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The latest Instagram news, updates, and user guides, all in one place. Digital Trends offers in-depth coverage of everything this social media platform, including helpful explainers for posting, using the right hashtags, and gathering a healthy following. Here’s everything you need to know about Instagram.
Meta brings cartoon avatars to video calls on Instagram and Messenger
Don't want to show your face in a video call on Instagram or Messenger? Well, now you can use a cartoon avatar instead.
If you can’t stand ads on Instagram, you’re going to hate this update
Instagram is already something of a nightmare when it comes to wading through advertisements, so, Meta decided to make it worse.
How a tiny social media break can give you surprisingly big health benefits
According to a remarkable research courtesy of Swansea University, cutting down on social media can fix health, immune function, loneliness, and depression.
Spotify gets first major redesign in 10 years with TikTok-like scroll
Spotify today announced its first major redesign in a decade, bringing a more discovery-focused UI reminiscent of social platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
Meta unveils paid verification service for Instagram and Facebook users
Meta is offering Facebook and Instagram users a paid verification service. Similar to Twitter Blue, subscribers will get a blue badge and various perks.
Trump allowed to return to Facebook and Instagram
Donald Trump has been allowed by Meta to start posting again on Facebook and Instagram as he eyes a return to the White House.
Instagram Top 9: how to see your top 9 photos of 2022
If you've been posting on Instagram for the last year, you may want to see which photos were your most popular. Here's how to see your top 9 posts of 2022!
Instagram 2022 recap: how to make your end-of-year Reel
Instagram added a Recap Reel template for users to share their favorite moments from 2022. Here's how to access it.
Are your Instagram comments not showing up? You’re not alone
Comments aren't showing up for some Instagram users. Here's everything we know about the issue and if it's going to be fixed.
Instagram’s new Notes feature rolls out with several others
Instagram announced a bunch of new features and tests on Tuesday, including Notes, which offers another way to send short messages to selected recipients.
Instagram starts rolling out scheduled posts
It's taken a while, but Instagram is finally rolling out a scheduling feature that lets you plan posts more than two months ahead.
Instagram to soon let creators make NFTs and sell them to fans
Meta has announced a number of new features for creators on its social media platforms, including one that lets creators make and sell NFTs on Instagram.
Having trouble accessing your Instagram account? You’re not alone
Today's outage is an odd one since it apparently involves account suspensions. But if you're having trouble accessing your Instagram account, you aren't alone.
Instagram and Facebook down? You’re not alone
Having trouble using Instagram and Facebook this morning? You're not alone. As of October 27, it looks like both sites are having issues.
Instagram’s expanded blocking lets you block a person’s backup accounts
Instagram has announced three new safety feature updates and one of them lets you block people and more of their backup accounts.
Instagram may be adopting this beloved MySpace feature
Instagram has been spotted working on a feature that could let users add a song to their profiles. But it's not being tested externally.
TikTok pivots to photos while its competitors are still chasing its viral videos
While TikTok's competitors are pivoting to video, TikTok's newest feature seems to be a pivot towards its competitors' roots: friendship and photos.
Get ready: there could be more ads in Instagram’s future
Meta is apparently experimenting with adding new types of ads on Instagram.
When is the best time to post on Instagram?
If you're looking to boost the engagement you receive on your Instagram posts, you'll need to know the best time to post them. Here's how to figure that out.
The OG App, an ad-free Instagram client, is no longer on the App Store
The OG App, the ad-free alternative to Instagram, has been removed from the App Store just days after launch.
Can’t stand using Instagram in 2022? This app fixes everything you hate about it
The OG App is bringing Instagram back to basics by removing all of its worst features and giving users true control over the content they view.
Instagram is building a ‘nudity protection’ tool for your DMs
Instagram is building another way users can control what they see in the app. The feature is expected to help users avoid seeing unsolicited nude photos in DMs.
Instagram appears to be down. Here’s what we know so far
You're not imagining it. Instagram is down. Here's what we know.