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How much time do you spend on Instagram? See how to control

Instagram allows to control the time of use of the social network. You can find out how many minutes or hours it passes in the application, as well as set up a daily reminder on the usage time. When the threshold is reached, you'll receive a warning, but you can ignore it and stay in the app as usual.

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In the following tutorial, learn how to use the new time tool to control how much time is spent on Instagram. The procedure was performed on an iPhone (iOS), but the tips are also valid for Android phones. You need to have the latest version of the app installed on your phone - learn how to update your Instagram app.

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Step 1. Open your profile in Instagram and touch the button in the upper right corner of the screen. Then touch "Settings";

Access Instagram Settings

Step 2. In the "Account" section, open "Your activity". You can see the average usage time of the social network. To find out the weather in the last days, tap on the chart bar for the day you want;

Viewing social networking time

Step 3. If you want to set up a usage reminder, touch "Set a daily reminder". Now, select the desired time and touch "Set Reminder". After bursting the usage time on the day, you will receive a warning;

Setting usage reminder

Step 4. You can also disable unnecessary notifications in order to decrease social network usage. To do this, touch "Notification settings" and choose whether you want to receive notifications of interaction with anyone, just friends, or anyone else.