Instagram features

How To Delete Your Account On The Meta-owned Threads App?

Mark Zuckerberg recently launched the Meta-owned Threads application, claiming it to be a "friendly" alternative to Twitter.

Jul 10, 2023, 16:08 PM IST

Instagram introduces new parental supervision tool in India

They stated that the Family Centre has been developed after discussions with parents, teenagers and experts. 

Sep 19, 2022, 18:49 PM IST

Instagram to soon allow users to tip your favourite creators

In 2020, Instagram launched Badges, a feature that allows users to show support to creators during a live video. Badges can cost $0.99, $1.99 or $4.99.

Sep 15, 2022, 14:19 PM IST

Instagram to allow users to repost other friend’s reels and posts, here’s how

Instagram is eyeing TikTok, and Reels is being touted as the go-to platform for the Meta-owned app's business growth.

Sep 13, 2022, 13:48 PM IST

Crooks tracking your exact location from Instagram? Social media company clarifies

However, the Precise Location feature is not new. According to PC Magazine, Apple announced it in 2020, and Google released it with Android 12.

Aug 26, 2022, 16:48 PM IST

Here’s why Instagram is asking for your date of birth again

In 2019, Instagram began asking for age verification as an optional feature. Last year, the social media platform made it essential to give date of birth information and announced the rollout of prompts.

May 03, 2022, 23:28 PM IST

THIS Instagram feature may allow users to respond to stories with voice notes

The developer released a snapshot of the future functionality, which reveals that the option to send a voice note while responding to a Story would display in the message bar right next to the GIF option. 

Mar 28, 2022, 15:25 PM IST

Want to schedule a live video on Instagram? Here's how to do it

The Instagram Live Video Arrange function allows users or content providers to schedule their live feeds from 1 hour to 90 days in advance.

Mar 22, 2022, 18:01 PM IST

Here's why Instagram quietly restricts 'daily time limit' option

The popup informs consumers that they can preserve their current restriction if they so desire.

Feb 22, 2022, 16:44 PM IST

Want to send 'Muted DMs' on Instagram? Here's how to do it

To address such concerns, Instagram has introduced the option of sending a quiet message. 

Feb 14, 2022, 19:25 PM IST

Want to hide Instagram posts? Here’s how to do it without deleting them

 However, there may come a moment when you want to delete these posts from your profile but they are too excellent to delete.

Dec 31, 2021, 13:15 PM IST

Instagram Update: Now users can reply to comments with reels; here's how to do it

Users cannot create Reels based on comments left on their images or other videos, or comments left on other people's Reels.

Dec 14, 2021, 17:01 PM IST

Instagram unveils playback feature in 2021: Here’s how to use it

Instagram has started displaying a banner at the top of users' feeds with a button that allows them to curate tales from their archives.

Dec 11, 2021, 18:24 PM IST

Instagram Update: Users can now delete a single photo from a carousel

The move comes four years after Instagram introduced the carousel option, which allowed users to share up to ten photographs and videos in a single post for the first time. 

Nov 22, 2021, 19:42 PM IST

Now Instagram users can schedule IG Live: Here’s how to do it

 Instagram Live, for those unfamiliar, allows users to broadcast live videos to their followers via Instagram Stories.

Oct 16, 2021, 09:19 AM IST

Instagram tests a feature that will soon alert users about in-app outages

Instagram announced in a blog post that the test will take place in the United States for a few months

Oct 12, 2021, 18:13 PM IST

Instagram to remove swipe-up feature on 30 August

This feature was already under testing mode since June and it might also allow any Instagram user to share a link on the platform.

Aug 24, 2021, 17:53 PM IST

Instagram Tips: Here's how to mute a contact on the photo-sharing app

Meanwhile, Instagram comes with loads of features that enhance the user experience.One such feature allows users to mute a contact whose posts they don’t want to see.

Aug 14, 2021, 13:05 PM IST

THIS new Instagram filter censors its creators work

The sensitivity filter, which was introduced by Instagram, allows people to set limits around how much potentially sensitive content they might see on their `Explore` page. The feature is supposed to filter out things like self-harm content, and it`s turned on by default.

Jul 25, 2021, 17:19 PM IST

Instagram in trouble again, accused of promoting racism with THIS filter

Meanwhile, some of the videos also showed that creators are disgusted by the fact that their skin tone is dark and they are doing everything possible to wipe out that colour as if it is some kind of dirt that immediately needs to get removed. 

Jul 24, 2021, 17:42 PM IST