Does Instagram Notify When You Screenshot a Story, Post, or DM?

Are you curious as to whether Instagram notifies you when you screenshot someone’s story, post, or direct message? 👀

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Therefore, we’re presenting all the information you need to know about Instagram’s screenshot notifications as well as alternate content-saving methods.

Does Instagram Notify When You Screenshot a Story?

The short answer? No.

Instagram used to alert users when a story screenshot was taken. The platform has since adjusted its position, so you can screenshot without worrying about being found out.

However, if you don’t want a particular person to see (and possibly screenshot) your Instagram Stories, we advise hiding them.

Here’s how:

Head to your Settings and tap “Privacy.” From there, tap “Hide story from,” and then add the account:

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Does Instagram Notify When You Screenshot a Post?

Similar to Stories, Instagram does not alert users when a post is screenshotted; this is probably because there are simpler ways to grab content from feeds.

Enter Instagram’s Saves and Collections features.

Simply by tapping the “bookmark” button in the bottom right corner of an Instagram post, users can collect and store a post for later:

Saving Instagram content is made easier with the Collections feature. It allows you to categorize posts without the need for screenshots:

Does Instagram Notify When You Screenshot a DM?

Unless you’re using Vanishing Mode, Instagram generally doesn’t alert you when you screenshot a DM.

When you use the Vanishing Mode function, your communications vanish after the recipient has read them or after a predetermined period of time.

It’s a fantastic tool for preserving users’ privacy because they will be informed if someone screenshots their communication, picture, or video:

To access Vanishing Mode, simply head to a DM chat, and swipe up:

NOTE: Before this function is turned on, messages sent will not be deleted by Vanishing Mode.

And that is a brief summary of Instagram’s screenshot notifications.

Always be considerate of what you share online and conscious of others’ privacy, especially when using features like Vanishing Mode, which alerts you when a screenshot is taken.

Instead, use alternative features to save content like Collections or the Save bookmark tab.

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