Four hidden Instagram features you probably didn’t know about

INSTAGRAM has billions of users but many won’t know about all its ‘hidden’ features.

We’ve rounded up four of the best below that you can try out today.

Instagram has lots of features you may never have heard of[/caption]

See every Instagram post you’ve ever liked

If you’re curious to scroll back through Instagram posts you’ve liked in the past then this tip is for you.

Go to your profile, click the three horizontal lines in the top right hand corner and then click ‘Settings’.

Then click ‘Account’ and then ‘Posts you’ve liked’.

Archive a post if you don’t want to delete it but don’t want other people to see it[/caption]

This tip is useful if you no longer want one of your posts visible on your Instagram profile but you don’t want to delete it.

Instagram gives you the option to archive your own content, which means you can stop everyone else seeing it apart from you.

Then, if you change your mind and want the post back on your profile, you just go into your Archive folder and get it back.

To archive an Instagram post on the app you just need to go to the post in question and click the three horizontal dots in the corner.

You’ll find the relevant starry A icon at the top of the screen[/caption]

If you’re struggling to make text stand out on the image you’re posting then there’s an easy solution.

Type what you desire and then click the symbol that looks like an A with sparkles at the top of the screen.

You should notice that your text now has a background and you can change the colour of it by clicking on the colour wheel.

It can be awkward to unfollow someone on Instagram, especially when you’re supposed to be friends.

If you no longer want to see someone’s Instagram posts but don’t feel like you can delete them then you should try muting their Stories and Posts.

Go to the profile of the person you want to mute.

Click ‘Following’, then click ‘Mute’ and select ‘Posts’ or ‘Stories’ or both.

You can un-mute by following the same steps.

Here’s what you need to know…

Instagram is a social network for sharing photos and videos
It was created back in October 2010 as an iPhone-exclusive app
A separate version for Android devices was released 18 months later
The app rose to popularity thanks to its filters system, which lets you quickly edit your photos with cool effects
When it first launched, users could only post square 1:1 ratio images, but that rule was changed in 2015
In 2012, Facebook bought Instagram for $1billion in cash and stock
In 2018, some analysts believe the app is worth closer to $100billion
In October 2015, Instagram confirmed that more than 40billion photos had been uploaded to the app
And in 2018, Instagram revealed that more than a billion people were using the app every month

In other news, the ESA has revealed it will be sending a probe called EnVision to study the planet Venus.

Scientist Brian Cox believes there could be 200 billion alien civilisations in the universe.

And, the world’s first reality show filmed in space will follow a contestant on a 10-day trip to the ISS in 2023.

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