Knowing someone is online lets you have instant conversations. However, smartphones, including iPhones, do not have a built-in online status feature at the operating system level because of privacy ...

If you use Instagram with any regularity, you may have noticed it lets you view when another user was last on the app. The activity status feature tells you when a person is actively using Instagram ...

The Instagram active status is helpful and shows when you or someone else is online or was last active on Instagram. It appears as a green dot next to the user’s profile picture when someone is active ...

Imagine a world where everyone knows how much time you waste on Instagram. No, it’s not a new episode of Black Mirror, it’s here today, because of a new feature introduced in Wednesday’s iOS and ...

After several much-needed updates, like no longer snitching on users who screenshot stories and letting users mute people without unfollowing them, Instagram is introducing a feature that some ...

Instagram Direct, the direct message section of the app, now has a “last seen” time stamp in the style of Facebook Messenger. “We’re always working on ways to make it easier to have fun, real-time ...

Instagram added a new activity status feature in direct messages to let people know when users have been last active, but they can turn it off anytime. Facebook, WhatsApp, and a number of other ...

Instagram announced another new feature that will be added to the photo-sharing app Thursday. The feature allows users to see who else they follow on the app is using it in real time. The new feature ...

It is a universally acknowledged fact that everyone hates read receipts forever, right? I don't know if science has looked into this but I am sure that all of science would agree and put it on a ...

Rita was a Managing Editor at Android Police. Once upon a time, she was a pharmacist as well. Her love story with Android started in 2009 and has been going stronger with every update, device, tip, ...

Love using Instagram, but also love your privacy? Earlier this year, Instagram added Activity labels, allowing followers and people you direct message to see the last time you were on the social media ...