Instagram is one of the most used social media platforms these days, where people today use to view and publish rails, stories, regular posts and even direct messages to their friends and family.
Meta has introduced a wide range of security and privacy features on the platform, but there are certain things you can do in addition to this to ensure that Instagram data is safe all the time and does not end up being hacked or falling into the wrong hands.
However, most of the account management features such as the ability to make your account private, adjust who can see your profiles, posts, etc., moreover, you can also choose to share posts, etc. with specific friends.
But above all these features, there is one feature that most people should enable on Instagram – and that is the Universal encryption of direct messages. This can help you stay protected on the platform.
Steps to enable universal encryption on Instagram for direct messages
1.Open the Instagram app, and make sure you have installed the latest version of the app from the respective app stores
- Now, press the Direct Message button in the application to open direct messages
- Open any chat and then press the toggle button at the top of the screen to enable universal encryption of that chat.
4.To enable all chats, press the toggle button on the Direct Message screen.
