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Autopublish album in Google+ photos [closed]

Okay, in spite of the hate being heaped on by iPhone elitists, I have installed Instagram on my Android phone and have started playing with it a bit. How can I get my Instagram photos to ...
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Instagram creates a new "Camera" folder, how do I deal with it?

I'm on Android 2.3.4, Xperia Active. And I have downloaded and installed Instagram. Normally when I take pictures on the stock Camera app, my photos gets sent to sdcard/DCIM/100ANDRO. However, when I ...
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How do I disable Instagram notifications?

How do I disable push notifications for Instagram? As much as possible, I don't want apps to do any push notifications (except for MMS).
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How to mute sound just on Instagram stories?

I have an Android smartphone. I wish to mute sound on Instagram stories, which can be achieved easily by using the volume buttons. However, in that case I need to unmute sound when I want to watch a ...
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Stop Facebook and Instagram from running in background

In developer settings I can stop both Facebook and Instagram but those pesky apps just bounce right back within seconds. One reason I moved from Apple to Android was to be able to control my device ...
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How does degoogling affect battery?

Google apps especially play services show on top in RAM consumption and always have few processes running. Also these apps are very bulky. By degoogling I mean disabling GSF & Google play ...
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Why I can't follow more than 600 users on Instagram from Android device?

I can't follow more than 600 users on Instagram from Android device, but Instagram's web interface allows me to follow more than 600; I followed 10 more users from web interface. On mobile, when I ...
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Instagram notifications on my PHONE

I'm wondering how I can get the notifications to pop up on my phone, in the top bar. I've gone through all the settings and enabled all notifications but they do not notify me. With my twitter app, ...
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What is the drop control on Instagram?

There's a control that looks like a drop of water. What does it do?
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How to send .gif files recorded in our device thro some chatting Apps to be specific ( WhatsApp, Hiken)

I found an camera App named Cameringo from Playstore and it has an option to record an small time period of actions and save it in .gif format so i tried and recorded some .gif animations and it was ...
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how can I get Instagram photos to save to my SD card?

I have Instagram and I like saving the pictures that I take, but they're taking up tons of space in my internal storage. I have a nice big SD card for storage, and have my phone set up to save all the ...
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Instagram keeps sending me text messages

I turned off all my push notifications, and I still keep getting text from Instagram, e.g. when someone liked my photos or left a message. But I also keep receiving txt messages from Instagram telling ...
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Instagram videos shown upside-down on BlueStacks [closed]

I'm using the latest version of BlueStacks. I have installed my Instagram account on BlueStacks. It is for the time that I work on my PC instead of my phone. All the videos are showing upside-down. ...
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Instagram Login Error - sorry there was a problem with your request instagram

Instagram Login Error - What is the reason for receiving this error message in the Instagram?
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Download or get the Instagram video I saw earlier

Device: Samsung Galaxy S3 A person I followed had a cool video they posted on Instagram, but then deleted it later. I was wondering if there was a backup of the video in the temp folder, since I ...
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How do I block reels on Instagram?

I find myself wasting lots of time watching Instagram reels that I did not intend to watch. It is not good for me and does not help me achieve the goals I want to achieve. I have installed tools to ...
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Instagram black screens on launch - Samsung S22

I have recently reset my instagram password and logged out of my account on my phone. However, I am now unable to use Instagram on my phone as it just black screens. I am able to log into my account ...
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Second instance of Instagram on Android 11

Does anyone know if I can install 2 different instances of Instagram on Android 11 (like you can do with some other apps? I know that I can have up to 5 account on Instagram, but I would like to ...
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Upside down videos on BlueStacks

I use the latest version of BlueStacks as a simulator on my PC at the office. I've installed Instagram on the BlueStacks simulator to work easier when I don't have my mobile phone with me at the ...
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Send a text message on Instagram app using URI

WhatsApp allows users to send a message using URI with the format whatsapp://send?text=<message>. Is there a similar way to send messages on the Instagram app?
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Is there a way to find history of websites which was opened through app browser?

I tried to find the websites I opened through apps like Twitter, Instagram; but I wasn't able to find them again. Is there a way to search for history of websites which was opened through app browser ...
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How to post multiple-videos to instagram - foolproof way? - 2018

I would like to learn if there is a FREE - WINDOWS or ANDROID - client with GUI - allows to send MULTIPLE-VIDEOS without errors. Spent hours to find an optimal way but none is foolproof or UP-TO-DATE ...
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Why are apps not loading anything after a while of use (Nexus 5 | 16GB)?

Well the title says it. It happens to most apps that need an internet connection. (Instagram, Youtube, Play Store, Whatsapp etc.) The browser works fine though. But for example when I'm looking at my ...
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Instagram Post Notification Cache Location

Instagram has a "post notification" feature which notifies users on a specific user's new posts. These notifications show the image preview in expanded notification view in notification panel. The ...
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Instagram LED Notifications

I have a custom ROM on my S3, but that shouldn't really be the issue here. I am on JB 4.2.2. With my custom ROM I am able to set up different colors of the LED notification for each app that I want. ...
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How can I open Instagram links inside my Twitter app?

I'm looking for a way to open Instagram photos inside my Twitter app. I'm using Plume now, and it can open almost all the photos inside the app. When press and hold on the link the photo expands to ...
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Your friend is on Instagram notification

I have installed Instagram and now it notifies me: Your friend bob is on Instagram as bob123. I don't remember giving it permissions to access my contacts and when I go to Android Settings > ...
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How can I create a second instagram account?

I want to create a second instagram account. I already have my personal instagram, and I want to create a second one for an art project. For the art project, I'm not necessarily planning on using my ...
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Where are saved Instagram videos stored on my device?

To be clear, these are videos I have taken on the device using Instagram, not other peoples videos. Its videos I have taken then pressed the "save" button before sharing/posting. I have several videos ...
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Recover lost photo from Instagram stories

I took a photo to upload Instagram Stories but I have deleted it unintentionally without publishing or saving it when I was editing the photo in Instagram's built-in photo editor. Is it possible to ...
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How to download photos (of others) from Instagram?

By download, I mean saving to SD card for later use. I have already explored the app for this option, but without luck. :( I think, there must be a way to trap from cache. If you've screenshot based ...
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Is there any way to ensure that any images downloaded from social media apps automatically get saved to the Locked Folder in Google Photos?

I was curious if there was any way to ensure that all images downloaded from social media apps like Instagram or Twitter or Reddit are automatically saved in the 'Locked Folder' in Google Photos, ...
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How to Avoid My Video Being Cut to 10 Seconds When Posted to Instagram Stories?

I learnt that since late Sep 2022, the duration of IG stories has increased from 15 seconds to 60 seconds. However, today when I tried to post a 25-second video to Instagram Stories in my Android ...
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Facebook Watch and Instagram Reels not Working on AOSP 10.0 v209 [duplicate]

I have a problem with my phone, and I need your help. I recently flashed AOSP 10.0 v209 on my Redmi Go (tiare) then I flashed litegapps (systemless) and everything was working fine until I tried to ...
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How to block the installation of a particular app from Google Play?

I wish to block and disable the installation of a couple of applications such as social media applications of Instagram, Reddit and Discord. Is there a particular way that the user is unable to ...
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How to remove Google Smart Lock saved passwords in Instagram?

How do I remove these accounts and saved passwords from Google Smart Lock in Instagram? I have tried all different methods to remove it but no use. I have deleted all of my Chrome passwords, Google ...
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How to check if notification delays are because of WiFi?

I sometimes get delayed or no notification of whatsapp and Instagram. How to check if it's my wifi's issue or if it's my phone's?
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Does Android save videos from Instagram live in the cache?

I hosted an instagram live interview yesterday and when it came to saving it to post to IGTV there was an error. I believe it was either due to a network error or that there may not have been enough ...
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Block Instagram for Android to access the Internet, using a software like SQUID on my Laptop/Desktop

Is there any way I could block Android Apps for example Instagram from accessing the Internet, using the SQUID software or something similar on my Personal Computer?
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Instagram Stories not Loading on Samsung S8

This is a new Galaxy S8 with Android 8.0.0 and the up to date version of Instagram installed. When I click on one of the stories, they just don't load. I get this screen: When I click the reload ...
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Wallpaper on Android: Automatically update to latest Instagram post

I'd like to automatically update my Android wallpaper when a new image appears on a target Instagram account (not my own). Running once a day is fine. What I've tried: IFTTT recipe tied to custom ...
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Does any state or settings remain after an app uninstall?

So on my primary phone, a few weeks ago, whenever I opened up instagram it crashed. I thought my life would be better without it, and I have multiple devices so I uninstalled it. A few weeks later, ...
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How can Instagram cause wakelocks when disabled?

Can somebody explain me the logic behind how Instagram can still be the top app in my wakelook detector app even when it is disabled with Package disabler??:O
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Can't login in 2 accounts in Instagram using Android Emulators (Returning Blank Dialog)

I have two phones S7 and S8 (Android Genymotion Emulators) that I want to use with the same Instagram account. On the first phone, I'm able to log in with my username and password. However, when I ...
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How does Instagram find my Facebook account?

So I deleted Facebook app and messenger and also removed Facebook from the list of accounts in settings. I also cleared Instagram data and deleted the app itself. What is puzzling me is that when I ...
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Instagram Error 504

my play store is not installing Instagram, I tried a hundred times. I even clear cache, disable Play store, play services and everything. I even did Reset my phone 2 times, tried to install it with ...
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how can you turn off instagram notifications?

I have a galaxy gio and i was asking myself if it was possible to shut up the notifications coming up continuosly in the upper bar of the display. Is it possible and if so, how do you do it?
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can't use instagram's 'boomerang'

I downloaded 'boomerang' and I pressed the button to take a video but then it said ' something went wrong please try again'. I have reinstalled this app, but still got this problem. I have also been ...
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How I look at the cache photos on instagram?

How to download photos (of others) from Instagram? I already saw this question but I can not see the files 0.'s is possible?
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How do you save an Instagram picture to the Android gallery?

How do you save Instagram picture to Android gallery?
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