{"id":4973,"date":"2018-11-29T13:03:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T11:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialpubli.com\/news\/?p=4973"},"modified":"2025-04-29T13:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T11:40:10","slug":"how-to-hide-an-accidental-like-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialpubli.com\/blog\/how-to-hide-an-accidental-like-on-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"How to hide an accidental LIKE on Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s happened to all of us. You were gossiping about the profile of your ex and your finger accidentally touched <\/span><b>the little heart<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a photo on the beach in the summer of 2016. Or someone thought that to zoom in you used the double click.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>DISASTER STRIKES!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The moment of panic that follows is just like when your drop cell phone in the water. But once you\u2019ve recovered, you have to act fast and be <\/span><b>exact<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Keep on reading, so you\u2019re prepared for the worst. No exaggeration. \u00a0Well, almost none. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Remove the like as soon as possible<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a couple of situations that will make it very difficult for you to hide the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">like<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Instagram in time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some people have activated notifications on their mobile phone that tells \u00a0them when you give them a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">like<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If so, we&#8217;ll see you a little later in this article, because we may have a solution, or at least the lesser evil. Luckily, not many people have activated this. So, let&#8217;s move on to the other scenario.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The user for whom you&#8217;ve hit <\/span><b><i>like<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is <\/span><b>browsing Instagram<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and he gets a little heart notification. After this, he will have to go into that section to see who it was. How long it takes to appear depends on the cellular network and the mobile phone, but generally <\/span><b>you will have about 10 seconds to remove it and not have the other person notified<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. So now you know, speed is everything, and pray that he has not seen it and that his phone is in his pocket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4792 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/socialpubli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/giphy-3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Hit like in one of his last posts<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This way, even though they see that you have given them a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">like<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they will see that it was to their last post, something which is not unusual. That way, they will only receive the notification about the second little heart.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Assume responsibility<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Own it! \u00a0Have you <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">liked <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a photo from a thousand years ago? Comment that his hair looked good, or ask if he liked that city because you are planning a trip.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Don&#8217;t assume responsibility<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Would it be a disaster if he knew you had hit<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? \u00a0This is a good time to refresh everything! Change your account to <\/span><b>private<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, change your <\/span><b>name<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, profile picture and bio, and embrace your new identity. Would it be a catastrophe if he saw your <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">like<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? To make sure he doesn\u2019t see it&#8230; delete your account, <\/span><b>break<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> your phone, spread the pieces around different places, <\/span><b>move<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to another country and don\u2019t look back. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s happened to all of us. You were gossiping about the profile of your ex and your finger accidentally touched the little heart in a photo on the beach in the summer of 2016. Or someone thought that to zoom in you used the double click. DISASTER STRIKES! 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