To view Instagram stories and archived posts, follow these steps:

Viewing Instagram Stories:

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   Open the Instagram app on your mobile device.

   
   


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   Tap on the profile picture of the account whose story you want to view. This will take you to their profile page.

   
   


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   If the account has an active story, you will see a colored ring around their profile picture. Tap on their profile picture to view their story.

   
   


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   The story will start playing automatically, and you can tap on the screen to skip to the next story or swipe left/right to move between different stories.

   
   


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   To view stories from other accounts, you can swipe left or right on the screen or tap on the profile pictures at the top of your feed to browse through the stories of the accounts you follow.

   
   

Viewing Archived Posts:

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   Open the Instagram app and go to your profile page by tapping on the profile icon at the bottom right corner.

   
   


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   On your profile page, look for the clock icon at the top right corner and tap on it. This will take you to your archived posts.

   
   


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   In the archived posts section, you can see all the posts that you have archived in the past. These are posts that you have chosen to hide from your public profile but have not deleted.

   
   


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   To view a specific archived post, simply tap on it. You can scroll through and view all your archived posts in this section.

   
   


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   If you wish to unarchive a post and make it visible on your profile again, open the post and tap on the three dots (...) at the top right corner. From the options, select "Show on Profile."

   
   

Note: Archived posts are only visible to you and not to your followers or the public.

By following these steps, you can easily view both Instagram stories and archived posts using the official Instagram app.