How to turn off notifications on instagram when someone posts

If you’re on Instagram then it’s highly likely that you might be following several creative and informational accounts. Frequent posts from these accounts hijack our feed and we tend to miss updates from our close friends and other followers.

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Why do I get notifications when someone posts on Instagram?
Can I mute notifications on one Instagram account?
How do I stop getting notifications from tagged photos on Instagram?

While there is no option to change the display order of Instagram feed, you can, however, choose to get notifications when someone posts a story or post. This way you can rest assured that you will never miss a post or story from specific people. Besides posts and stories, Instagram allows users to enable notifications for IGTV and live videos.

Example of a post notification from Instagram

Now let’s find out how you can turn on post notifications in the latest version of Instagram for iPhone and Android.

UPADTE (11 March 2021) – Instagram has made a slight UI revision in its app to manage the notifications. Now you won’t find the Notifications setting when you click the Following tab on someone’s account. So let’s see how you can get it working in the 2021 version of Instagram.

To turn on notifications for a specific person on Instagram 2021, open the person’s profile and tap the bell icon at the top right (next to the 3-horizontal dots). From here you can toggle push notifications on or off for Instagram posts, stories, IGTV, and Live videos from a certain person.

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To enable post notifications for a particular account,

Go to the person’s profile.
Tap the Following tab.
Then tap on ‘Notifications’ and turn on the toggle for “Posts”.

Similarly, you can turn on notifications for Stories, IGTV, and Live Videos on Instagram.

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You can also turn on post notifications directly while scrolling through your Instagram feed.

To do so, scroll down to a post from a person or account you follow. Then tap the 3-horizontal dots seen at the top right of the post and tap “Turn on Post Notifications”. A ‘Post notification on’ popup will now appear at the top indicating the setting has been enabled.

Turn post notifications on or off from the Instagram timeline

The steps are similar in case you wish to turn off post notifications at any point in time.

That’s it. Now you will get a push notification every time the specific person shares a photo or video.

It’s worth noting that people won’t be notified when you turn notifications on or off for them.

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Mayur Agarwal is the founder and editor-in-chief of WebTrickz. As a Technology enthusiast and an Internet addict, he loves sharing useful How To’s and Tips & Tricks.

Why do I get notifications when someone posts on Instagram?

Instagram post notifications are activated when you turn them on for a specific account that you follow. When you click the three menu dots on a post, one of the options is “Turn On Post Notifications.” If you turn on this feature, the Instagram app will notify you when that account shares a post.

Can I mute notifications on one Instagram account?

Instagram app for Android and iPhone: Tap in the top right, then tap Settings. Tap Notifications. Tap next to Pause All and select a time. You can also tap a type of notification (example: Posts, Stories and Comments) below Pause All to turn off those kinds of notifications.