Instagram has introduced a new feature called ‘quiet mode’ to help users manage their time and set boundaries with friends and followers.
Once Instagram users enable the Quiet mode, they will not receive any notifications, their profile’s activity status will change to ‘Quiet Mode’ and the app will automatically send an auto-reply when someone sends them a DM.
In a blog post explaining the new features, Instagram parent Meta, said that teens had informed the company that they sometimes “wanted to take time for themselves and might be looking for more ways to focus at night while studying and during school.” The new Quiet Mode is aimed at encouraging people to spend less time on the app, and the company says that it will urge teenage users to enable Quiet Mode during the night through prompts on the app.
Say hi to Quiet Mode 🤫💤
You can now mute notifications and change your activity status to “in quiet mode” for a certain time period (e.g., 11 pm to 7 am) — and when someone DMs you, they’ll get an auto-reply. pic.twitter.com/8enMPOWI6a
— Instagram (@instagram) January 19, 2023
In the latest blog post, Instagram has also introduced newer ways to control recommendations and updated its Parental Supervision Tools. Users can now choose to hide several pieces of content in Explore at one time. Users can also “add a word or list of words, emojis or hashtags that you want to avoid.”
“Recently, we added the ability for parents to see their teen’s Instagram settings, including privacy and account settings. If their teen updates a setting, parents will receive a notification so they can talk to their teen about the change. Parents can now also view accounts their teen has blocked,” the post added.
‘Quiet Mode’ is available to all users in Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and the US starting today, and will be introduced in other regions soon.
