Instagram tips and tricks: Hate them or love them, here is a push notifications

Instagram users can turn on, off, or mute push notifications by following some simple steps. Check here.

Here is how to turn on, off, or mute Instagram push notifications. (Reuters)

Are you an Instagram user and tired of push notifications? The social media application notifies its users if their followers tag them in a post, likes or comments on your post, etc. It can be noted that Instagram push notifications are message pop-ups or alerts which are generally activated when someone you follow messages you, likes or comments on your post or even posts something. Instagram explains it this way, “We may send notifications for several reasons, including when someone: Follows you, likes or comments on one of your photos or videos, mentions you in a comment, sends you a message, goes live.”

You can choose to get Instagram push notifications when someone likes or comments on your post. If you have notifications turned on, you can also choose accounts that you want to receive notifications about. Here is all you need to do:

Instagram: How to turn push notifications on or off

1. Open Instagram app on your Android or iPhone devices.

2. Tap profile or your profile picture in the bottom right to go to your profile.

3. Tap more options in the top right, then tap settings.

4. Tap Notifications and adjust your settings.

Instagram: How to receive notifications about specific accounts

1. Tap profile or your profile picture in the bottom right to go to your profile.

2. Tap Following in the top right.

3. Next to the account, tap more options, then tap Manage notifications.

4. Tap on the switch icon next to the feature that you want to turn on notifications for.

Instagram: How to mute push notifications on Instagram

1. Tap profile or your profile picture in the bottom right to go to your profile.

2. Tap Menu, then tap Your Activity.

3. Tap Time, then tap Notification settings.

4. Tap the switch icon to Pause all and select a time. You can also tap a type of notification (e.g. posts, stories and comments) below Pause all to turn off those kinds of notifications.

Instagram: How to turn notifications on or off for someone you follow on the app

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Step 1: Go to their profile.

Step 2: Tap the bell icon in the top right.

Step 3: Tap on the switch icon next to Posts, Stories, Reels or Videos to turn notifications on or off.

Step 4: Or tap > next to live videos and select any notification option.

Step 5: If you want to turn notifications on or off for multiple people, you will have to visit each profile and turn them on or off individually. It can be noted that you may get a push notification when someone you follow shares something for the first time in a while, whether or not you have notifications turned on for that person. Also, people are not notified when you turn notifications on or off for them.