2 Ways to Know People Who Are Online On Instagram
So how do you actually find out who is active/online on Instagram? In the Instagram application, there are 2 ways to find out who is online or see who was last active using Instagram. And for an explanation, you can see in the review below. But before doing to check whether your friends on Instagram are active or not, first update the Instagram application to the latest version. If it has been updated, then you can immediately try the method.
1. How to view by DM or Direct Message
For this method, you can use a messaging medium on Instagram or what is commonly called a DM (direct message) to find out who is active / online and was last seen active.
Here’s how to see who’s online on Instagram with an Instagram DM:
- Open your Instagram, then enter the profile menu, then select the 3 dots on the top right.
- Next, you scroll or scroll down until the option to show activity status appears, then please activate it. For more details about this step you can see in the screenshot below.
- If you have, then return to your Instagram home menu or home, then enter the direct message. As in the screenshot below.
- In this Direct message you can find out who your friends are currently active or to find out when was the last time your friends were active on Instagram. As in the following Instagram DM display image.
In the method above, it will only show the Instagram status of your friends who have chatted with you only.
2. How to View via following
- Open your Instagram, then click on the love menu. As in the screenshot below.
- If so, then select the following menu.
- After that you will be able to see people who are online through this menu.
Well, with the method described above, you can find out when was the last time your friend was active on Instagram and also know the online status of other users.