5 Tips to Perfect Your Instagram Topic Notifications

Feeling overwhelmed by endless notifications or missing updates from your favorite people on Instagram Threads? You’re not alone, but here’s the good news: Threads lets you customize notifications to work for you.

Enable Post Notifications and Stay Updated

We all have people whose content we can’t afford to overlook, whether it’s your best friend, your favorite creator, or a brand that inspires you. Instead of constantly scrolling to catch their latest posts, you can make things easier by enabling personalized notifications for them. But remember that you need to follow them first to enable this feature.

Here’s how: visit their profile Topics and tap the bell icon in the top corner. From here, select the type of updates you want to receive, either threads, replies, or both. You can even turn on push notifications for real-time alerts. Once installed you will always be in the loop.

Control Who Can Mention You

Have you ever felt like you were being labeled in things you really didn’t want to be a part of? Topics make it super easy to decide who will mention you.

Go to your profile, tap the settings icon (two lines in the top right corner) and scroll down to the Privacy section. From there, select Mentions and choose whether you want mentions to come from everyone, just people you follow, or no one. This way, you can keep your mentions clean and relevant, without random tags that pull you into conversations you didn’t sign up for.

Pause Notifications When You Need a Break

Sometimes you just need to unplug without turning off your notifications completely. This is where the Pause All feature comes in handy. Let’s say you’re busy working or just want some uninterrupted time on Netflix, go to Topics settings, tap Notifications, and turn on Pause all. You can choose how long you want to pause notifications, from 15 minutes to 8 hours. When the timer is up, your notifications come back automatically. Perfect for moments when you need to focus or relax.

Mute Accounts While Keeping the Peace

We all know someone who shares a little too much, right? But you don’t want to hurt their feelings by unfollowing them. Mute is the perfect middle ground. When you see a message thread from someone you want to mute, tap the three dots in the upper-right corner of their post and select Mute. This way, their posts and replies won’t appear in your feed, but you’ll still stay connected.

Use Break Reminders for Better Balance

Let’s be honest, scrolling through Topics can quickly draw you in. One minute, you’re checking a few updates and suddenly an hour flies by. Luckily, Threads has a Take a Break feature to help you stay on track. To set it up, go to settings, select Account, then tap Call Reminder. You can choose to receive a gentle nudge after using the app for 10, 20 or 30 minutes. It’s a simple feature, but it can go a long way in helping you pay attention to your screen time.

You have five simple tricks to take control of your Instagram Threads notifications and make the app work for you; not the other way around. Whether it’s staying current on your favorite accounts or setting healthy boundaries, these tips will help you create a more balanced and enjoyable experience.