If you are an Instagram fan and spend a lot of time on this platform watching content, creating Reels, Posts, and Stories, and using IG messages to communicate with your friends and followers, then you might want a disappearing messaging feature on Instagram. So that you can send disappearing messages on Instagram.
As you have already used such a feature in Snapchat, now tech giant Meta has rolled out these disappearing messages feature on Instagram so that you can share your sensitive information with your IG friends and followers using this feature which is called “Vanish Mode“. Here we will show you how to enable and disable Instagram Vanish Mode and how to use it properly.
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What is Instagram Vanish Mode?
In the past, the Instagram messaging system was just like a simple chatting system. But as time went on, Instagram made its messaging system more secure and feature-rich. One of the features that Instagram has included in its chatting system is “Vanish Mode” or Disappearing Messages.
With Instagram Vanish Mode, you can send your messages to your friends and followers as disappearing messages, which means when you send a disappearing message to someone, the message will be self-destroyed when the user exits the chat page after viewing the message. Also, the sender will be notified if the recipient screenshots the message in this mode.
Instagram Vanish Mode only applies to one-to-one chats, which means you can only send disappearing messages to one person at a time. Also, users can report any disappearing message if they find it inappropriate for them.
Furthermore, users can react to vanishing messages like normal chat messages, and the sender can also unsend any message in this Mode. However, any user of the conversation can start and stop IG Vanish Mode at any time. And when the recipient exits that conversation after viewing the messages, the messages will self-destruct from both the sender’s and the recipient’s chat.
How to turn on vanish mode in Instagram Android
To turn on Vanish Mode in Instagram, you must first update your Instagram app. Then follow the steps given below.
- OpenĀ the InstagramĀ App.
- Go to the direct message inbox and select the recipient from the conversation list to whom you want to send the disappearing message.
- Then swipe up from the bottom of the chat screen and release your finger to turn on Vanish Mode.
This will turn this particular chat screen into dark mode and you’ll see a “Vanish Mode” label at the top of the conversation screen.
How To Send Disappearing Messages On Instagram
After turning on Instagram Vanish Mode in a particular conversation, you will be able to send disappearing messages with text, photos, videos, and audio to the recipient. Follow the steps below to do this.
- OpenĀ the InstagramĀ App.
- Go to the Direct Message inbox and you’ll see a dotted circle next to each Vanish Mode conversation in the chat list. Then select one of those conversations from that list.
- Here you will see the black chat screen and a “Vanish Mode” label at the top. Also, in this disappearing messages mode, the message input box is surrounded by a dashed border.
- Now you can send any text, sticker, image, video, or audio as disappearing messages.
When the recipient returns from this conversation after viewing your messages, messages from both the sender’s and receiver’s chat rooms will self-destruct.
How to turn off vanish mode in Instagram Android
To turn off Vanish Mode in Instagram, you must first turn on this mode in a particular conversation. Then follow the steps given below.
- OpenĀ the InstagramĀ App.
- Go to the Direct Message inbox and you’ll see a dotted circle next to each Vanish Mode conversation in the conversation list. Then select one of those conversations from the chat list.
- Then swipe up from the bottom of the chat screen and release your finger to turn off Vanish Mode the same way you turned on this mode.
This will turn this particular chat screen into normal mode.
How to view messages in Vanish mode on Instagram?
If someone sends you a message in Vanish mode, Instagram will notify you. After that, follow the steps below if you want to see those disappearing messages.
- OpenĀ the InstagramĀ App.
- Go to the Direct Message inbox and you’ll see a dotted circle next to each Vanish Mode conversation in the chat list. Then select one of those conversations from the conversation list.
- Now you will see all messages on the black chat screen in this mode. If you then exit this chat room after viewing the messages, the messages will be automatically destroyed and disappear from both the sender’s and recipient’s chatrooms.
FAQ.
How long do messages stay in chats in vanish mode?
Messages in vanish mode will remain until the recipient reads them. Once the recipient reads the messages and then exits that conversation, the messages will be automatically destroyed and disappear from both the sender’s and recipient’s chatrooms.
Does Vanish mode delete messages from both sender and recipient chatrooms?
Yes, when the recipient exits the conversation after viewing the message in Vanish mode, messages will self-destruct from both the sender’s and recipient’s chat screens.
Will the recipient know if you turn on vanish mode?
When you send a disappearing message on Instagram, the recipient will be notified that you sent a message in Vanish mode and will see a dotted circle next to your name in the chat list and the chat screen will be black.
Can photos be saved in Vanish mode?
You cannot save, copy, or forward any messages like text, photos, videos, or stickers in Vanish mode on Instagram.
The only way to save a disappearing message is to take a screenshot or screen record of the message, but if you do this, Instagram will notify both the sender and recipient. So ethically there is no way to save message content in vanish mode.
Does vanish mode show on both sides?
Instagram Vanish Mode only works with one-to-one conversations and after a simple conversation for the first time. If you want to send a disappearing message to someone, first you need to send a normal message if you haven’t sent them a message before. Also if your recipient is unknown then they must accept your message request and after that, you will be able to send them disappearing messages. But if you want to send disappearing messages to your followers then you don’t need to do anything, just send messages in vanish mode.
Does Instagram notify the recipient when you screenshot dm 2023?
When you take a screenshot of a message or chat screen you’ve sent or received in Vanish mode on Instagram, Instagram will send a notification message to both the sender and recipient.
Wrapping Up
Instagram Vanish Mode is similar to the disappearing message feature of Snapchat and WhatsApp but there are slight differences between this messaging feature and other disappearing messaging systems. Meta has upgraded its Instagram messaging system based on the popularity of Instagram and includes this cool feature that allows users to send their sensitive messages with an added layer of security. Now you can use this feature seamlessly and if you face any problem using Vanish Mode, just follow the above article on how to send disappearing messages on Instagram. If you found this article useful, enjoyĀ anotherĀ guide onĀ How-To-Innovative.
