How to Fix Instagram Story Not Deleting on iPhone and Android

  • To fix Instagram story not deleting on iPhone or android -> You need to force restart your iPhone and check your internet connection and switch from WIFI to mobile data.
  • Clear cache and clear data of Instagram app and use web browser and delete Instagram story not deleting on iPhone or android.

On your instagram app you can make longer reels up to 90 seconds and when you are trying to delete an instagram story app and you are unable to delete Instagram story photo or cant record video or cant upload instagram story or your video wasn’t deleted try again Instagram error message or Instagram story or feed is stuck or instagram post unavailable or instagram showing only posts or video too long please try importing shorter clip issue or any issue with Instagram you can delete it easily. So, let’s see in detail below.

How to Fix Instagram Story Not Deleting on iPhone and Android

Many Users have reported this issue of cant delete instagram story issues and you can remove instagram story without deleting as well and delete story of instagram and this method works for both iPhone and Android users.

How to Fix Instagram Story Not Deleting

Below methods will help you delete instagram story not deleting or cant delete instagram story on instagram a photo or video.

Fore Restart your Mobile

Sometimes there may be an issue with instagram itself and there may be technical issues or software issues, So go ahead and force restart your mobile device and then try to delete your instagram story.

Check with your Internet Connection

If instagram story is not deleting you need to make sure that you are connected to your internet wifi connection.

Turn on and Turn off Airplane Made

  • Step 1: Swipe from top to bottom and bright up control center.
  • Step 2: Tap on Airplane Mode and turn it ON and wait for 60 seconds
  • Step 3: After 60 seconds, tap on airplane mode and then turn it OFF.

Now, go ahead and connect it to your internet wifi connection and then go ahead and delete the instagram story and it will be deleted successfully.

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Turn off and Turn on WIFI

  • Step 1 Swipe from top to bottom and tap on the wifi icon.
  • Step 2: Now, wait for a few seconds and then tap on wifi icon and then connect your mobile to the internet and try deleting instagram story.

Turn on and Connect to Mobile Cellular Data

You need to turn off wifi and then connect it your mobile cellular data as sometimes there may be an issue with wifi keeps disconnecting on its own and wifi keeps restarting and you need to connect to mobile and once connected to mobile data then go ahead and  delete instagram story and your issue of Instagram Story Not Deleting or cant delete instagram story on your iPhone or android will be fixed.

Clear Cache and Clear all Data of Instagram App

Sometimes due to too much stored cache and all data of instagram app you may experience this issue and you need to delete instagram app cache from your mobile device and fix cant delete instagram story issue.

  • Step 1: Open Settings
  • Step 2: Tap on Apps (manage apps section)
  • Step 3: Tap on Instagram app here and tap on clear storage and delete storage.
  • Step 4: Now, tap on clear cache and delete instagram app cache
  • Step 5: Now, tap on Clear all data and delete clear all data and tap on ok and confirm deleting clear all data in pop up box.

Once you delete the instagram app cache and clear all data, go ahead and open the instagram app and delete story from your instagram and it will be deleted successfully and the instagram story issue will be fixed successfully.

Delete Instagram Story Not Deleting or Cant Delete Instagram story after 24 hrs

  • Step 1: Open Instagram account and tap on Story
  • Step 2: Tap on 3 Dots on Bottom Menu
  • Step 3: Now, tap on Delete and your Instagram story will be deleted successfully.

Use Web Browser

  • Step 1: Open web browser chrome of safari and go to the Instagram website.
  • Step 2: Now, login with your Instagram account details.
  • Step 3: Now, open stories on your Instagram web.
  • Step 4: Now, tap on 3 dots on the bottom menu and tap on delete and your Instagram story from your Instagram web browser will be deleted successfully.

That;s it, this is how you delete an instagram story of a video or photo from your instagram app or instagram web successfully from your web browser.

Instagram Story Not Disappearing After 24 Hours 2022

Now, After 24 hours your Instagram stories will not disappear and they will be saved in Stories Archive and they will be saved in your Instagram app.

What to do if Instagram story is not deleting?

If you cant delete Instagram story on your iPhone or Android then you need to use a web browser and delete Instagram stories or you can clear cache and clear all data of Instagram app and delta Instagram story.

Why is My Instagram Story Not Deleting After 24 hours

If the stories that you have added have not completed 24 hours from the time that you have added or due to cache issues on Instagram and by clearing cache and all data your Instagram stories will be deleted or logout and login to Instagram app. 

Vangari Divya
Vangari Divya
Divya is Content Writer and Author and also Reviews Technology Related Articles and Editorial Expert Team Member at A Savvy Web for more than 5 years. She has a Degree in Bachelor of Technology (Btech) and Master of Technology (Mtech) From Kakatiya University. She has an Expertise in Providing Troubleshooting tips and fixes (solutions) and how to articles and helps to solve issues on Technology Related subjects like iPhone, Android, iOS, Windows, All Smart tv’s and other tech related information.

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