Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Instagram app icon: How to make changing on Android, iOS?

The popular social media application Instagram has quite interesting features for its users to let them feel more convenient using the app.

Instagram, along with more exciting features, has added all of its classic icons within a secret menu that lets you revert to some of the classic app icons.

As part of the latest Instagram update, a new hidden menu has appeared within the “Settings” application that is easy to find and activate. As long as you have version 163.0.0.6.122 build (version 162.0 on iOS) on your Android device from the Google Play Store, you’ll be able to change your Instagram app icon all from within the app.

There are a total of 13 Instagram app icons with which you can customize your homescreen.

Instagram app icon

Instagram app icon

How to change your Instagram icon on Android/iOS?

  1. Download the latest version of Instagram from the Google Play Store (or Apple App Store).
  2. Open Instagram and tap your “Profile” icon.
  3. Tap the upper left hamburger menu and access the “Settings” section.
  4. Drag and the entire menu section downwards until you begin to see emojis.
  5. A confetti pop will then show you a new menu where you can access all of the classic and alternative Instagram icons.

On Android the icon won’t actually change for Instagram, instead you’ll get a new homescreen shortcut.

However, for iOS users, you’ll see a proper app icon change to whatever you happen to choose.

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Instagram Live stream extended for up to 4 hours long

Instagram Live length extended

Popular photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced to extend the maximum length of its live streaming four hours.

This extended time limit by will be available to all Instagram users around the world.

Explaining the reason behind extending time limits on live steams, the company said that change is meant to help those who’ve had to pivot to virtual events, like fitness instructors, teachers, musicians, artists, activists and among others.

Related to this change, Instagram will also update the ‘Live Now’ section in IGTV and at the end of live streams to help direct users to more live content.

Instagram also today pre-announced another feature which has yet to arrive.

It says that it will soon add an option that will allow creators to archive their live streams for up to 30 days.

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