Monthly Archives: October 2019

How to Create a Nametag on Instagram

Technically, you don’t need to create one since Instagram generates it automatically. You have to access it to customize and share it.

Here’s what you need to do to access it.

Step 1: Open the Instagram app and go to the profile page. Then tap on the three-bar menu at the top-right corner.

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Step 2: From the menu, select Nametag. Your Nametag will open. Let others scan it, or you can share it as well (more about that later).

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How to Clear Search History on Instagram

If you frequently search for a person or a hashtag, it will then appear under the search tab. To remove these results, you have to clear the search history.

To do so, open Instagram Settings and tap on Search history. Then on the next screen, tap on Clear search history.

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Sometimes, even after clearing the search history, previous search queries are still visible.

How to Remove a Follower on Instagram

When you make your profile private, there will be many people in your Followers list that you don’t want there. Earlier, one had to block such users but that has changed now.

Thanks to Instagram, you can now manually remove followers with just one tap. And the best part, they won’t be notified about it. It’s not necessary that you should have a private profile to remove followers, you can do this even if you have a public profile.

To remove followers, do this:

Step 1: Go to your profile and tap Followers.

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Step 2: You will see the three-dot icon next to every follower. Tap on it for the follower you’d like to remove and select Remove.

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How to Disable Activity Status on Instagram

Hiding your activity status affects Instagram privacy in a couple of ways.

The first way is the most obvious. Hiding your activity means that people can’t tell when you’re actually online. That prevents a degree of online stalking as well as casual peeping at what you’re doing.

However, the biggest advantage of hiding your status is that you are able to use Instagram without social pressure. Your status gives away when you’re on Instagram as well as the last time you used Instagram. That means it makes it easier for someone to ask “Why didn’t you like this photo.”

Whatever reasons you have for hiding your status, here’s how you do so:

  1. Tap “Settings” on your profile.
  2. Disable “Show Activity Status.”

Just be aware that this setting is universal. That means that disabling it means that you won’t be able to view other people’s status either.