Instagram has announced multiple new tools to protect users from seeing abusive content on the platform. A new Hidden Requests feature lets you prevent potentially offensive direct message requests from appearing in your inbox. They’ll move to a dedicated Hidden…
Instagram has rolled out a minor new feature that lets you know why a suggested post in your feed is being recommended to you. The feature, described as ‘context string’, is under each post in the Suggested section of your…
Facebook has rolled out a fix for a major outage that took down WhatsApp, Instagram and other apps earlier today. The downtime prevented users from sending and receiving messages on WhatsApp and Messenger and refreshing the feed and posting images…
Instagram has announced new features that will help users who suffer from eating disorders or are affected by negative body images. It’s promising more “expert-backed resources” which include contacts for local eating disorder hotlines and the censoring of triggering content…
Instagram is testing a new animation upon the opening and closing of a user’s post. The new animation, which is thought to be a test, has been reported by dozens on Twitter and is confirmed by Apple TLD to be…
Facebook is rolling out major changes the user interface of the Instagram app in a bid to encourage users to interact with its Shop and Reels features. As previously announced, the company is testing numerous user interface designs that alter…
Instagram is letting you change its app icon to celebrate its birthday this month. The feature, which requires a few hidden actions, was revealed by Instagram with a tweet earlier today. To change the icon, tap your profile, the three…
Update: Instagram’s head of product, Julian Gutman says “this really came from a vision a couple years ago around people really seeing feed as a place for their interests, and with the improvement in machine learning and our ability to…
The latest update to the Instagram app, version 156.00, fixes an issue with Stories that users running iOS 14 beta 5 were experiencing. After updating last week, many were met with a black screen when posting stories. Taking videos, images…
As previously leaked and expected, Facebook owned Instagram officially announced “Reels”, a TikTok competitor built-in Instagram’s camera. It is initially launching in 50 countries, a few being: United States, India, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, and many more. Instagram has taken…
A few years ago, Instagram released dozens of major updates that contained big features like IGTV, new Stories features, additional customisation and more. Since that point, the Instagram app has only ever gained more users, but the company have held…
Instagram is working on a new feature that will suggest people it thinks you should block from viewing your profile, Alessandro Paluzzi, a reverse engineer, has revealed. It’s contrary to social media platforms recommending who to follow. Users will see…