Instagram has just launched something called Notes and lots of users aren’t keen. Thankfully, there is a way to remove them.
The Meta-owned app has been testing the new feature, which lets you share a 24-hour status with your friends, for months now.
On Tuesday (December 13), it was finally launched as an official feature in the USA and other countries with the app’s latest update.
However, many users don’t like the addition and think it’s really annoying. Read on to find out how to turn it off…
How to remove the Notes feature on Instagram
There sadly isn’t a way to turn off the Notes feature completely, but there is a hack that essentially does the same thing.
Instagram lets users mute Notes, which means you will no longer see Notes from specific profiles that you have muted.
Notes only appear for people you follow that follow you back. So, you can mute every one of those people and not see notes anymore.
It might take a long time, but you can do it gradually over the coming weeks and eventually, you won’t see any Notes anymore.
You’ll probably find some of your friends won’t even use Notes, so you’ll only need to mute the ones who regularly post the annoying statuses.
Find out how to mute Notes below.
instagram notes is so annoying i mean why?????
— 👩🏻⚕️ (@lavanyamayekar) September 29, 2022View Tweet
i’m so glad u can mute people’s instagram notes bc some of y’all are already annoying damn !!!!!!!
— yvette (@yveettefelix) December 14, 2022View Tweet
How to mute Notes on Instagram
- Open Instagram and head to the DMs tab.
- Find the note that you want to mute.
- Long-press on the note and a menu tab will appear.
- Press ‘Mute Notes’ and confirm.
- Now you won’t see any more notes from that muted account.
- You will need to repeat this for every person.
What are Notes?
Notes are statuses you can share with your friends in the DMs tab. They can be up to 60 characters of text and emojis and disappear after 24 hours.
Meta describes Notes as a “new way to share your thoughts and see what your friends are up to” in a casual, spontaneous and lightweight way.
You can choose to share a Note with all the followers who you follow back or just your Close Friends. Notes appear at the top of the messaging screen.
To leave a note, just head to the inbox page, tap Notes and press ‘Leave a note’. Then, type your message in the ‘Share what’s on your mind’ section.
Replies to notes will arrive as DMs in your inbox.
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