How to update your Instagram app

You can't get the latest features without the latest version.
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Andy Moser
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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.

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
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"

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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.

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

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Andy Moser

Andy is a fellow on Mashable's Culture team. He graduated with a B.S. from the University of North Florida in 2018 and moved to New York to pursue journalism in culture and entertainment. He can (and will) talk for too long about Star Wars and movies in general. His fear of stinging insects and 80+ degree weather will keep him inside forever. He wishes he were shorter.

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