A new update for Instagram released earlier today may solve one of the most frustrating problems for creators. Adam MosseryThe Instagram boss has announced a new filtering update on Instagram for creators’ inboxes.
Instagram users with a creator-assigned account can now filter message requests in their inbox by sender, similar to Gmail labels. Creators can still sort their messages by most recently received and by “follower count,” but they can now filter out certain messages. New filters include requests and messages from “verified accounts”, “businesses”, “creators”. and “subscribers”.
The update also includes a way to sort through all of your Instagram story replies. If you scroll to the top of your inbox, you can sort and filter your story responses “if you want to get to those requests really quickly and easily,” says Mosseri.
“Right now there’s a lot of work to do to improve the inbox for creators and requests, but I hope this is a step in the right direction,” Mosseri adds in the video. He also said that this feature is one that many creators have been asking for, so hopefully Instagram will add more inbox tools in the near future to make this part of the app a little cleaner.
Instagram has long been toying with new ways to update its platform for more high-profile users and creators. The company started testing his creative account concept In 2018, it allowed celebrities and more famous social media stars to filter their direct messages and track their follower statistics.
