebook Reaction and Like Count on Computer 

Let’s start with a tutorial for PC users.

STEP 1: Log in to your Facebook account and then select the arrow in the top right corner.

STEP 2: Choose the Settings and Privacy option and go to the News Feed Preferences

STEP 3: Now, click on the Reaction preferences

STEP 4: A new pop-up window will appear when you need to toggle on the sliders next to On posts from others or On your posts, or both.

There is no need to save the changes because Facebook will save them automatically.

How to Hide Facebook Reaction Count on Android

If you want to hide the number of reactions on your post on your device with the Android operating system follow these steps:

STEP 1: Open the Facebook app and tap the menu icon on the top-right corner of your screen. 

STEP 2: Scroll down and select Settings and Privacy.

STEP 3: Tap on Settings.

STEP 4: Next, scroll down to News Feed Setting and then select Reaction Preferences. 

This action will show you the Reaction preferences settings page. Here you can disable the reactions count on your posts or from the posts of other users. Or you can disable it for both. 

How to Hide Likes and Views on Your Instagram Post

Not only Facebook, but also Instagram has added a new feature that allows users to hide the number of likes on their posts. 

Instagram rolled out the ability to hide like and view counts on all posts in the feed and gives its users more control over their experience. 

If you want to learn how to hide like counts on Instagram posts, then in this video, I will show you how simple it is. 

Hide Likes and Views on All of Your Posts

STEP 1: Open your Instagram profile and then select the three black lines in the upper right corner. 

STEP 2: Tap on Settings and then Privacy and then select Posts.

STEP 3: Now, you need to toggle on the Hide Like and View Counts.

After this action, you will no longer see likes and views listed on any posts in your timeline. But this does not affect others, because they still can see the likes and views on your posts.

How to Hide Likes and Views on a Single Existing Post

Instagram also comes with the ability to hide the likes and views on any of your existing posts. Just follow these steps.

STEP 1: Go to your profile and open any posts.

STEP 2: Tap the three-dot icon in the upper right corner and then select Hide Like Count from the menu. 

You can turn this feature on or off any time after posting. 

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