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In this article, wikiHow will show you how to turn on and off visual notifications and notifications from Instagram. Instagram can send notifications when people like or comment on your posts, send direct messages, share on Instagram Stories, and more. You can also turn on notifications for certain audiences to be updated every time there's a post from them.

Steps

Method 1 of 4: Turn on notifications in iPhone's settings app

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   on iPhone by tapping the brown gear-shaped app. Usually this app will be located on the Home screen.

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   white is at the top of the screen. The slider turns green

   

   , shows that Instagram will send a notification to your iPhone.
   • If you want to turn off Instagram notifications completely, tap on the green "Allow Notifications" slider and skip the rest of this method.

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   on Android by tapping the Settings app that looks like a white gear on a colored background in the App Tray.

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   . At this point, the slider will turn blue

   

   , indicates that notifications are enabled for Instagram.
   • If you want to receive notifications from Instagram even when your phone is in "Do Not Disturb" mode, press the "Treat as priority" slider as well.
   • To turn off notifications, tap the blue "Allow peeking" slider, then tap the "Block all" slider.

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   to open your profile. It is a human silhouette in the lower right corner of the screen.
   • If you are logged into multiple Instagram accounts at the same time, instead of a silhouette, your avatar will be displayed.

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   (iPhone) or ⋮ (Android) in the top right corner of the screen.

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   in the top left corner of the screen to exit the Notifications page and apply your settings. You will now receive notifications for any activity for which you have enabled notifications in the Instagram app. advertisement

Method 4 of 4: Turn on post notifications

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   Open Instagram by clicking on the app icon. This is a colorful app with a white camera pattern. If you are logged in, you will be redirected to the Instagram newsletter.
   • If not logged in, enter your email address (or phone number / username) and password before proceeding.

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   Go to someone's profile. Tap a username on an Instagram feed or tap the magnifying glass Search (Search) then type their name in the search bar and tap their account in the results returned.

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   Follow the person if needed. If you are not following the person for whom you want post notifications enabled, click the button Theo dõi (Subscribe) at the top of their profile page.

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   Press the button ⋯ (iPhone) or ⋮ (Android) in the top right corner of the screen. A menu will appear.

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   Click on the option Turn on Post Notifications (Enable post notifications) in the menu above. Post notifications will be enabled, meaning that you will now receive a notification on your phone every time the account in question uploads.
   • You can turn off post notifications by going back to your profile, clicking ⋯ or ⋮ then press Turn off Post Notifications (Turn off post notifications) in the menu.
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Advice

• When you receive a lot of notifications from strangers, you can switch any app notifications over From People I Follow (From people I follow) whenever possible to reduce the amount of notifications sent.

Warning

• Even with all notifications turned on, Instagram notifications won't always show up on your phone, especially when you get a lot of notifications at once.