How to Turn on Quiet Mode on Instagram

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Instagram has a new feature called Quiet Mode that helps you take a break from social media so you can put your phone down and manage your time without any notification distractions. It's basically a Do Not Disturb setting for Instagram.

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When Quiet Mode is turned on, notifications are turned off and an auto-reply is sent to people when they DM you.When the feature is turned off, all of your DMs and other notifications will be sent in one batch, so you won't miss anything.

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How to turn on Quiet Mode for one-time use

  1. Go to your Instagram profile and tap the three horizontal bars in the top-right of your screen.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Click Notifications.
  4. Click Pause All. A pop-up will appear asking how long you want to pause your notifications: 15 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, or 8 hours.

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How to turn on Quiet Mode to repeat daily

  1. Go to your Instagram profile and tap the three horizontal bars in the top-right of your screen.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Click Notifications.
  4. Tap Quiet Mode.
  5. Toggle on Quiet Mode and schedule the start and end time to be turned on automatically each day.

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