Stories allow you to capture the everyday, highlight the special moments, or express yourself with text, music, interactive stickers, filters, and GIFs to bring your stories to life.

The second new feature, Reveals, brings an aura of mystery to your stories. Using this feature will blur your story except for a message you add. Your friends will have to DM you to see the whole picture. There are also a few updates to Instagram Notes, too.

You can make use of third-party tools like IgAgony, StoriesIG, Insta Stories Viewer, StorySaver.net & InstaNavigation to view Instagram Stories anonymously. The best part is you don't need an Instagram account to view Instagram Stories using these tools.

The first method is to view their profile from another account. If they have a private account, try asking a mutual friend if they are able to access their Story. If the user's profile is public, just viewing from a new account should be enough to determine if Stories are hidden.