How To Enable Quiet Mode On Instagram For A Better Night's Sleep
Have you ever tried to establish a healthy daily routine by deciding to sleep on time and putting your phone down early? Unfortunately for us, social media apps like Instagram and designed to keep us hooked endlessly with a never-ending trail of content - whether it is memes, Reels, or updates from our friends in the form of Stories or DMs (Direct Messages).
Getting a good sleep (at least 7-8 hours every day) is important for your overall physical and mental well-being, and equips us to deal with the next day without feeling groggy. Instagram's Quiet Mode can help you get off your screen and get more sleep, especially if you keep your phone next to yourself while sleeping.
What is Instagram's Quiet Mode?
Meta-owned Instagram's Quiet Mode pauses all notifications from the app for a set number of hours every day when enabled.?Quiet Mode is different from a similar option that allows users to "Pause all Notifications" for a set number of hours.
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How to enable Quiet Mode on Instagram
Get rid of your notifications and doom-scrolling habit by turning on Quiet Mode on Instagram. Follow the steps below:
- Open the Instagram app and tap on your profile.
- Now, tap on the hamburger icon (the menu) on the top-right corner of your home screen.
- Here, tap the 'Settings and privacy' option in the pop-up menu.
- Tap the 'Notifications' tab under the section called 'How you use Instagram.'
- You should now see the 'Quiet mode' option.
- Toggle it on after you tap it to start using the feature.
- You can turn the feature on for up to 12 hours - choose your duration preference on the toggle screen.
- By default, Instagram's Quiet Mode is turned on between 11 pm and 7 am, the essential sleeping hours of most people.
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When turned on, you will no longer receive real-time notifications from Instagram. Your followers will also be informed that you're in quiet mode when they send you a DM. A moon icon on your profile will also show that you have Quiet Mode activated on your app.
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