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Instagram feature shows how much time you typically spend scrolling

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

11:02 3 Mar 2022


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Do we even want to know?

Ever wonder how much more you'd get done if you weren't scrolling through Insta reels and feed?

Well, wonder no more - because Instagram has a way of checking that.

That's if you're brave enough to find out how much time you've wasted, we mean spent, on the app.

Here's how:

  1. Open up the app on your phone and go to your profile
  2. At the top left, click on those options (the three lines)
  3. Then click 'Your activity'
  4. And right at the top, is 'Time spent'

And there you have it - you'll be able to find the average time you spend on the app.

It'll give you a roundup on average of your Insta activity over the last week, and a daily breakdown.

But, it'll only give you an indication of how much time you've been on the app on that device, so if you've been scrolling on a laptop too, you'll have to add it all together to truly know how Insta-obsessed you are.

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If the time on your screen right now has shocked you - aka you've spent 4.5 hours on the app daily, then Insta will help you out.

In this section you can actually set a time limit reminder - so you can get reminded when you reach a certain amount of minutes/hours that day.

And you can also set a reminder to take breaks, so for example, if you've spend a full 30 minutes scrolling you can get Insta to tell you to step back from your feed.


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