Users who you don't follow are able to send you direct messages on Instagram. Unlike messages sent by your contacts, these messages appear as message requests in the Instagram direct message folder.

Instagram's read receipts are those little "Seen" notifications that tell the sender you've opened their direct message (DM). While often convenient, sometimes you might want more privacy or wish to ...

If you want to see a story reply that you sent via the direct message bar at the bottom of a story, these will still all be located in your recent direct messages. Simply open your Instagram home page ...

Both mobile operating systems have a similar procedure for responding to a given message. 1. Open the Instagram app on your phone and tap on the Messenger icon in the upper right corner of the home ...

Have you ever accidentally send a message to somebody you didn't mean to send a message to? Or perhaps you sent a message to someone and you now regret that decision. Well, if it was a text message, ...

Whether you're sending a "Happy Birthday!" or freaking out over the latest episode of your favorite TV show, you can easily send GIFs to your friends in your Instagram messages. To send GIFS and ...

Meta has announced new Instagram features (Image via Unsplash/Claudio Schwarz) Meta has launched a new set of features that allow you to edit Instagram DM up to 15 minutes after sending and pin up to ...

Instagram shared today to be on the lookout for phishing attempts in direct messages. Here’s how to check if you actually have a message from Instagram and how to tighten up your security with 2FA.