Tag: Instagram
Instagram to Soon Let Users Unhide Like Counts on Their Posts
In July 2019, Instagram began testing removing like counts on users posts after announcing it at their Facebook’s annual developer conference with a...
Donald Trump Deplatformed: All the Social Media Networks and Websites That Have Banned/Restricted Him So Far
There was a lot going on this past week but the complete chaos was when the US Capitol was sieged by insurrectionist...
Beyond Passwords: All You Need to Know
2FA also known as 2-factor authentication fortifies passwords with a second piece of information which involves a one-time passcode being sent at the time...
Tech Habits to Adopt in 2021
2020 hasn't been a great year for most people thanks to the crisis, chaos and the global pandemic.
These Apps Kept Me Distracted This Year
2020 was one exhausting d̶e̶c̶a̶d̶e̶ year. There was a lot of things going on. A global pandemic happened.
We...
Instagram Top 9: Here’s How to Put Together Your Most Popular Posts This Year
2020 is ending as a tradition, you will be seeing a lot of curated top 9 most popular posts on Instagram.
Hate the New Instagram Layout? Then Get This App Instead
Instagram has been cluttering its main app with a ton of features - most of them unnecessary.
These include...
Instagram Begins Testing Adding Timers to Stories
Instagram is going crazy on its Stories engagement.
Early this year, the giant social media platform began testing...
UPDATE: You Can Now Share Tweets on Instagram: No Need for Screenshots
Instagram is a social platform full of tweets - either funny or inspirational which have been screenshotted from Twitter.
Pope Francis Controversial Like on Instagram Is Being Investigated by the Vatican
Early this month as if things couldn't get any weird enough for 2020, Pope Francis' official and verified Instagram(Franciscus) account liked a...
Instagram App Revamp Brings Reels and Shopping Tab to the Homepage
Instagram has begun to push its TikTok clone and e-commerce features to users staring today. The app got a major revamp that...
Here’s Why I’m High-Key Loving Instagram’s Suggested Posts
With Instagram suggested posts, the memes come to you.
This new feature pushes for more engagement and ironically, I love it.
Instagram recently introduced suggested posts....
Instagram Brings Back Classic Polaroid Icon For Its 10th Anniversary
Instagram is 10 years old today and it first hit Apple's App Store on October 6th 2010....
Former Instagram Founder Slated to Become TikTok’s Next CEO
2020 is a year full of twists and turns. It is even interesting when it comes to...
Instagram Finally Rolls Out Suggested Posts That’ll Appear at the End of Your Main Feed
Way to ruin the app, Instagram. If you thought, Instagram copying TikTok by launching Reels was bad, this will be worse.
Instagram wants its home...
Instagram Begins Switching the Explore Tab With Reels Tab for Some Users
Instagram really wants its TikTok clone, Reels to gain more users as it recently officially launched globally.
TikTok is in quite a pickle as it...
iOS 14 Alerts User Instagram App Had Turned The Camera on Without Their Permission
iOS 14 was recently announced and packs a lot of privacy features. These features came to action with this recent finding.
A user installed iOS...
Instagram Reels Ventures Into India After Tiktok Ban
Instagram is taking advantage of the TikTok ban in India and has now swooped in to capture that market.
To quickly catch you up, India...
Instagram Stories Will Soon Take Over Your Entire Home Feed
Instagram has been testing a double row for Stories. That's insane. But the new interface is even crazier.
Here's what the old interface they were...
Hate Instagram Stories? This New Feature Will Double Your Dislike
Instagram is now focusing on Stories and a lot of efforts have been directed to this feature they cloned from Snapchat.
A ton of features...
Instagram Begins Testing Suggested Tab for Recommended Posts Within Your Main Feed
Instagram knows that now we're online scrolling through all the posts and swiping through all Stories od the people you follow and finally reaching...
You’ll Need to Get Permission to Embed an Instagram Post on Your Website or Get Sued
In recent months they have been court cases surrounding Instagram, embedded posts and copyright licenses.
In mid-April this year, Mashable won a copyright infringement court...
Facebook to Acquire Giphy for $400m, Raises Privacy Concerns
Our online lives are about to get worse as Facebook is buying our popular source for gifs - Giphy.
I guess the company has gotten...
Instagram Begins Rolling Out New Privacy Controls
Instagram has been rolling out new features in the past few months with new ones being tested. We've seen the platform test features like...
These Are The New Features Coming to Instagram
Instagram has been testing a couple of features with insiders and quickly rolling them out globally.
Some of the features being tested don't become available...
Here’s Why You’re Seeing Those Extra-Long Instagram Photos
If you're extremely on Instagram scrolling and lurking, you may have noticed something weird.
People are posting extra-long photos on the Facebook-owned platform.
Apparently, there is...
Dark Mode for Facebook iOS App Imminent
Dark mode is everywhere on Facebook's family of apps that includes Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger except the Facebook app.
Even the website now has a dark mode...
Instagram Begins Testing Account Memorialization
Instagram is joining Facebook with memorialized accounts at least according to reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong.
According to Facebook, memorialized accounts are a place for friends...
IGTV Set to Host Your Instagram Lives Long After They’ve Ended
With entertainment joints closed as people practice social distancing, a lot of people have started using Instagram Live as makeshift performance spaces to broadcast their...
Facebook Begins Testing Stories That Last 3 Days
Facebook launched Stories in June 2017 to join Instagram Stories, Messenger Day and WhatsApp Status. Stories was an ephemeral feature they cloned from Snapchat,...
You Can Now Access Your Instagram DMs on the Web
Accessing Instagram DMs on the web has been one of the most requested features among others and the giant Facebook-owned photo and video sharing...
Kenyan DJs Are Going Live on Instagram to Keep You Entertained Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic
With the COVID-19 pandemic already in Kenya and the country now in curfew, it can get boring staying indoors so now Kenyan DJs are...
[UPDATED] Impact of Coronavirus(COVID-19) on Tech Companies So Far
Coronavirus(COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 has brought panic across the world. The viral outbreak occurred just before the Lunar New Year in China - a time...
Huawei’s CEO Believes Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Will Come to App Gallery
Huawei is still on the United States entity list which bars it from transacting with American companies. This has forced them to release phones...
Instagram Now Shows You Who to Unfollow
Tokimeki-unfollow but for Instagram. Well, Marie Kondo's KonMari method has now hit the Facebook-owned photo and video sharing platform. But first, let's rewind to...
