KollabiuMTo watch someone's story, tap their profile picture circle above the feed, and their stories will open from the first one you haven't seen. Stories are short photo or video moments that stay up for a limited time and then disappear on their own. They're perfect for the little things you don't necessarily want on your profile forever: your morning coffee, the view from your window, a thought of the day. That's why people tend to post stories more often and more casually than regular posts.
Where to find stories
Above your feed you'll see a row of circles with profile pictures. Each circle holds one person's stories.
- Your circle comes first. It says "Story" if you haven't posted anything yet, or "My story" if you have.
- Next come people with stories you haven't watched yet. Once you've watched someone's stories, they move to the end of the row.
- If you've pinned someone with "Stories first", their stories will always appear at the start.
- Some circles in the row are marked "Recommended". These are people you don't follow yet but who might interest you.
The color of the ring around a profile picture shows which plan that person is on.
How to watch stories?
Tap a circle, and the stories will open from the first one you haven't seen.
On a phone or touchscreen:
- tap the right side of the screen to go to the next story, or the left third to go back;
- press and hold to pause, then let go to keep watching;
- swipe left or right to jump to the next or previous person's stories;
- swipe down to close.
On a computer: use the ← → arrow keys to move between stories, the space bar to pause, and the M key to turn sound on or off.
The bars at the top show how many stories the person has posted and which one you're watching right now.
How to reply to a story?
At the bottom of each story there's a reaction bar: 😮 🤣 👏 🔥 👍 ❤️. One tap, and the author will see how you reacted.
Want to say more? Type in the "Reply to …" field. Your reply goes to the author's private chat together with the story itself, so it's clear what you're responding to. If the author has restricted messages from you, you won't be able to reply.
Stories don't have public comments, and that's on purpose: conversations around a story stay private, just between you and the author.
The story menu
Tap the three dots on someone else's story to see these options:
- "Speed": 1×, 1.5×, or 2×;
- "Author profile";
- "Stories first": pin this person to the start of your stories row. How many people you can pin depends on your plan;
- "Hide stories": this person's stories will no longer show up in your row. To bring them back, use the same menu item, which now reads "Show stories".