How To Turn Off Vanish Mode On Instagram [solved] | For iOS & Android

How To Turn Off Vanish Mode On Instagram [solved] | For iOS & Android

At this point of time, I think Instagram does not need any introduction. Every human being who is using the internet has an account on Instagram. This social media platform is owned by meta and it lets you discover new features and lets you share your photos ad videos to your profile so that other people who are following you can see your photos and videos.

Have you ever thought of deleting a particular that with the person but now it is too late to unsend(to delete a message from your side) every message one by one? If I’m not wrong everyone has tried to do this. But, today Instagram has a feature called Vanish mode in which on a single swipe you can delete or make your chat disappear for both the users i.e sender and receiver.

In this post, we are going to discuss how that Vanish mode works on Instagram? How can we turn it on or turn it off? Let’s learn everything about this in the further portion of the article,

Let’s Understand Firstly How To Enable Vanish Mode On Instagram

This Vanish Mode feature can be used by both Android and iOs users, and if you want to try this feature you can follow the below-mentioned steps.

 

How to Enable Vanish mode

Here are the steps-

  1. First of all, go to your Instagram app, and log into your account.
  2. Now, on the top right corner of your screen, you will see the DM icon.
  3. Then, tap on that icon, and you will see your friends with whom you have texted recently.
  4. Select a friend, and open his/her chatbox.
  5. Now, directly swipe up from the bottom of your screen.
  6. And, Vanish Mode is applied, now all the text messages will be disappeared.

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Remember- When you enable Vanish mode your chat background will get in dark mode, and if you also take a screenshot of the chat in Vanish mode the other party will be notified.

Secondly How To Turn Off Vanish Mode On Instagram

This Vanish Mode feature can be used by both Android and iOs users, and if you want to try this feature you can follow the below-mentioned steps.

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How to Disable Vanish Mode

Here are the steps-

  1. Firstly, go to your Instagram application and log into your account.
  2. Tap on the DM icon and select a friend of whom you have turned on the Vanish Mode.
  3. Now, swipe up from the bottom again, as you did for enabling the mode.
  4. Just by swiping up, your Vanish mode will be disabled and again your screen will be in light mode, and all your texts will appear.

Another Method Of Turning Off The Vanish Mode

Instagram has another method of turning off the vanish mode. Let’s see the steps of this method also-

Here are the steps-

  1. First of all, go to your Instagram app, and log into your account.
  2. Now, on the top right corner of your screen, you will see the DM icon.
  3. Then, tap on that icon, and you will see your friends with whom you have texted recently.
  4. Select a friend, and open his/her chatbox.
  5. You will the username of your friend on the top of the screen, tap on it.
  6. There, you will see a toggle option toggle it off for turning the vanish mode off.
  7. And, you are done. Now you will be able to see all the disappeared texts.

When Facebook Introduced this feature on Instagram, they said-

“We designed vanish mode with safety and choice in mind, so you control your experience. Only people you’re connected to can use vanish mode with you in chat.Vanish mode is also opt-in, so you choose whether to enter vanish mode with someone. If someone takes a screenshot of your chat while you’re using vanish mode, you’ll be notified. And as always you can block someone and report a conversation if you feel unsafe”.

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Can Vanish Mode be Turned On or Off On Instagram Web

Unfortunately, there is no such way to turn on or off the vanish mode from the Instagram web version. But, you can chat with your friends on Instagram in the browser version. Hoping that this feature will soon be available on the browser. We will try to update you with the latest information as soon as it will be available.

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Also, see: How To Use Instagram Audio Calling Feature From Your Instagram Profile?

 

Can We Report A Chat In Vanish Mode

Yes, you can surely do this in just a few steps, let’s see how can we do this

Here are the steps-

  1. First of all, go to the Instagram application and open the DM section.
  2. Now, select and tap the friend to whom you want to report.
  3. Now, you will see the chatbox of that person and on the top, you will see the username of that person.
  4. Tap on that username, you will be directed to a screen, where you will see an option of the Report.
  5. The moment you tap on Report, a pop-up menu will appear from the bottom in which you have to select the reason why are you reporting this person.
  6. Select the appropriate reason and tap on it.
  7. And, you are done reporting a person.

 

Also, see: 3 Easy Fail-Proof Ways To Fix “Challenge Required” Instagram Error

 

Some Tips to Remember About Vanish Mode

  • This Vanish Mode has turned off automatically if you leave the chatbox.
  • This vanish mode cannot be used in the group chat.
  • If you are chatting with an unknown person, make sure to take a screenshot of the chat before it vanishes.
  • Vanish mode can only be used on Instagram, not on Meta(Facebook).
  • After enabling vanish mode, you will not be able to send, copy or forward any message.
  • You can always block the account if someone is violating the regulations of Instagram.

Wrapping up!

So this was all about the vanish mode on Instagram, try this interesting feature with your friends and so tell us your experience. I hope you liked this post and it helped you in answering the questions that you had in the beginning.

If you still have some questions left on your mind, you can surely ask us in the comment box.

Till then Happy Learning!

Eshita Gandotra

Hey! I'm Eshita and I'm 19. Currently, I'm pursuing my B.BA and I am also an associate content writer at AmericBuzz. I wish to provide the best content to the users of AmericBuzz that I have and share the knowledge with you that you need.

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