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Home»Social Media»What Is Instagram Vanish Mode? How to Turn it on

What Is Instagram Vanish Mode? How to Turn it on

Nisha GurungBy Nisha GurungDecember 22, 2022
Vanish-mode-in-Instagram

Instagram, one of the popular social networking sites, has introduced Vanish Mode feature in its messaging. We can now send a quick message that does not keep chat history. Vanish Mode in Instagram is similar to using Google Chrome’s Incognito mode. 

Vanish Mode in Instagram is a unique messaging function on Instagram that vanishes users’ chat content. This feature automatically deletes the content for privacy reasons. It is similar to Snapchat’s messaging function.

Yet, on Instagram, you can turn on and off the feature at any moment.

Table of Contents

  • How to Turn on Instagram Vanish Mode?
    • Swipe Up to Turn On
    • From the Chat Settings
    • Update Your Instagram
  • How to Turn Off Instagram Vanish Mode
    • Tap on Turn Off Vanish Mode
    • From the Chat Settings
  • Screenshots in Vanish Mode

How to Turn on Instagram Vanish Mode?

People use the Instagram Vanish Mode feature as a secret chat for confidentiality. You can enable this feature from your mobile phone. Once you turn it on, it is available for everyone in the conversation. Here are some easy methods to turn on Instagram Vanish Mode.

Swipe Up to Turn On

You can activate this feature by swiping up your friend’s chat section. These steps will guide you to turn on Vanish mode. It is applicable to both Android and iOS app users. 

  1. Open Instagram and go to DM
  2. Tap on the Chat message
  3. Swipe up to turn on Vanish Mode
    swipe-up-to-turn-on-vanishing-mode

From the Chat Settings

This is an alternate method to activate Instagram’s Vanish Mode. You can do it from the chat settings. Find the steps below.

  1. Open Instagram and go to DM
  2. Open the Chat message
  3. Tap on the Username
  4. Under chat settings, switch toggle to turn on Vanish Mode
    vanish-mode-on

Update Your Instagram

You must fully update Instagram with the latest version to enable this feature. Once you open the chat message, check if there is a turn on vanish mode option. If your Instagram is not updated, it shows Get vanish mode. You can then select update option. Alternatively, you can update your Instagram from Google Playstore.

For Android users, you can update Instagram from the Play store

  1. Open Google Play Store
  2. Search Instagram
  3. Tap on the Update button
    update-instagram

To update Instagram for iOS users,

  1. Go to the Apple Store
  2. Search Instagram
  3. Tap on the Update button

After the update, Swipe up to turn on Vanish Mode appears. Swipe up the screen from the bottom to enable Vanish Mode.

Note: There is no Vanish Mode if you use it from the web. So, you can’t turn on this feature from the Instagram website.

How to Turn Off Instagram Vanish Mode

You can turn off Instagram Vanish Mode anytime you want. Either you or your friend can turn off the feature. If you’re going to switch your messaging option to normal, check out the following methods.

Tap on Turn Off Vanish Mode

The easiest way to turn off vanish mode is by tapping the turn-off button.

  1. Open the chat message with the vanish mode 
  2. You can see the Turn-off vanish mode option
    turn-off-vanish-mode-in-instagram
  3. Simply tap on the tab to turn it off
  4. You will return to the normal messaging function

From the Chat Settings

You can also turn off vanish mode from the chat settings

  1. Go to the vanish mode chat message 
  2. Tap on your friend’s username 
  3. Under chat settings, select Vanish mode
  4. Switch the toggle to Turn off vanish mode 
    vanish-mode-off

Screenshots in Vanish Mode

When you turn on the Vanish mode, a secret chat opens. Here, you can’t save or forward any chat content. While the mode is on, if the other person decides to take screenshots or screen records, you will get notified.

But if the screen record was already on before entering the vanish mode, you will not be notified. So, we would not call it completely secret as there are a lot of loopholes.

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Nisha Gurung
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Nisha is a streaming content writer at TechNewsToday. With her love for watching shows on popular platforms, she turned her hobby into exploring it in-depth. You can always find her with one of the streaming gadgets trying out new features, secret menus, and writing about them. She has technological gadgets like Roku streaming stick, Firestick, Chromecast Ultra, Amazon Echo, and many more. Her writing career started when she believed she could help other streaming enthusiasts with her first-hand experience and expertise. She mainly writes about “How-To” and “Fixes” content. Apart from technology, she is a social media enthusiast. She is open to sharing her knowledge and collaborating with other experts in the field. You can contact her at nisha@technewstoday.com

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