Instagram just released 'Quiet Mode' — its own version of 'Do not disturb' – but it is not in SA yet
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- 31 Jan 2023
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Finally, there's a solution for those who spend hours at night mindlessly scrolling through their Instagram feeds, though not yet in SA.
On Thursday, Instagram revealed a new feature called "Quiet Mode" which is now available to users in the US, the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
"[W]e hope to bring it to more countries soon," the company said, though there is no indication yet when the likes of South Africa will have the new mode.
Once the feature is enabled, users won't receive notifications, their status will change to alert other users that they're in Quiet Mode, and Instagram will send an auto-reply to anyone who direct messages them, according to a post by Meta, the parent company of Instagram.
When the user turns the feature off, they'll receive a summary of all the notifications they missed, Meta noted.
The feature is intended to "help people focus and to encourage people to set boundaries with their friends and followers," according to a post on Meta's site.
While the feature is available to users of any age, Instagram will prompt teenagers who spend too much time on the app to enable Quiet Mode at night. Read More…
