Instagram is rolling out a 'follows you' feature to make your friend culls much, much easier
Figuring out whether your boss, crush or—let's be honest—ex is still following you can be a bit of a faff. But, Instagram is rolling out a new feature that could tell you instantly whether a person has unfollowed you.
Some Android users are reporting seeing a new "follows you" label on their followers' bios. Much like on Twitter, you'll get a handy indicator that instantly tells you if the person whose profile you're viewing has followed you back.
Now, instead of clicking on the "following" tab on a person's profile and searching for your username, you can just glance at their bio to gain the knowledge you seek. Very useful when you're trying to decide who to cull from your "following" tab.
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Mashable tested the feature on several Android devices in various locations, and it appears that the update is not yet available for all Android users. It's also not yet available on iOS 11, either.
When questioned by Mashable, a spokesperson for Instagram said, "We’re always testing ways to improve the Instagram experience." Make of that what you will.
Lucky users who've received the exciting new update have been tweeting their relief that this subtle, but highly useful feature has ~finally~ arrived.
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Ugh, finally. Now hurry up and roll it out on iOS, please!
Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.
Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.
