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Update 08/10/2019
Instagram has confirmed (via Buzzfeed News) its decision to remove this information from the app for everyone Happening soon, possibly without the need to update the application, being a change that comes from the servers. The reason they have given is to enhance the privacy of users. And it is that this section only serves to gossip who has liked whom. Information without which you can live and grow on this social network, and which follows its policies of ending the number of Likes on publications.
When Instagram has an error, thousands of people go online in search of an answer and the error in question this time is the disappearance of the "Followed" tab » on Instagram, a tab that is used to see the activity of the people we follow. Many people are experiencing an error in their Instagram accounts and only see their own activity but… is it really a problem or is it something intentional?
At this very moment Instagram has not ruled on an official solution nor does it seem that there is a special version to which is affecting this mysterious disappearance. It's random Instagram users who claim they can't see the activity of the people they're following on Instagram. From the way you can see this, everything points to this being an Instagram "experiment" to actually find out how many people use this tab or it could even be related to the latest Facebook privacy scandals.
What activity can be seen in the Followed tab of Instagram?
In the Followed tab, which is in the Activity section of Instagram, people can see what the people they follow are doing. You can see actions like:
- People followed by the people you follow.
- Comments from people who follow other people.
- Likes from people you follow on posts.
Despite this, you can't see all the activity of the people you follow for a reason. In this tab you can only see the activity of the people you follow and in the profiles that are open to you. In other words, if a person follows another that you do not follow, you will not be able to know what they are doing within their profile. That is the reason why you will not be able to see all the activity of the people you follow on Instagram.Even so, the problem that is occurring now has nothing to do with it, because people can't find that tab. In the image we can see an example (on the left with the tab and on the right without it).
How to recover the Followed tab on Instagram?
Our recommendation is that you wait for Instagram to clarify what happened to the Followed tab, although we give you several solutions that might work to get it back:
- Reinstall Instagram or update the application: The first method, and the one that is working the most, is to reinstall the Instagram application, update it in the Play Store or install a later APK. This method has worked for many users and they have been able to see the Followed tab on Instagram again.
- Clear the application cache: In many accounts it is enough to apply this simple solution. It consists of entering the Settings of your phone, looking for the applications section and in the Instagram app clearing the cache. If it doesn't work with that you can also try deleting the app data.
- Try with another account: the latter is recommended to rule out problems and find out if the origin of the disappearance of this tab has to do with the Instagram account or app the user is using. If changing the account is solved, that means that the problem has originated as a result of a failure with your account, and not with the Instagram application. In this case, no matter how much the application is reinstalled, it will not be able to be solved.
If the error has to do with your Instagram account the only thing you can try is to access the Instagram Settings, enter the Help section and click on the "Report a problem" option.Click on Report a problem again, attach a screenshot of how you see that section and then click Send. Instagram will work to restore this tab as soon as possible so that you can see the activity of the people you follow.
