How to Get Notifications from Your Favorite Instagrammer

Staying updated with your favorite Instagram accounts is easy when you enable notifications. This feature ensures you won’t miss any posts, stories, or live updates from your favorite Instagrammers. Here’s a step-by-step guide to setting it up. 

Enabling Notifications for a Specific Instagram Account

You can turn on notifications for posts, stories, and live videos for specific users you follow. Here’s how:

1. From Their Profile Page
   1. Go to the profile of the Instagrammer you want to get notifications from.
   2. Tap the bell icon located at the top-right corner of their profile.
   3. A menu will appear where you can toggle notifications for:
      • Posts
      • Stories
      • Reels
      • Videos
      • Live Videos
   4. Select the categories you wish to enable, and Instagram will notify you every time they upload new content.
2. Directly From Your Feed
   1. If you see a post from your favorite Instagrammer while scrolling, tap the three dots in the top-right corner of the post.
   2. Select “Turn on Post Notifications” from the menu.
   3. You’ll now receive notifications whenever they upload a new post.

Customizing Notifications

To manage your overall Instagram notifications:

1. Go to your profile and tap the menu icon (three horizontal lines) in the top-right corner.
2. Tap “Settings and privacy” and then “Notifications” under the “How you use Instagram” section.
3. Customize notifications for likes, comments, followers, DMs, and more to ensure you’re only alerted about what matters most.

Enabling Notifications on Your Device

Make sure notifications for Instagram are enabled on your phone. If app notifications are turned off at the system level, you won’t receive any alerts.

On iOS:

1. Open your device Settings. 
2. Scroll down to find Instagram and tap it.
3.  Select Notifications and toggle on Allow Notifications.

On Android:

1. Open Settings and go to Apps & notifications.
2. Locate and select Instagram.
3. Tap Notifications and enable the ones you prefer.

Pro Tips for Managing Notifications

• Avoid Overwhelm: Enable notifications only for the accounts you truly care about to prevent being bombarded with alerts.
• Update Regularly: Instagram often introduces new features or modifies settings, so revisit your notification preferences occasionally to keep them updated.

By enabling notifications for your favorite Instagrammers, you’ll always be in the loop and never miss an important update, post, or story. Happy scrolling!