To turn off messages on Instagram 2021, open the app and go to your profile. Tap the menu in the top right corner and select Settings. Scroll down and tap on Push Notifications. Toggle off the switch for Messages.
To turn off text messages from Instagram, open the app and go to your profile. Tap the three lines in the top left corner and select Settings. Scroll down and tap on Text Messages. Toggle the switch off at the top of the screen.
There is no one definitive way to stop getting Direct Messages on Instagram. You could try blocking certain users or disabling the Direct Message function on your account.
Message control is located in the top right corner of the Instagram app. From here, you can access your messages, see who has recently viewed your profile and control your notifications.
To change your DM settings on Instagram, first, open up the app and tap on the profile icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Then, tap on the three lines in the top-left corner of the screen and select “Settings.” Scroll down and select “Messages” and then you can toggle between “Everyone” and “My Contacts” to choose who can send you DMs.
You can turn off message requests in the settings of your Facebook account. To do this, go to the “Settings” menu and select the “Messages” option. Under the “Message Requests” section, you’ll see an option to “Turn Off.” Click this and Facebook will stop sending you notifications for any messages from people who aren’t your friends.
If you turn off message requests on Instagram, people who you aren’t following and don’t have mutual friends will no longer be able to send you messages.
Instagram messages are not private. They are sent through the app as regular messages and can be seen by anyone who has access to your messages.
To restrict messages to only friends on WhatsApp, open the app and go to Settings > Account > Privacy. Under “Who can send me messages?”, select “My contacts only”.
When you send a message to someone on Instagram who doesn’t follow you, your message goes to their “message request” inbox. This is because Instagram assumes that you want to contact them because you’re interested in their account. If the person you messaged doesn’t follow you back, they won’t be able to see your message.
