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Turn On Instagram Typing Indicators

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Answer

Instagram's Typing indicator requires Activity Status to be on for both people. Open the activity-status setting, turn it on, then verify that the other person has also enabled it.

Guide steps4 steps
  1. Open Activity Status
  2. Turn Activity Status on
  3. Check the other account too
  4. Verify the result
  5. If it still does not work

Open Activity Status

Open Instagram's settings for messages and story replies, then open Show Activity Status.

Turn Activity Status on

Turn on Show Activity Status for the account.

Check the other account too

Ask the other person to enable Activity Status as well, then start a new conversation to test the typing indicator.

Open Instagram typing-indicator guidance

Verify the result

Use a trusted contact to type in the same eligible chat and confirm whether the indicator appears while both accounts are active.

Video walkthrough

If it does not work

  • If only one chat is affected, restart the official app and review that conversation's state. Typing indicators are transient; do not reinstall or expose account credentials to trackers.
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