4 outlets·5 reports
How to turn off Instagram’s new Instants feature and retract photos you accidentally shared

ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Instagram has introduced “Instants,” a disappearing-photo feature that works both as an in-app option and as a separate app in select countries. The tool blends aspects of Snapchat’s fleeting snaps with BeReal’s spontaneous sharing, letting users post short-lived images and later retract or turn off the feature if a photo is shared unintentionally.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·Instagram rolls out Instants, which lets users share ephemeral photos, as an in-app feature in Instagram and as a standalone app in select countries (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)
- TechCrunch·Instagram’s new ‘Instants’ feature combines elements from Snapchat and BeReal
- Engadget·Instagram debuts a new disappearing-photo app called Instants
- The Verge·Instagram hits the copy button again with new disappearing Instants photos
- TechCrunch·How to turn off Instagram’s new Instants feature and retract photos you accidentally shared
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