However, unlike Facebook and Twitter, Instagram is an app-based social network and that comes with many limitations. Moreover, you might not be aware of some lesser-known Instagram hacks, so five of them are shared below. (Also read: How To Protect Your Privacy Online)
1. Inserting Page Break in Caption
One of the most frustrating things about writing a caption for an Instagram post is lack of any sort of text formatting. The Instagram caption field only allows plain texts and emojis. That means no web links and bold or italic text, things that we get pretty much almost everywhere.
The worst thing is the inability to add page break between lines of your caption. One reason for this is the missing 'Enter' key on the keyboard while writing the caption, instead the '#' and '@' keys are shown in its place.
The solution is to hit the 'Numbers' key to shift to the numeric and symbol keys where you can find the missing 'Enter' key. If you want better spacing between words and lines, then your best option is to write the caption in another text editing or note taking app and then paste it on Instagram.
2. Find Who Unfollowed You
The number of followers matters on Instagram and Twitter, unlike Facebook where the following is mutual. In Instagram, what frustrates most is how certain users will follow you just to get you to follow them, only then to unfollow you afterward.
The easiest way to find if someone unfollowed you is by going to the list of your followers and typing their name into the search box found there. However, using a third party app like Instrack will let you find who unfollowed or blocked you every time you open the app, which is a far more efficient method. Additionally, you can unfollow them from within the app.
3. Using Instagram as a Photo Editor
Before the billion dollar acquisition by Facebook, and becoming the most popular social network for adults from 18-29 years, Instagram had its humble beginning as an iPhone photo editing app for posting pictures on Facebook. (Also read: 7 Simple Tips For Creating And Remembering A Strong Password)
To use Instagram to edit your pictures, first go to the settings and turn on 'Save the Original' option. After editing the picture, head over to the sharing page, then hit the 'back' button twice so as to exit, prompting the app to ask whether to keep or discard the edited photo. Select 'Keep', if you want to keep the image and then it will be saved to your phone.
4. Unsend Any Message
This is one standout feature none of the other social networks or chat apps had. You can unsend any Direct Message or posts shared to someone privately on Instagram.
This is done by holding down the message till a pop-up shows an option to unsend or copy the message. Do keep in mind that the receiver might already have read your message from their notification panel or lock screen.
5. Get Notifications When Someone Post
Like what Facebook did years ago by introducing the News Feed, Instagram also recently abandoned showing posts in your feed based on chronological order. It now uses an algorithm that will 'predict' the ones from the users you interact more with. This means missing out on posts from some of your favourite people on Instagram.
The best way to get around it is to go to the profile of the person and tap the three dot menu button and can turn post notifications on from there. Now every time that person shares a post you will be notified.
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