How to turn off broadcast notifications on Instagram

INSTAGRAM users have moaned about annoying broadcast notifications popping up on their smartphones.

The feature is meant to help your favourite influencers keep you up to date.

MetaZuckerberg shows how the Broadcast Channels work[/caption]

They launched in the US back in June and have now landed in the UK.

But some people find them a bit excessive.

So how do you stop them from popping up on your iPhone or Android handset?

All is revealed below…

What are Instagram Broadcast Channels?

Instagram Broadcast Channels allow creators to engage directly with followers.

They are public and act as a “one-to-many” messaging feature.

So account owners running the Broadcast can post updates, videos, photos, voice notes and polls.

But followers can’t comment back – all you can do is put a reaction or participate in the polls that are posted.

Instagram is planning to add more features in future.

How to turn off broadcast notifications

The most obvious way to end a broadcast notification is to leave the broadcast channel guilty of sending too much.

You can do that by opening the offending channel and tap the name at the top.

Select Options, then Leave.

Alternatively, you can tap the Mute icon.

That way you can still see the messages but only when you open the Channel.