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How to update your Instagram app

2025-04-27 00:31:33

If you're not seeing all the Instagram features you think you should have, you might wanna try updating your app before hitting the panic button.

Once you have the latest version, you won't be missing out on anything.

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You can update your Instagram in just a few steps:

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1. Open your app store

2. Tap the search icon in the bottom right corner and search "Instagram"

App store search icon Credit: Andy Moser / App Store

3. Find Instagram in the results and look to the right. If your app is up-to-date, it'll say "open." If you need to update, it'll say "update."

4. Tap "update"

The icon will either say "Update" or "Open" Credit: Andy Moser / App Store

5. Once it's done updating, just open your app

You'll be running the latest version of Instagram.

If you want to see its latest features or see what's changed, you can go to Instagram's page in the App Store and tap "Version History." There, you'll see a detailed list of the app's update history as well as what was changed in each version.

Check an app's version history Credit: Andy Moser / App Store