Top Instagram Features You May Not Know About: Quiet Mode Auto-Scroll for Reels and More

Instagram is among the most popular social networks of all time. This provides an online resource of video sharing, creator engagement and short-form video consumption through Reels. Most of the app experience is primarily about posting photos and videos, watching Reels and stories, browsing the Explore feed (and sending Direct Messages (DMs)). In addition to these everyday interactions, Instagram has steadily added a variety of features. Many such tools, however are not prominently highlighted in the app (i.e they often go unnoticed).

Here are five not-so-popular features on Instagram you might not know exist and why they’re worth using.

Quiet Mode

Do you have a experience of getting caught up with social media notifications that makes it harder to focus on other important things? Instagram’s Quiet Mode is if I want an escape from all the constant notifications. All Instagram notifications are paused, and your activity status changes to indicate you’re in Quiet Mode. If someone sends you a direct message, they’ll automatically respond to them saying that you’re not available. When you’re off Quiet Mode, you will get a summary of any missed notifications so you can see everything you have missed.

Keyword-Based Comment and DM Filters

If you’ve ever logged an Instagram post to see the comments section of my comment, which is filled with spam, offensive language or repeated phrases, there is a way I can limit them. Unlike this, you can block specific comment or message requests with words, phrases and emojis that are specifically requested by Hidden Word. The operates in comments, story replies and DMs; it eliminates the need for manual moderation.

Track Time Spent on Instagram

Is there really a way to see how much time you actually spend scrolling through Instagram? A Your Activity section of the app provides a detailed breakdown of daily usage, average screen time and trends. Reminders are available, and the app will tell you to take a break after ages; this allows you more aware of your browsing habits.

Mute Stories and Posts Without Unfollowing

Why don’t you like someones content fill your feed without unfollowing them? Instagram can do that. One account can share posts, Stories or both of them with you. After they have enabled, posts and stories shared by their account will not appear on your feed; you’ll still follow them. Best part? Muted accounts will not know they’ve been muted, with awkward unfollow or blocking.

Auto Scroll for Reels

You are a night-time . If you’re one of those people who doomscroll at night, there is an Instagram feature that makes it easier to use the app. In a new feature, the company recently introduced an Auto-scroll option for Reels which, as the name suggests, automatically moves to the next Reel once the current one ends. It’s a good thing to watch without stopping and is useful when you’re multi-tasking. It is less effort-driven, and can be activated when viewing a Reel from the three-dot menu (the feature allows for turning on it) as well as being shown in an image. Yet, it is still in the rollout phase and not available to all users.