The Instagram app is currently one of the most popular in the world, thanks in large part to its simplicity and ease of use. Despite its simplicity, the application is by no means too primitive - the developers have implemented a huge set of all kinds of functions in it, the existence of which, however, is not known to everyone. In this article, we'll share the most useful ones that will help you get the most out of Instagram.
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How to hide photos you've been tagged on on Instagram
Before posting a photo to Instagram, most users make a careful selection, filtering out unsuccessful frames in their opinion. Some do not stop there and, in addition, retouch the picture in every possible way, achieving the perfect picture. But our friends are unaware of all these efforts and preparations, and they simply tag you in the photo where you accidentally wander around, ruining your carefully selected portfolio.
Luckily, bad photos that your friends tagged you in can be hidden from public view. To do this, open Instagram, go to "Settings".
Scroll down and select Photos & Videos With You. Click on the "Hide Photos and Videos" option and select the pictures you want to hide. If you do not want others to be able to tag you in the photo, uncheck the "Add automatically" checkbox.
You can also select a post in the "Photos with you" section and click on the three dots in the upper right corner.
In the "Actions" item, select one of the proposed options: "Show in my profile", "Hide from my profile", "Remove me from the publication" or "Complain".
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How to enable Instagram notifications for new posts / stories from selected users
If you are subscribed to many pages, then there is a risk of missing a publication in the news feed from relatives or friends. In order to always be aware of when the person you are interested in will post, turn on notifications.
Open the profile you want, click on the three-dot icon in the upper right corner of the screen and select the option "Enable post / story notifications." As you can see, everything is easy and simple!
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How to view posts that you "like" on Instagram
If you "liked" the publication, then, most likely, you liked it, and since you liked it, then you will probably want to look at it again. To do this, you do not need to go to the profile of its author and flip through the photos to the point of madness in search of the one you need. Open "Settings" in your profile and click on "Liked Posts".
Hint: You can not only view the posts you like, but also remove "likes" if for some reason you no longer want others to know about the "like".
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How to save your favorite Instagram photos to iPhone or computer
As you know, Instagram lacks the function of saving and reposting content. Perhaps this is for the best, because numerous reposts of the same jokes and statuses are boring even on Facebook and VKontakte. However, there are 4 underground repost methods. We described in detail how to save Instagram photos on iPhone or computer in this article.
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How to download all your photos and videos published on Instagram in one archive
In 2018, Instagram developers introduced the ability to download all the data posted for all time on Instagram in one archive file. To do this, open the Application Settings, go to the Data Download section, enter the e-mail to which the archive will be sent and click the Request file button.
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How to properly share a link to your Instagram profile using the Name tag function
The Instagram Name Tag tool is a customizable ID card that allows you to subscribe to your profile without having to enter your account name. The Instragram name tag can be printed on paper or distributed as a digital image. In action, the mechanism resembles the use of QR codes.
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How to save your Instagram Stories to Archive or Photos app on iPhone
Stories for that and stories to have a limited duration. If you want to save your photos for a long time - publish them in "Lenta", do not want to bother - publish them in "stories", anyway, after 24 hours they will disappear. Nevertheless, if the "Story" is so interesting that you want to have it with you for an unlimited amount of time, there is a way to save it in the phone memory. Open Instagram, go to Settings, select Stories Settings, and slide the switch next to Save to Camera Roll and Save to Archive.
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How to hide unused filters on Instagram
Quite often, along with updates to the official Instagram client, some new filters appear, and their number has already exceeded 40 pieces. When processing a new photo uploaded to the server, every time you have to search for the most frequently used filters among a dozen other less attractive options. We propose to leave only selected and more or less used filters, and hide the rest.
To do this, in the library, select an image for editing and when Instagram prompts you to select a filter, scroll the entire list all the way to the right until an icon with a gear appears.
In this section, check the boxes next to the favorite filters, move favorites to the top of the list, and disable unused ones. Now it will take much less time to find the option you are interested in.
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How to Apply Instagram Filters to Photos from iPhone Library or Apply Multiple Filters to One Photo
If you like Instagram filters and would like to improve some photos in your library, but without uploading images to the server, then you must first put your iPhone in "Airplane mode".
After all the manipulations with the photo on Instagram, the program will not be able to upload it to its server and will save the finished version in your media library, which is exactly what we need.
You just have to delete the unsuccessful photo upload to Instagram until the Airplane mode is turned off.
In the same way, you can apply multiple filters to one photo.
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How to place Instagram profile information on multiple lines
If you go to the Instagram profile settings (the Edit profile button) and fill in the "About me" information from the official mobile application, then you will not be able to move the cursor to the next line, because here the "Next" button will be displayed instead of the "Enter" button.
In order to create beautiful formatted text with transitions to the next line, you need to use any text editor, for example, the regular "Notes".
There, write the required text, copy it and paste it into the information "About me".
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How to create a description for a photo in several lines
A similar situation arises when you want to go to the next line when adding a description to a new photo. But here it is already somewhat easier, because there is no need to use third-party applications.
In order for the "Enter" key to appear, just go to the page with the numeric block and symbols on the numeric keypad (the "123" button in the lower left corner).
As you know, the caption for a photo on Instagram should be no more than 2 thousand characters and should not contain links. In addition, the social network does not allow paragraphs and line breaks, and in some cases this is necessary to better convey your message to the reader or separate tags from the text.
In order to make a gap between blocks of text, you need to leave an empty whole line. Open the keyboard, press "Enter", then use the space bar to reach the end of the line and press "Enter" again. Now a blank line appears between the two blocks of text.
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How to prevent some subscribers from seeing your Instagram Stories
It so happens that we subscribe to people's pages just out of politeness and would not want them to see our "Stories" of a personal nature. Or even worse, we have an extravagant "Story" overdue, but we cannot post it, as mom or boss will see it. Fortunately, there is a solution to this problem.
Open Instagram, go to Settings and select the Story Settings option. Click on "Hide my stories from" and specify the desired profiles in the search bar.
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How to know when a person you are interested in was last online on Instagram
You can find out when a particular user logged on to the Network in private messages (Direct). However, you must have correspondence with this contact, and just asking for it is not enough.
Keep in mind that in the same way, others may recognize when you were online. If this confuses you, go to "Settings" and in the "Network status" section, move the switch next to the "Show network status" option to the Off position.
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How to ignore Instagram private messages from a user without adding them to the blacklist
You have a crunch at work, and a friend threw all sorts of jokes in personal correspondence. Of course, you don't want to block it, but the flow of distracting information is just too out of place for you. What to do?
Open the correspondence with the desired user, click on his profile photo and select the "Temporarily block messages" option. When you are free and can correspond again, disable this option.
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How to clear your Instagram search history
If you're worried that someone else will pick up your phone and see what you searched on Instagram, clear your search history. To do this, open the "Settings", click on "Search history" and select the option "Clear search history".
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How to filter comments on Instagram
If you are tortured by spam and ads, or want to get rid of annoying comments, just block their authors. Open "Settings", select the "Privacy & Security" section and click on "Manage Comments".
Here you can set parameters for comments that will be deleted automatically, specify using the option Manual filter "stop words" and block annoying detractors.
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How to set up Instagram push notifications correctly
If you are a fairly active Instagram user, then sooner or later you may get annoying and often distracting Push notifications. In order to change the parameters of the received system messages, go to the tab with the profile, then in the upper right corner, click on the gear and in the "Settings" section open the "Push notifications" menu.
Here, depending on the actions and preferences, disable or limit the notifications that will come in connection with certain events.
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How to save cellular traffic on Instagram
With active use, Instagram consumes a fairly large amount of traffic. If you do not have a tariff plan with unlimited access, we strongly recommend that you activate the option, which greatly saves the amount of transmitted and received data by optimizing the size and quality of the photo. To do this, go to the "Using data in the cellular network" section of the user settings and activate the toggle switch opposite the item "Use less data". Enabling this option may slow down the download speed.
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How to remove location data from Instagram photo?
When publishing a photo, if the Instagram client has access to geolocation, a geotag is automatically attached. If you want to maintain confidentiality and do not want the location of the photo to be disclosed, follow these steps:
1. Open the photo you are interested in in your profile and tap on the ellipsis next to the username.
2. Click the "Change" button.
3. Tap on the attached location.
4. Click the Remove Location button.
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How to disable access to geolocation for the Instagram application
If you do not want a geotag to be attached to your photos, then go to system Settings → Instagram → Geolocation and put a tick in front of the "Never" item.
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How to post a photo or video to Instagram without launching the app
Starting with the 8.2 update, Instagram for iPhone has the ability to post images from other programs.
This became possible thanks to the integration of the client with the Share function. After clicking on the Instagram icon, the social network client will launch with a page ready for publication. However, you won't be able to apply the filter and process the image.
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