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Instagram hacks: Top 10 tricks you need to starting using now

Here are 10 features that can improve your Instagram experience.

Edited By: Om Gupta| Published By: Om Gupta| Published: Oct 17, 2023, 08:17 PM (IST)

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All posts you have likedzoom icon
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All posts you have liked

If you have liked any post on Instagram and want to show it to your friends, you can do this by going to Profile> Hamburger Menu> Your Activity> Interactions> Likes.

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Filter comments

You can stop comments with certain offensive words from appearing in your comment section. To do this navigate to privacy> Hidden Words> Manage custom words and phrases for messages, comments, and posts.

Reorder filterszoom icon
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Reorder filters

You can reorder filters on Instagram to bring the most used filter to the front. To do this navigate to Add a post and begin editing> hold on your favourite filter and drag to rearrange.

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Pin important content

You can pin your important post to the top of your profile grid. You can do this by picking a post>three dot menu> Pin to your profile.

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Reply to a comment on Reel with a Reel

You can reply to a comment on your Reel with a Reel. To do this, tap reply> record your Reel or upload a pre-recorded Reel> Share.

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Change the Instagram highlight icon

You can change the highlight icon to depict what kind of content users can expect. To change highlight icon, go to Edit Highlight> Edit Cover> choose your image> Done.

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Candid stories

You can share your in-the-moment updates with friends to let them know your status. It is only visual to those who have posted their own candid stories. To use this feature, Stories camera> select Candid stories.

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Favourite accounts

You can add up to 50 accounts to your Favourite list to see their content more often. To add your favourite accounts, click on the Instagram logo and select your favourite account to add.

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Approve tagged post

When someone tags you, those posts are automatically added to your profile, you can change Instagram settings to enable manual selecting. To do this, go to Settings> Privacy> Posts> Manually approve tags.

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Posts from certain locations

You can browse photos and videos from certain locations or taken near your location. To do this, go to the search bar and type the name of the place and tap on Places at the top.