{"id":47722,"date":"2022-07-30T21:52:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T21:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=47722"},"modified":"2022-07-30T21:52:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T21:52:49","slug":"how-to-update-your-instagram-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-update-your-instagram-account","title":{"rendered":"How to Update Your Instagram Account"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3abc92dfab1\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3abc92dfab1\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3abc92dfab1\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-update-your-instagram-account\/#How_to_Update_Your_Instagram_Account\" title=\"How to Update Your Instagram Account\">How to Update Your Instagram Account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-update-your-instagram-account\/#Rebooting_Instagram\" title=\"Rebooting Instagram\">Rebooting Instagram<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-update-your-instagram-account\/#Getting_the_new_features\" title=\"Getting the new features\">Getting the new features<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-update-your-instagram-account\/#Limiting_offensive_comments_on_Instagram\" title=\"Limiting offensive comments on Instagram\">Limiting offensive comments on Instagram<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-update-your-instagram-account\/#Managing_sensitive_accounts_on_Instagram\" title=\"Managing sensitive accounts on Instagram\">Managing sensitive accounts on Instagram<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Update_Your_Instagram_Account\"><\/span>How to Update Your Instagram Account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" alt=\"how to update instagram account\" style=\"width:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-width:35% height:auto; max-height:353px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/fBkNlmX.jpg\"> <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for an easy way to update your Instagram account, this article will be of help. You can read more about Rebooting Instagram, limiting offensive comments, and how to manage your sensitive account. Once you&#8217;ve followed these steps, you can start enjoying the new features. Here are the steps you should take to update your Instagram account. You should also know that it may take some extra time if you don&#8217;t have a WiFi connection, so it&#8217;s a good idea to update it with a cellular connection.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rebooting_Instagram\"><\/span>Rebooting Instagram<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are having problems with your Instagram account, there are a couple of options you can try. You can force restart the Instagram app. To do this, find the multitasking menu on your mobile device and press the corresponding button on the bottom bar. Or, if you have an iPhone, double-tap the home button to launch the menu. For more information, check out our tutorials for closing apps on Android and iOS.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few ways to use hashtags to boost your engagement and improve your posts. First of all, you should use hashtags that are relevant to your content. If your hashtags are all over the place, it&#8217;s best to stick with hashtags that will attract a larger audience. Moreover, hashtags should be tailored to your account. Then, you&#8217;ll have less competition and a higher chance of getting followers.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Getting_the_new_features\"><\/span>Getting the new features<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not on Instagram yet, you might want to consider getting the new features when updating your account. This will help you communicate with others more efficiently. Instagram has added an &#8220;Enhanced tag&#8221; feature that lets you tag all contributors to your stories, as well as your friends&#8217;. This feature can be particularly useful for brands operating in international markets. It also offers translations of user profiles, news feeds, and comments.<\/p>\n<p>Captions are another feature introduced by Instagram in March. These will appear on reels and videos unless you turn them off. If you&#8217;d prefer not to see captions, you can turn off the feature in the advanced settings. This will disable captions on all videos, and you&#8217;ll have to manually turn them back on. To turn captions on or off, select &#8220;Manage Captions&#8221; from the advanced menu.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Limiting_offensive_comments_on_Instagram\"><\/span>Limiting offensive comments on Instagram<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Instagram has announced two new features designed to limit cyberbullying on the platform. Developed in conjunction with Facebook, they are intended to curb the spread of inflammatory comments without banning users or blocking their posts. The first is an AI-based system that flags offensive comments, prompting users to confirm that they want to post the comment before submitting it. The second is an option to restrict an account&#8217;s access, which will test how effective it is.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Instagram introduced a feature called Limits. This feature allows users to hide comments from non-followers and direct message requests from users you&#8217;ve recently followed. Instagram has also introduced warnings for offensive language that violate the app&#8217;s Community Guidelines. Previously, the message would only appear if a person had commented more than three times. The new feature will show the warning stronger after the first time.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Managing_sensitive_accounts_on_Instagram\"><\/span>Managing sensitive accounts on Instagram<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Managing sensitive content is becoming more important than ever on social media platforms. Instagram has made it easier than ever to monitor and control what other users can view, as well as the kind of content they can see. It has introduced a new tool called &#8220;Sensitive Content Control&#8221; on Tuesday that allows users to restrict the amount of potentially objectionable content that they see on the platform. Whether the content is sexual, violent, or otherwise offensive, users can now set their preferences for how much of their feed they want to view.<\/p>\n<p>To enable the Sensitive Content Control, users must first access the Settings menu on their profile. 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