Instagram is introducing a new feature that allows users to restore deleted content on the app.
“We’re rolling out Recently Deleted, a feature to help you manage your content. We know this is something people have been asking for and now, for the first time, you can review and restore deleted content in the Instagram app,” Instagram said in a blog post.
The company added, “We also added protection to help prevent hackers from compromising your account and deleting posts you’ve shared.”
Hackers often delete user content on the app when they gain access to an account with users having no way of easily getting their photos and videos back. The Facebook-owned platform said that this feature will help prevent hackers from erasing content.
The photo-sharing app will now ask users to confirm that they are the original account holders when permanently deleting or restoring content from Recently Deleted.
Instagram is also testing a new feature where that will limit users from sharing posts to stories. Due to “Sharing to Stories” update users won’t be able to share feed posts on Stories that many upcoming creators do to expand their reachability as Instagram’s algorithm is lenient towards friends and family. It should be noted that Instagram is only testing this feature, and it is likely that the company may not enforce the update.
In addition to this, the platform may soon allow users to hide Like-counts on their personal feeds, according to a social media expert who pointed out the development in a tweet.
A ‘Recently Deleted’ folder will be created where content ranging from photos, videos, reels, IGTV videos to stories that a user chooses to delete will be stored. The ‘Recently Deleted’ folder can be accessed from the Account option within Settings – following the procedure of Settings > Account > Recently Deleted on the latest version of the Instagram app.
Deleted stories that are reserved in a user’s archive will stay in the folder for up to 24 hours. All other content will be automatically deleted from the folder after 30 days.
“During those 30 days, you can access your deleted content by going to on the latest version of the Instagram app. From there you can either restore or permanently delete it,” Instagram said.
The update is rolling out in stages. Only a restricted number of users will be receiving it today.
